Currently working with, for and against...
Sons of Kong,
Jon Goble,
Juliette Chatterton,
Dave Vine,
Joanne Pooley,
Steve Lodder,
The Incredibly Strange Film Band,
Ronnie Golden,
Jake Telford,
Brian Abrahams,
Superfly,
and jamming with the gods that have gone before...
Busy banishing the mediocre.
About time to joosh up the mespace page.
I'm still a London based Bass player returning to performing after a twelve year hiatus.
I started playing over 25 years ago and worked my way up through the London live music scene, including a fabulous apprenticeship with the never to be forgotten Steve Waller. Eventually (as everyome else seemed to get their chance) I got nabbed to play bass for Paul Young and enjoyed a hundred or so gigs with him round the World as Pino Palladinos replacement.
I bought an upright about four years ago, smuggled it home and managed to persuade my wife that this huge thing would bring wealth and approbation, I'm still working on it.
I'm loving playing again. I had to really start out all over, get the chops up to speed, go out and play jams, answer ads and hassle old friends.
This year (2009) I'm determined to put together a couple of musical projects that have been brewing for a while, a jazz piano trio and a TV theme band.
I'm about to put up a Steve Waller track that was sent to me a few days ago, recorded live maybe around 1990. 'Take good care of my baby', I'm not sure if it's me on bass but sod that (I've since stuck a bass on it in one take mode), the track beautifully captures the big man, his joyous voice, humour and big heart, bloody marvellous.
Have yourselves a wonderful year.
4-7 of June - FINDAMORALE FESTIVAL 2009, HOXTON, LONDON.
with SUPER double bills from Paris on 5th and 6th of June featuring
1) - HADRIEN FERAUD (Bireli Lagrene, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea) and RUMEURS
2) - LINLEY MARTHE ( Joe Zawinul, Mino Cinelu, Dave Liebman, Trilok Gurtu, Richard Galliano) Project. You will have a rare chance to see these two bands on one night for the price of one!
Only at CHARLIE WRIGHT'S INTERNATIONAL (45 Pitfield Street, N1 6DA). For more info call 07918635328 or go www.myspace.com/charliewrights
Hahaha I think it's just great, but obviously sorry about the lack of sleep involved!!! Like the song playing on your profile - your 'mad' but excellent version of 'Take good care of my baby'!!!
Steve Waller? Was he a guitarist? Did you play with him at The Cricketers in 1980? That was a PLACE! MorriseyMullen, Breakfast Band with Annise Hadeed and Kuma Harada, Alan Murphy and SFX! Chris Hunter! Bobby Valentino and that bloke from Hot Chocolate.
Hey Kevin, I'm REALLY looking forward to hearing what you do with Deeper Still, though if you play it as a bop tune at 220 bpm, I may have to kill you ;)
Thanks, Kevin. Brighton was wonderful - I had a great time. Bit thin on the gigs' ground but otherwise okay. I hope all is well with you. Come down to Chapter One sometime. x
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