I think it’s time for another blog post, don’t you? Fortunately I have just the thing to write about, because The Jelly Roll Jazz Band have just released their second remote collaboration video! Their video skills are improving all the time, although it might take a few more pandemics for them to really get the …
In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, “It’s better to watch stuff than to do stuff.” So in that spirit I now ask you to stop whatever you are doing and watch this sublime pair of videos featuring everyone’s favourite person, ME! To start with, here’s a video from a few years ago that the …
Happy Star Wars Day everybody! Assuming you read this on the same day that I am writing it, which I suppose in the grand scheme of things is unlikely. But I hope you appreciate the sentiment nonetheless. Dance of the Sugar Plum Clari To mark the occasion, I would like to share a brand …
Good morning Planet Earth, and welcome to a little blog post I like to call ‘103 Performances I’ve Done In The Past 2.5 Months’. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve noticed that the best way to make people read something online is by putting a number in the title, so today I’ve decided …
I suppose one of the flaws with this sort of blog is that the more I have to write about, the less time there is to do it in. So when I’m running about all over the place doing gigs every few days, I have little opportunity (let alone enthusiasm) to sit down and write …
Good afternoon world. It has come to my attention that I have been neglecting my hordes of adoring fans lately, with many of you (presumably) wondering and caring deeply about what I’ve been up to since my last update. So I thought now was the time to fill you in on all of my comings …
Well, how time flies! It appears that I haven’t updated you wonderful people since the beginning of July, and an awful lot has happened since then. Therefore I would now like to present a review of the past six weeks, which I hope you will find interesting. Week 1 (2nd July) After returning from …
It’s been rather a while since my last update, so this is going to be something of a retrospective of the past month and a summary of all the wild things I’ve been up to. Just so you know I’ve been keeping busy. December got off to a roaring start, with a trip over to …
I can truly say I did my bit to contribute to Hull’s ‘City of Culture’ status on Monday, by doing a very successful spot of busking with The Jelly Roll Jazz Band. As some sort of non-definitive proof, here’s a variation on my usual point-of-view photo: Or, for those who would prefer to …
Here are a couple of things that you, my loyal readers, may find interesting from the past week. First up, here are some videos of The Jelly Roll Jazz Band that we got before performing in Farrer’s Brasserie on Monday. They feature me on clarinet, James Ure on the world’s fastest sousaphone, and Alastair James …
