Archive for November, 2005

Wordpress 2.0 Beta

Monday, November 28th, 2005

I’ve just upgraded to the new Wordpress 2.0 Beta 2. It all seems to be working well except for the Photos page. The plugin responsible for making the galleries doesn’t seem to work properly with the new version so I’ve temporarily taken down the page. I’ll get it fixed when I can.
Other than that, I’m [...]

The Impossible… Fun in Hull!!

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

I’m just back from a splendid evening’s fun playing with my Quartet at HullJazz. We had a really good time with a receptive audience, as it always is over there in East Yorkshire.
My thanks go to the club promoter; Ken Ford, and the guys in the band; Rob Barron (Piano), Tony Faulkner (Drums) and, particularly, [...]

Announcing JimmyCannon.com

Friday, November 11th, 2005

I finally finished and published my latest website today. Jimmy Cannon is a Singer, Saxophonist and Bandleader based in London. We’ve been working together for the last 6 weeks or so to put the site up.
He has a new Big Band CD out called “All ToGetHer” which you can check out via the site. [...]

Christmas Show Confirmed

Monday, November 7th, 2005

I’m pleased to (finally) confirm that I will be playing Lead Trumpet for “Christmas with the Rat Pack” at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre this Christmas.
The show runs from Monday 12th December for 4 weeks. Please come and check it out, should be a lot of fun!!

Paul Anka - "Rock Swings"

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

I’ve just downloaded the recent Paul Anka album; "Rock Swings" from the iTunes Music Store. Having just listened to only the first few tracks, I’m compelled to write and recommend that you check it out!
This really is a great album featuring Mr Anka’s renditions of (comparatively) recent pop songs re-arranged for a fantastic Big Band. [...]