We’ve had a busy few weeks: Nette and I performed with Way Out West at the Teddington Jazz Festival. This was a great undertaking by Ken Richman who curated the festival and made it an amazing success. The only slight difficulty was that the generator packed up in our set – you can see how we dealt with it here.
We also did a lovely Mingus Tribute at Jazz Cafe Posk. Here are a few clips:
Fables of Faubus, Jelly Roll, Duke Ellington’s sound of Love, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Gigs at the Drayton Court Hotel are going well and are happening on the third Wednesday of the month.
I’ll be there with my own band – the Tony Woods Project – on 17th September with special guest Chris Allard on guitar.
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“Tone! Killer performance.”
“Wow!! Just fabulous…”
“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:July
17th: @ Croydon Clocktower, with Rob Millett – vibes, Andy Hamill – bass, Milo Fell – drums. Starts 12.00. link
25th: Tony Kinsey Jazz Celebration with the Way out west Big Band. link
September
1st: Tony Woods Project @ Milford Arms, Isleworth.
13th: with Nette Robinson and Meredith White @ Parade’s End Books, Ham
17th: Tony Woods Project @ Drayton Court Hotel, Ealing. link
20th: with Nette Robinson and Meredith White @ Rhymney Valley Music Club
25th: with Dave Jones Nonet @ Bull’s Head, Barnes
Other News:
The Way Out West gigs continue this Summer at our new venue Drayton Court Hotel Ealing and the Turk’s Head Twickenham:
- 23rd July – Nick Mills Blue Note Project @ Drayton Court Hotel 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. New members always welcome…
More info here.
Chippings From The Woods Shed:
One thing I like to practise is to limit my range – it makes one more imaginative, breaks one out of habits, makes one think rhythmically…
See if you can just play in the lower octave, or even just work within a 5th as Joe Levano demonstrates in the book “Sax Lessons with the Greats” published by Manhattan Music.
Or just play with your left hand. If you play D with the palm key you can get a range of a 5th. Dave Pollack has obviously practised this a lot as he manages to play Giant Steps with his left hand whilst bouncing a golf ball on a golf club with his right – has to be seen to be believed!
