NEWS

New piece for solo vibes:

I am excited and honoured to be the dedicatee of a new composition for solo vibraphone, ‘On The Ball’ written by Isabelle Ryder. It’s a wonderful piece that’s proving to be a little tricky. As a bit of a teaser it’s been written by Isabelle using the octatonic scale. I’m hoping to put together a performance of the piece in the near future at a concert that will fully show of this great piece of writing for the vibraphone

Concert & Gig news:

May is busy with live performances. In addition to appearances at Tallulah’s Emporium in New Brighton I’ll be playing drums with the Peninsula Jazz Men at Heswall British Legion, and also playing at Arthur’s of Hoylake more details on the gigs and concert page.

May sees the world renowned drummer Vince Dunn travel north from London to teach and play in Liverpool, the Wirral and at the ever growing Stockport Jazz Club I’m looking forward to playing with Vince at Ma Boyles on Saturday 16th May together with Danny Mannix in an Organ, Vibes and Drums Trio. Then on Sunday 17th May at Stockport Moor Club with the great Dave Lynane (bass) and Richard Wetherall (piano).

The summer will see tours to Cornwall in June and the South East of England in August. More information and dates to follow here on NEWS.

Following on from my recital in Liverpool Cathedral in February, I’ll be performing there, in the wonderful Lady Chapel again, at 1:30pm on Friday 20th November 2026. Watch the listings in this website for more information.

Album releases:

A number of my musical colleagues and collaborators are in the process of recording and releasing new albums:

Neverbody, SELF TALK -Neverbody | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
I was lucky enough to be invited to work with Alex Cottrell and his band ‘Neverbody’ on their debut album ‘SELF TALK’, playing vibes on ‘Who is We’. The album was launched in November 2025 and is now available on digital and vinyl.

Alex Clarke, Out of the Woods - order now

Eleanor Kelly, Dedicatoria - order now

Film and Recording Projects

I am currently discussing two exciting collaborations involving recording original compositions, for an album and a film, respectively. More details to be announced soon, here on NEWS.