Tallulah’s Emporium Closure - July 2026
Tallulah’s Emporium in New Brighton on the Wirral sadly closed on July 1st 2026. I had been organising music at the venue on Thursdays and Sundays for three and a half years. Sadly those music nights will no longer take place.

Thursday Jazz - The Cheshire Cheese Wallasey Village
There is a new home for Jazz on a Thursday for the next few months, and possibly longer with your support. Thanks to Ian & Dan at The Cheshire Cheese Public House, 2 Wallasey Village, Wallasey CH44 2DH from 9th July 2026 Thursday Jazz secured a new home

Jazz is in the wonderful Courtyard room. Food is available. The evening starts with superb DJ (Graeme Halewood) playing tracks relevant to the music of the guest musician each Thursday from 7pm, with the live music starting at 8pm. We have had some great nights so far and with even more support we are hoping the Cheshire Cheese will become a permanent fixture on the Jazz circuit.

Every Thursday evening from 8pm (FREE ADMISSION) More Information here

Sunday Jazz - STARTS SEPTEMBER 2026?
I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to announce soon the new venue for Sunday Jazz Sessions. Sorry to keep you in suspense………….

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.

The summer will saw a tour to Cornwall in June where I played at Truro Cathedral with guitarist Eleanor Kelly. In August I will be visiting the South East of England, once again with Eleanor Kelly on guitar. 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.