I'm a professional sax player living and working in London. I currently play for: new BBE artist Aaron Jerome; up-and-coming soul singer Zarif; jazz group the Will Collier Septet; chart-topping pop/ska band The Dualers; singer Jenny-Lynn Smith; UK hip hop MC and producer Tha 4orce; Jazz-Arabic fusion band Noria; electronica-breakbeat producers Umlaut and Stitch; modern big band Combustible Alarms; and funk/latin band Family Funk.
Other session and live credits in the last year include: Alice Russell; Craig David; Vula from Basement Jaxx; TM Juke and the Jack Baker Trio (Tru Thoughts); Amy Pearson (SonyBMG); Jade Ewen (SonyBMG) ; Lord Large (Acid Jazz); Ashley Slater from Freakpower; Jamie Woon; Bristol hip hop/afrobeat outfits Hundred Strong and Edenheight; 70s disco band Odyssey; Katrina and the Waves; The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK; The Steve Taylor Big Band; and Hot Orange Big Band. I’ve worked with producers Fraser T. Smith (Plan B., Craig David), Tommy D (Kylie Minogue, Corinne Bailey Rae); Full Phatt Productions (Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Mutya Buena), Dave Brant (Liberty X), Tim Baxter (Amy Pearson, Katherine McPhee), Ben Dubuisson (Joseph Malik, Alison Crockett, High Noon Records) and John Hendicott (Jamie Woon).
Played at the Jazz Café, the Vortex, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Koko’s and the 606 club, appeared on-stage in London’s West End, toured in Sweden, Finland, Spain, Russia, Chile and Argentina, and recorded live in session for BBC Radio at both Maida Vale and Abbey Road Studios.
I also specialise in writing/arranging for horn sections (all styles) and run my own horn section the Killer Horns (myspace coming soon!). Always up for the right project (studio or live) so get in touch!
The music on this page was either composed/arranged by me, or features my sax/flute/keyboard playing.
The Dualers - Don't Go
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