Hi everybody,
What a great turn out for the Way Out West Ellington/Strayhorn Tribute gig at Posk, Hammersmith the other week – Thanks to all of you who came down.
Nette is there this Friday with her Chet Baker Project and we’ll both be there again on the 27th June for the Way Out West Mingus Tribute.
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“Superb Tony”
“What an amazing solo”
“Fantastic sound!”
“Awesome”
“What a way to start the day – had me dancing round my third storey”
“Story telling and space is the way to go . Lovely stuff Tony”
“Can’t stop listening, spellbinding”
Upcoming gigs:
April
- 27th: Directing the Runnymede Jazz Orchestra @ Hampton Hub Jazz Live Dance (7.00 pm start) link
May
- 3rd: with Dave Jones Nonet @ Bull’s Head Barnes link
- 11th: with Nette Robinson’s Little Big Band @ Turk’s Head Twickenham link
- 31st: with Nette Robinson @ The Manchester Russian Speaking Society
Other News:
My wife Nette Robinson is doing a Chet Baker Tribute gig at Posk, Hammersmith on 11th April. I’ll be in the front row!
Here’s a video we did to promote it…
The Way Out West gigs continue this Spring at the Turk’s Head Twickenham, and at Posk, Hammersmith:
- 20th April – Pete Hurt Turk’s Head Twickenham link
- 11th May – Nette Robinson’s Little Big Band Turk’s Head Twickenham link
- 30th May – WOW Presents a Keith Jarrett Tribute @ Posk
- 27th June – WOW Presents a Mingus Tribute @ Posk
- 29th June – Gary Willcox Turk’s Head Twickenham link
- 27th July – Tim Whitehead Turk’s Head Twickenham link
The Woods Shed
I run a Jazz Workshop and Jam session at the Village Centre, Englefield Green on Monday nights. More info here.
Chippings From The Woods Shed:
To tell your story some degree of repetition is important to keep the audience following what you’re doing. Practice taking a short motif – just a few notes – and play it on each degree of a scale, up or down. Sounds complicated but it’s actually very easy! Check out the openings of Song for My Father and Bag’s Groove which come down a minor pentatonic in this way.
New members always welcome…
