Hi everybody,
Great fun playing for the sold out audience at Bracknell Jazz last Friday night! Thanks to Simon Cook for putting these gigs on and inviting us! Here’s a clip of me playing Look For The Silver Lining.
Nette and I will be performing Poems, Tales and Magical Lands with Meredith White on piano at the Settlement, Letchworth on the 23rd January.
And Way Out West will be at Cafe Posk on the 30th January with its Homage to the Jazz Messengers and Friends.
On Sunday February 1st Nette and I will be joined by Meredith White at the Login Lounge, Camberley. Last time I was there this happened, so am hoping we won’t get a repeat performance..
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“Music full of warmth and joy”
“Soo cool”
“A wonderful and uplifting gig”
“Beautiful”
“Just been sent into another world again – Beautiful world….”
“Brilliant musicians and brilliant music!”
“Oh my goodness, another wonderful ‘ Project’, so exciting the build up, then the gentle ending, the flame gone out! Fantastic”
“I was lucky enough to be at this gig and see Tony and the band… wow amazing performance from all. Truly magical !!!”
“Yet another excellent gig. Great music and musicians”
“Absolutely brilliant!”
“Tone! Killer performance.”
“Wow!! Just fabulous…”
“Superb”
“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 “
“Can’t stop listening, spellbinding”
(A funny thing happened on a recent gig – a bit of my saxophone literally fell off, mid solo! It’s never happened to me before – the video is up on my Youtube Channel and I’ve called it “Exploding Sax”)
Upcoming gigs:
January:
Friday 23rd: Nette and Tony perform Poems, Tales and Magical Lands @ the Settlement, Letchworth.
Friday 30th: with Way Out West Homage to the Jazz Messengers @ Cafe Posk, Hammersmith
February:
Sunday 1st: Login Lounge, Camberley 1.00 pm
Wednesday 11th: with Rebecca Hollweg @ Zedel’s, Piccadilly
Friday 27th: Songs from the Old Country with Way Out West @ Posk, Hammersmith
Other News:
The Way Out West gigs continue in 2026 at Drayton Court Hotel, West Ealing, usually the third Wednesday in the month:
Wednesday 21st January: Meredith White Trio
Wednesday 18th February: Pete Hurt
WOW will also be performing again at Jazz Cafe Posk (the Polish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith) in the new year:
Friday January 30th: Homage to the Jazz Messengers and Friends
Friday February 27th: Songs from the Old Country
Saturday March 28th: Celebrating the iconic albums of 1959
The Woods ShedI run a Jazz Workshop and Jam session at the Village Centre, Englefield Green on Monday nights. New members always welcome…
More info here.
Chippings From The Woods Shed:
Sometimes it’s good to give your solo shape by starting slow and building to a high point, then coming down, like the sun rising and setting. A classic example is Oliver Nelson’s solo on Stolen Moments from the album Blues and The Abstract Truth. You can start with long notes that just float over the form and then gradually become more energetic and rhythmic. Register is also relevant here – start low and save the super high notes to the high point of the solo. Tell your story. As here
