Looking forward to playing this 10 date tour with my UK Japan trio The trio features the versatile and sympathetic bass playing of Mao Yamada and the one of a kind powerhouse that is Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drums We 8217 ll pick up where we left off in Tokyo and visit trusted friends and venues across the two 8230 Japan Tour 2024

I ve been looking for a way to acknowledge the tectonic shift in solo piano improvising that the Koln concert represents On the anniversary of Keith Jarrett s Koln concert 24th January 1975 I like to remind myself of this awesome event its impact on me and countless others Since 2015 I ve been doing this by performing 8230 New project Köln Conversations

Really pleased to have produced this limited edition beautiful vinyl LP of solo piano recorded on the Stuart mega grand 102 notes and 4 pedals at the Newcastle Art Gallery in NSW Australia The cover illustration is a painting by Tim Maguire I tried to make it a very local effort with the mastering and 8230 New album keeping it manual

This Summer I 8217 ve been enjoying playing in Australia Japan and am looking forward to playing with friends in France in July But perhaps the biggest events for me this year will be my rendition of Keith Jarrett 8217 s Köln concert on 15th August in Edinburgh and the warm up gig on July 14th in Gospel Oak 8230 8216 The Köln Concert 8217 Concert London and Edinburgh 2019

Wanted to share this bit of footage from a dress rehearsal back in November Playing Keith Jarrett 8217 s My Song with Nick Haywood on double bass and Hamish Stuart on drums https youtu be mPnCqXUSO3A

Mr Gershwin music is music Alban Berg to George Gershwin But when is music Music Perhaps it would be best not to aim so high and be content with just making music so to speak Nevertheless I am keen to find the right balance between the formal informal or art popular when performing or indeed practicing 8230 Interpretations Renditions and Improvisations

I 8217 m very much looking forward to playing in Australia and Japan with artist Tim Maguire and bassist Mao Yamada in November 2017 We 8217 ll be playing at Tim 8217 s show in Newcastle Beppu Art Month in Japan as well as other dates in both countries

Over the last eight weeks I 8217 ve been collaborating with a talented and inspirational group of choreographers performers and musicians including choreographers and dancers Bethan Peters Maria Ghoumrassi percussionist vocalist Jimmy Cannon and vocalist Natasha Lohan on a project culminating in a performance at the National Maritime Museum Entitled 8216 We May Be Some Time 8217 it was part 8230 Listening with your eyes

Delighted to be included in Yasukuni Terashima 8217 s popular CD series Jazz Bar My trio 8217 s version of Sleep Safe and Warm sits alongside a fantastic roster of artists with contributions from Palle Danielsson Joe La Barbera and John Guerin amongst many others on Yasukuni Terashima 8217 s Jazz Bar 2015 put out by DiskUnion Japanese friends check it 8230 Japanese CD