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helensax

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About Me

Hi, welcome to my space. My name is Helen Wray and I am studying for a BA Jazz degree at the Leeds College of Music. I play in many different bands, amongst which are ...................
DOUBLE STANDARDS, as the name suggests - jazz standards played by myself on saxes and vocals by Jane Howarth. The rhythm section varies but Mike Conliffe is usually on piano and Phill Ragsdell on drums.

DALES JAM Community band playing everything but the kitchen sink (just give us time) under the direction of musical genius Rinkadon (check out his myspace).

FRUITCAKES
SATB sax quartet. If we spent as long rehearsing as we spent chatting and drinking tea we'd be brilliant! Myself on alto, Boris on bari, Julia on Tenor and Kerry on soprano.

BEATROOT
2 horn front line - playing all sorts of stuff and generally having a good time. Check out myspace.com/beatrootskipton

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/25/2007
Band Members:
Influences: Paul Desmond
Art Blakey
Phil Woods
Sheep
Stan Getz
Sonny Rollins
Gordon Ramsay
Cannonball Adderley
Clive Owen
Rolling Stones
Chet Baker
Duke Ellington
Bill Frisell
Count Basie
Horace Silver
Sax Assault
Snake Davis
Sounds Like: Will eventually sound like Paul Desmond - but I'm still working on it!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None