So the last day of the Championship season was upon us and I travelled to Victoria Station to meet up
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Danny Longstaff
I had the pleasure of knowing Danny Longstaff for many years, both as a musician and as a colleague at
Soho funky jam
DW Music hosted its regular funky jam this evening at Zebrano, in Soho’s Greek St, led by bassist Yolanda Charles
The Musician (March)
The spring 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members next week, along with the Union’s Conference Motions
Stamford Bridge
My wife Julie and I took the somewhat unusual step of visiting Stamford Bridge today to take our son Ben
Video filming
Day one of shooting for the inaugural MU promo video took place today, with Marcus Foley and the team from
Parliamentary Awards
I joined industry colleagues, journalists and a select group of highly-respected jazz musicians in PPL’s boardroom this afternoon for the
Future Fusion
The management from Future Fusion kindly took the senior MU Officials, myself and my MU colleagues from the Government Relations
The Musician (Dec)
The winter 2014 issue of The Musician is set for distribution to members this week. The journal’s contents include: Frontline – MU
Future Fusion
The first day in an extremely busy and exciting month with numerous events in the diary. I was up early today
UK Music Group
A pleasure to attend the UK Music Comms Group this afternoon in Berners Street and share plans for the busy
The Musician (Sept)
The autumn issue of The Musician is distributed to MU members this week, an edition which marks my ten years
Julie’s 50th
We celebrated my lovely wife Julie turning 50 this weekend with a fun-packed 24 hours, including a night out in
Save War Horse band
My son Ben and I joined my MU colleagues outside the Royal Albert Hall this afternoon to hand out leaflets
The Musician (June)
The summer 2014 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members today. The journal’s contents include Frontline items outlining the MU
Session stars
Met up with Geoff Gascoyne and Adam Goldsmith this morning at Future Publishing’s offices in Balcombe St, NW1, to record a
Martin Taylor
Another rewarding trip to Future Publishing’s Baker Street offices today, this time to record a video interview with master jazz
Tom Robinson
I had the pleasure of meeting up with songwriter, presenter and activist Tom Robinson today at Future Publishing’s Baker Street
Jacquelyn Hynes
Highly-respected flautist Jacquelyn Hynes has released her latest recording, an excellent collection of Irish flute tunes entitled Silver and Wood. Available
The Musician (March)
The spring issue of The Musician is distributed to all members of the MU this week. Following four years of
Bass Guitar magazine
The February edition of Bass Guitar is the 100th issue of the respected magazine and leads with a cover feature
View from the stands
During the autumn last year I was asked to contribute to the ‘View from the stands’ column, a now regular
Kenny Everett
In 2012 I was contacted by David and Caroline Stafford who were preparing a biography on Kenny Everett. The respected writers
The Musician (Dec)
The winter issue of the MU’s award-winning quarterly journal, The Musician, is being distributed this week and is set to
Abbey Road recording
I spent a very enjoyable few hours in the Abbey Road Studio 1 today at the invitation of Jim Hawkins who was
Union in Ghana
This week sees the MU HQ welcoming three visitors from the Union in Ghana: General Secretary Deborah C Anaman, President Bice
Acoustic magazine
The September 2013 edition of Acoustic magazine features a column on page 13 in which I list my tips for
The Musician (Sept)
The autumn issue of The Musician was distributed today to all paid up members of the MU and to selected
TUC Comms Awards
The Musician, the journal I have edited since 2005, has claimed the crown for the best journal/magazine at the annual