Gabriel’s Gift

01/11/2023

What a lovely surprise to come home to after a good day’s grafting lime rendering a wall!
Very much looking forward to getting stuck into this tome by master penman Duncan Heining, put together with accompanying CD by the tireless folks at Jazz In Britain; John Thurlow & Pete Woodman. I know it’s going to be a fantastic read. Go get yours!
Thank you chaps 🙏🏽

29/10/2023

For those that are interested here’s the link to the film taken of the Trevor Tomkins Tribute Concert on October 4th.

It’s not bad.

This evening& #8217;s concert is dedicated to the memory of Trevor Tomkins (1941-2022). His generosity of spirit and his sense that music is an expression of community will continue to resonate with..

19/10/2023

Quite frankly; it is! 👌🏼❤️🐺🎺🧡

15/10/2023

It’s always fun and larks at The Old Barn, Bookham with The Jake Leg Jug Band! 😃

14/10/2023

Immaculate.
This is The Way.

The Great Kenny Dorham with
Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and
Art Taylor

👌🏼🙌🏼🎶

PersonnelBass – Paul ChambersDrums – Art TaylorPiano – Tommy FlanaganTrumpet – Kenny DorhamComposers1 Lotus Blossom (Kenny Dorham)2 My Ideal (Leo Robin, Newe...

12/10/2023

Having a ball once again with The Jake Leg Jug Band 😄

11/10/2023

Here it is!
A rather fantastic podcast featuring Beached Brass and a few words from yours truly… 😄
All good fun. Entertaining and educational too!

‎Show Stupid Hearts Club, Ep The Busking Chronicles - Bonus Series - Beached Brass - 10 Oct 2023

10/10/2023

Here it is, a rather fantastic podcast featuring Beached Brass 😄
All good fun, entertaining and educational too!

‎Show Stupid Hearts Club, Ep The Busking Chronicles - Bonus Series - Beached Brass - 10 Oct 2023

10/10/2023

Heaven is how you make it.
Entirely in your control
🧡👌🏼💫

07/10/2023

Much gratitude for the beautiful wonder of Sisi Burn and her masterful photon capturing skills for these first of many images from the Trevor Tomkins Tribute concert this last Wednesday.

Oh what a night!
🧡🎵🧡

14/09/2023

Beached Brass will be gathering at ‘The Marroco’s Shelter’ from 11am this coming Tuesday 19th September.

Again; all and any who wish to join are most welcome. Any portable musical/percussion instrument, to sing, dance and enliven the spirit!

Red pin marks the spot.

13/09/2023

⭐️ GIG ADVERTISEMENT ⭐️

And not just any gig…!
I only tell you about the real good ones and this one always is:

The Brass Volcanoes - the UK’s leading ‘New Orleans’ brass band are playing tonight at the Cafe in the Crypt, St Martin’s in the Fields in Trafalgar Square TONIGHT from 7pm.

Hope to see some friends there, come say hello, you won’t regret it!

The Brass Volcanoes are inspired by the New Orleans brass band tradition of soaring trumpets, booming bass and high-octane performances. Sousaphone player Graham Hughes formed the Brass Volcanoes in 2007, and from the outset the focus was on spontaneity, energy, interaction and...

10/09/2023

This meme is doing the rounds. which is a beautiful irony because recently I have utterly overcome any doubt in any situation as a musician.

I can definitely help you to lose all and any crippling self doubt.

Please message me if interested.

💫🎻🎺🎵🎶🎷🥁🪘🎸🪕🎼🎶🎵

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10/09/2023

It’s TODAY!!!

Beached Brass are reconvening this very day from 2pm at our home shelter in Hove marked by the red pin on this picture.

We welcome any and all who wish to enjoin us to play, dance and sing, celebrating the breath we draw and expire through the music we can create together based on the joy which lives in the spirit of New Orleans.

💜💛💚⚜️💚💛💜

06/09/2023

My latest musical offerings to the world can be found at this link; I’m playing all the horns and the lovely Bubu Otis is on the drums.

06/09/2023

Beached Brass are reconvening this very Sunday from 2pm at our home shelter Marked by the red pin on this picture.

We welcome any and all who wish to enjoin us to play, dance and sing, celebrating the breath we draw and expire through the music we can create together based on the joy which lives in the spirit of New Orleans.

💜💛💚⚜️💚💛💜

06/09/2023

If you liked this, I hope you’ll love this;
Recorded properly at Chris Bemand’s studio with the marvellous Bubu on drums.
Folllow the link:

https://sqm.disco.ac/playlist-new/13646916?date=20230522&user_id=34102&signature=Zi7rClVZrYc8JtkL9jKqyU-Wcek%3A0rF94SE2

03/09/2023

This video is nine years old which is interesting to me because it was nine years ago (almost to the day) when I first visited New Orleans and first learnt that this is exactly what ’jazz’ music is despite being brought up within the UK ‘jazz’ scene which to this day has missed the vital essence of what the music is all about.

Video I shot for some 9 year old kids jamming out in Downtown Nashville.

04/12/2022

There’s been a couple I haven’t filmed in the studio so suffice to say the album is coming along fairly nicely. Here’s one of today’s works in progress… ‘I’ll Fly Away”. .. ..🦅🦇🕊️

live drums yet to be added on all tracks so far… who’s gonna be the lucky drummer to pep it all up?
Answers below 👇🏼 please!!

In Joy! 🎶

13/11/2022

Hot off the desk is the 4th instalment from our N⚜️LO album.

A pertinent one this….

In Joy!! 🎶

06/11/2022

Here’s your Sunday helping of the work in progress at Chris Bemand’s Squirky Productions studio.

As with the others the drum track is yet to be finished but for now please do take A Closer Walk With Thee 😊🎺🎶⚜️

(Apologies for the sound quality, I had the camera switched onto ‘selfie’ for ease of filming my self for your delectation but it would appear that the microphone doesn’t work as well in that mode. You can still hear everything ok though 🙂)

30/10/2022

More fun & games at Squirky Productions with another N⚜️la toon..
this time John Casimir’s ‘Whoopin’ Blues’. 🎶

In Joy!

💗

29/10/2022

Beached Brass are gonna be at the Marroco’s shelter in Hove from 1:30pm TODAY to supply down-to-earth funk filled New Orleans grooves for your delectation!

Come make a pass ⚜️🎶💃🏻🕺

😄

23/10/2022

Had a great session today putting all these toys together on the first track of a New Orleans album I’m making with the wonderful Chris Bemand ⚜️🎺🎶

Here we go folks.…here we go 😊

22/10/2022

Beached Brass at The Paris House today in Hove from 4-7pm.
Free admission of course!

The band today will be

Charlotte Glasson - tnr
Chris Coull - tpt
Michael Pilley - tbn
Joe Edwards - drms
GG - Sousa

It’s going to be pretty darn awesome today I can feel it!

Come join the Joy 😊🎶🎺🎷🥁💥⚜️

07/10/2022

The next Super Hot Beached Brass blast -
Saturday October 22nd 4-7pm
Paris House, Hove

With:
Chris Coull
Michael Pilley
Charlotte Glasson
Joe Edwards
Gabe.