The autumn 2016 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week. My 49th as editor (forty-seven with
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Cover photography
This afternoon my MU colleague Maddy Radcliff and I visited The Blues Kitchen in Curtain Road, Shoreditch, to be present
Yoga with Chloe
Every Thursday lunchtime I join a handful of MU staff who benefit from an hour of yoga with our superb
England v Wales
When the fixtures were announced for the Euro 2016 tournament, I arranged a day’s leave to ensure I could meet up
The Musician (June)
The summer 2016 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week and a ‘page turner’ ISSUU version
A town called Trinity
My wife often says that I can’t go out and stay in just once place. A night out should, apparently,
Hunter & The Bear
The cover shoot for the summer issue of The Musician magazine took place this afternoon at the Tram & Social
Exhibitionism
As part of my son Ben’s 10th birthday celebrations this weekend, we visited the excellent Rolling Stones exhibition at the Saatchi
Ben fractures his arm
Bad luck for Ben at his Saturday morning football training at Club Langley. Right at the end of the session
Parliamentary Jazz
Preparations for the annual Parliamentary Jazz Awards, now recognised as the premier awards for the jazz community, include two afternoon
The Musician (March)
The spring 2016 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week and the latest edition of the
Glasgow and Stirling
I flew to Glasgow from London City Airport yesterday to visit the MU’s exhibition at the Mitchell Library – an
Adam Goldsmith
Ace session guitarist Adam Goldsmith joined Jim Hawkins and myself at Jim’s studio in Kingston this afternoon to record both
MU Christmas lunch
The MU held its annual Christmas lunch this afternoon at the Avalon, Balham Hill, in south London. The majority of the Union’s
Carols in the Square
This evening I joined a wonderful assembly of carol singers next to the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square (thanks to Norway, as
Equalities training
At the invitation of Bindu Paul, MU Education and Equalities Official, I attended a valuable Equalities training session in the
The Musician (Dec)
The winter 2015 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to MU members this week. The journal’s contents include: Frontline
Steam & Rye
A very pleasant afternoon at Steam & Rye in Leadenhall St, EC3, in the company of Clare Dove, Clare Jonik
Cherries at the Bridge
A fabulous evening at Stamford Bridge as AFC Bournemouth took on Premier League Champions Chelsea for the first time in
Metropolis Studio
A relaxing afternoon in the company of producer Jim Hawkins and his PA Jane Morrison, as they worked with the
Recording at Jim’s
Another productive afternoon at Jim Hawkins’s studio in Kingston, as we jointly developed our co-written mid-tempo ballad, Between these walls. On
Air Lyndhurst session
I was privileged to visit Air Lyndhurst Studios in Belsize Park this morning to be present as the highly-respected composer
In the studio
I had the pleasure of catching up with Jim Hawkins twice this week, once on Tuesday at Assault & Battery
