TrumpetBoy

It’s been a couple of unlucky days. We flew over to Hamburg with the Rat Pack Tour yesterday and, in a bid for a quiet life, I packed my small trumpet case in my suitcase.

It’s been a good week or so touring around Denmark so far. The show has been well received and, despite long hours on the bus, everybody seems to be getting along ok! The heartening thing for me has been glimpses of life outside of the tour. I’ve had a few communications with home that mean [...]

On Saturday night we finished the Rat Pack at Christmas show at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. It was a great run and I’d like to thank all the guys in the band for making it so pleasant. Special thanks go to Gerry Freeman (drums) and all the folks in Trumpet section; John Ruddick and [...]

Sorry to all for my lack of posting lately. I’ve been busy with the tour and completing another website (almost finished, more news soon…) and internet access has been a little scarce!
A lot of things have happened since last I had time to post properly. A few highlights…
We’ve been having a great time up here [...]

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, [...]