Simon Carter

Hi there - I'm relatively new to this MySpace thing so this is still a bit of a work in progress! The long and short of it is that I'm a keyboard player who lives and works in London. I studied jazz at the Guildhall School of Music although in recent years the bulk of my work has been on the pop and session scene. I've been lucky enough to play with many great artists including;Jamiroquai, Craig David, Leo Sayer, Deepest Blue, Rooster, The Divine Comedy, Atomic Kitten, Anastacia, Nik Kershaw, 10CC, Kim Wilde, Dina Carroll, Midge Ure, Elkie Brooks, Judie Tzuke, Hamish Stuart, Jimmy Ruffin and Leon Ware.I still try and keep my jazz chops together and most Sundays you can see me playing at The Boaters Inn, in Kingston, South West London. Check out what gigs are coming up at www.BoatersLiveMusic.com .It's a great gig to see some of the best talent on the London jazz scene such as Jim Mullen, Laurence Cottle, Mornington Lockett, Dave O'Higgins, Derek Nash, Natalie Williams, Jacqui Hicks, Snake Davis, Ian Thomas, Chris Dagley and many more. I even had the pleasure of playing with Branford Marsalis when he paid a surprise visit to the gig one night.I've also played with some great artists on the urban and smooth jazz scene such as Ronny Jordan, Marc Antoine, Chris Standring and my good friend Paul "Shilts" Weimar who's left London behind and is now kicking up a storm in Los Angeles.Ok - that's it for now. If I think of something else interesting to say I'll add it later!The clip below is from a Master Class at Drumtech in West London where I had the chance to play with Mike Clark and Bill Summers from Herbie Hancock's Headhunters band. Also featured are John Wheatcroft on guitar and Andrew McKinney on bass.