Jeff plays with Andy Nowak (piano) Josh Arcoleo (tenor sax) James Gardiner-Bateman (alto sax) Alphonse Daudet Touna (ballophon) Daisy Palmer (drums) Rebecca Nash (keys) Matt Jones (drums) Kristian Borring (guitar) Neil Smith (guitar) Jerry Crozier-Cole (guitar) and Jimmy Goodrich (guitar/vox) and many others...
Weather Report, Miles Davis, Stravinsky, Stevie Wonder, Lewis Taylor, Squarepusher, Tim Lefebvre, Wayne Krantz, Wayne Shorter, Django Bates, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, John Gray, Olivier Messiaen, Jaco Pastorius, Jason Rebello, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Laurence Cottle, Jeff Berlin, Liam Noble, Oscar Peterson, Blind Willie Johnson, Anita Baker, Bjork, Henri Dutilleux, Bill Evans, Alexander Scriabin, Steps, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Recoil, Prefab Sprout, Dominique Di Piazza, Paco De Lucia, Witold Lutoslawski, Taj Mahal, Frederick Chopin, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, The Kinks, CSN, Karol Szymanowski, David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joni Mitchell, Earth Wind and Fire, Krzysztof Penderecki, Speedy J, Herbie Hancock, Hoagy Carmichael, Brian Wilson, Linley Marthe, Me'shell Ndegeocello, The Muppets
He bought a bass for 15 pounds in 1986 but didn't play it anywhere near enough until 2001 when he then bought a better one. Meanwhile he had distracted himself with the guitar, an Atari ST and the piano. He studied music at Bristol University and emerged as a 'qualified' composer but as a result of a lack of specific career opportunities, failed to really make anything worth listening to until recently. Now, he is imbued with a new-found confidence, armed with bass skills and a voice untouched by cigarette smoke for just over a week. His latest compositions have been instrumental and try to summarise the vast array of influences and interests he as accrued.
Jeff has played with Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Geoffrey Oryema, Michael Giles (King Crimson), Elliott Randall (guitarist on Reeling In The Years!) John Etheridge, James Morton, Melanie Gabriel, Skankt, Sam Holmes, Nik Young, Emily Breeze, Rich Pollott, EMF, Helele, Scuba, Saskatoon, Alex Hutchings, Jimmy Goodrich and many others.
The tunes you can hear were composed and recorded by Jeff in Bristol, UK with some fantastic musicians - Daisy Palmer on drums, Jerry Crozier-Cole on guitar, Rebecca Nash on piano, Jake and Pete from The Blessing (on "31") James Gardiner-Bateman on Alto ("Fruity Bikoutsi") and loads of other talents. If you want a copy of the CD, message me here.
Hiya Jeff Hope all's good with you. And just to let you know - we’ve done it again! 2010 UK MUSIC PUB OF THE YEAR FINALIST!! Woohoo! Huge thanx for your support and hope to see you soon. All @ THE CORI x
Hey.. Thank you for the friendship and hope you have had a good 2010 so far!! I should be uploading a new song very soon and in the mean time, you can listen to my other songs on my profile. Happy New year!! Amanda N.G x
Treat yourself to a night out with some live music from FattyBoomBasstic on the Gloucester road in Brizzle and make it down to The PROM on Friday 14th Aug. It's gonna be funky night out so bring your dancing shoes.........
