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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

Mama Tokus in JoyWear

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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