The Jo Fooks Quintet (www.jofooks.com)
The Branco Stoysin Trio (www.brancostoysin.co.uk)
The Deirdre Cartwright Group (www.deirdrecartwright.com)
Heads South (www.headssouth.com)
The Ed Bentley Group (www.edbentley.biz)
Terza Rima (www.terzarima.com)
Seymour's Jump (www.markseymour.com)
The Sue Rivers Group (www.suerivers.com)
Paul Malsom (www.paulmalsom.com)
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I enjoy hearing any good music which is played well, it doesn't matter what style/genre it is.
If I had to try and define my playing stlye I would probably say, fundamentally jazz with a definite leaning towards latin and "world" music. I like to play things that really swing or groove, but also have plenty of room for improvisation and dialogue between the musicians.
I am always inspired and influenced by the people I play with, as well as my musical heroes. Some of these that immediately come to mind are...
Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, Clifford Brown, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Dr John, Trilok Gurtu, Airto Moreira, Tania Maria, Stevie Wonder.
Buster Birch has a degree in music from the University of London and a post-graduate diploma in jazz performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also studied at the Drummers Collective in New York City and privately with Jim Chapin and Joe Morello. Since completing his studies he has travelled extensively as a musician, performing in over 30 countries. A musician of great versatility, Buster has gigged with many of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, including Peter King, Jim Mullen, Gerard Presencer, The Bobby Wellins Quartet, Geoff Simkins, Dave Cliff, Alan Barnes, John Critchinson, Ian Shaw, Derek Nash, Mark Lockheart, Chris Lawrence, Steve Waterman, Chris Batchelor, The Branco Stoysin Trio, The Deirdre Cartwright Group, Julian Nicholas, Ashley Slater, Claude Deppa, Dominic Ashworth, Julian Mark Stringle, Geoff Eales, Paul Morgan, Matt Wates, Peter Ind and more. He also performs with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Sarum Chamber Orchestra and has extensive experience in musical theatre. His recording credits include 15 jazz albums as well as pop (Lily Allen) and film score studio sessions. He is professor of jazz at Trinity College of Music, co-director of the Trinity Jazz Summer School and a visiting lecturer at The Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
