Coming Events
Canadian Jazz Quartet
Every Friday, 5-8pm
Quotes in Toronto
 
Tuscany International Jazz Summer School & Arts Festival
Aug 11-19, 2008
Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy
 

Discs
Red & Brassy New!
This album is subtitled "Music for brass band with jazz quartet. Initially I regarded it with some suspicion, thinking, "that sounds awful, it will never work". Except of course it does. Hopkins is an excellent composer and arranger and this turns out to be a very enjoyable album....
Everything I Love
For a review of this brand new cd go to click here
Welcome to my homepage!
I am a double bassist, composer, educator and arranger. I also write reviews and the occassional tutor series for Double Bassist Magasine in the U.K. and am professor of jazz studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, England. For a full Biog, click on NEWS. For dates of upcoming gigs see events. For reviews of c.d.'s and gigs see news. C.d.'s and the occassional score can be purchased on-line under discs. Also, check out my brand new Blog under rant! This photo is by Jerry Manko I am also an endorsing artist for the Acoustic Image amplification system and Thomsatic Strings. Enjoy!