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Birds’n’boogie-woogie
We enjoy cute nature imagery and I tell y’all about my gig with Diz Watson & more
I’m a Big Wheel!
Sharing swing fun and my Glastonbury video diary
Witness the Festness!
Find out how to follow along as I perform at Glastonbury 2024, plus RIP David Sanborn, who walked the dog with Rufus Thomas.
Come to the Cabaret!
News of my Village Hall gig, plus video of me rehearsing and of my prior Glastonbury Festival show
Clarinet Worth
Video of a recent jazz show, news of Pride’n’Punk’n’cabaret gigs and Duke Ellington & Quincy Jones inspo.
Hot Club & Mama
Video of a rehearsal with the Hot Club of Stonehouse ahesad of our gig together, and Mama in a moustache
Crossover Appeal
Hear about how my stacking hi-fi system helped widen my ears. And how parrots are funky.
Piano hoovering
In which I get my flange and key pins lubricated…
New dates for New Year
Plus some inspiring stuff to see and view
JoyWear for Christmas!
I’ve got stuff to sell - and stuff to give as gifts in this seasonal newsletter
News of legends
In which I bang on about a gig featuring Mike & Kate Westbrook, and my pal there on the bass, Marcus Vergette
Inspired in a field
Sharing some great music inspo after going to Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here festival
Family announcement
I share news, pix and vids about going to the States to meet my newfound black family.
Glastonbury Festival
Video of the enormous fun I had at Glastonbury Festival - truly the greatest show on Earth!
Festy ready
Dates and times of my Glastonbury Festival appearances, plus Nellie Lutcher & Ruben Fox on video, and a tasty recipe
Coronation treat
Time to crack out my version of Anarchy in the UK in time for new monarch…
A new tune & Mardi Gras
Grab my nature-funk tune Wiggle on Bandcamp right here, plus my blog about the amazing Mardi Gras weekender with my boogie-woogie daddyo Diz Watson
Blues, beats’n’rhymes
Vids’n’pics of Mardi Gras/Diz Watson blues action, plus news of International Women’s Day gigs & a support-slot for Palestinian Rasha Nahas
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