Cheese, Wine And Creatives!

I have coffee with Nick Finlow over zoom and talk about all things musical direction, and the trials and tribulations of running a west end show.
Nick is  the UK Musical Supervisor for The Book Of Mormon London,  and Associate Musical Supervisor for Mamma Mia! – London and international tour.

Musical supervisor and conducting credits include Dreamgirls – London. Supervisory credits include Memphis – London,  Avenue Q – national...

Me And Michael Price talk about all things music, including our work with Michael Kamen, his work with David Arnold and much more. We also talked about the composition process. 

Michael Price:
Michael Price is one of the UK’s most sought after composers. His critically acclaimed debut album on Erased Tapes Records, Entanglement, released in April 2015, was described as ‘gorgeous’ by Rolling Stone, as ‘a neo-classical t...

Locked Down With Simon Whiteside
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, we can't get together so me and Simon Whiteside talk over zoom about all things film, jazz and music! 

Simon Whiteside: 

Simon Whiteside has worked in the music industry since Graduating from the UK‘s National Film and Television School (NFTS) in 1995. His lists of credits as orchestrator include Harry Potter and the order of the Pheonix, Brig...

We talk about everything from Metal Music to adventuring, and our compositional process. 

Tommy: Tommy Andrews is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator. Graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a First Class degree in Jazz saxophone, he is now sculpting a varied and busy career.

 As a bandleader and composer, his first major mark on the U.K. contemporary jazz scene came about with...

THIS EPISODE: David O'Mahony, who is currently in Mamma Mia , in the West End, and I have coffee and chat about our most powerful musical experiences, the trials of doing an 8 or 9 show week, the stigma around movie musicals and much more!

David trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama culminating with a performance in their 2006 Centenary concert at the Old Vic. Prior to that he read Drama and History at Bru...

THIS EPISODE: We eat Cheese, and talk about Journalism, Negative Reviews, London Jazz News, and our favourite live events of 2019/2020. 
Sebastian Scotney: 
LondonJazz News was started as a blog by Sebastian Scotney in 2009, and has gone on growing ever since. It now involves a substantial team of contributors and helpers. The site publishes a daily flow of news, previews, reviews and interviews. The archive of published art...

 THIS EPISODE:
We eat cheese and drink wine, and talk about lots of different subjects including her eclectic music background and experiences with Middle Eastern music, her album "Long Story Short", Free Music, her doctorate and the so-called "prejudice" against Jazz Cello. 

Shirley Smart: 
Shirley Smart is recognised as one of the UK’s most versatile and creative cellists – being equally at ho...

This Episode: We eat Vegan Cheese, drink wine and Talk about NYJO, Practice, Composition, our favourite ECM recording and our love for George Martin, among other things! 

Tom Ridout GIGS : 
Tristan Malliot Quartet (18th Feb- Olivers Jazz Bar, 20th Feb- Karamel)
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra- (21st Feb)
"Handel On Jazz"- (12th March- Aylesbury)
NYJO Nonet- (15th March- Barnes Festival)

Tom Rido...

Louise Balkwill: Quicke Cheddar, Caws Cenarth, St Giles, and Non-Alcoholic Wine

THIS EPISODE: We talked about Louise's influences, her love of New Orleans and the "Sit-in" culture that stands there. We talk about our new healthy lifestyle, Mental health and the importance of great musical relationships, among other things!

Louise Balkwill:
Louise Balkwill is a jazz singer living and performing i...

Cheese, Wine And Creatives!

THIS EPISODE: We talk about Feminism, Diversity in the arts, Politics, Free Improvisation , and about the "Us Verses Them" culture in the Arts, among other things!

Kim Macari: 
Originally from Fife, Scotland and now based in London, Kim Macari is a musician and composer immersed in the jazz and improvised music scene. Whether as a performer, teacher or a producer, her pass...