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1987- Gigging in Bristol Area

1989- Joins Tommy Chase Band.

1990- Records ‘Rebel Fire’ and broadcasts on Jazz FM with Tommy Chase.

1991- Joins NYJO. Radio broadcasts with various bands on Radio 2 and 3.

1992- Featured soloist with Brunel Ensemble performing Will Todds’ saxophone concerto.
1993- Featured on NYJO album ‘Hallmark’

1994- Saxophone playing featured on TV series ‘Cracker’. Also tours Portugal with NYJO and plays at Cork Jazz Festival with them. Records Saxophone Concerto with Brunel Ensemble.
1995- Edinburgh, Brecon, Glastonbury and Swanage Jazz Festivals with ‘Brass Reality’ led by Andy Hague. ITV broadcast with Andy Sheppard
1996- Featured on Andy Hague Quintet recording. Radio broadcasts with Brass Reality.
German tour with Pasadena Roof Orchestra. Member of Jay Denson Band.
1997- Featured on Portishead album ‘Portishead’ leading to live gigs in Paris and New York and recording of ‘Roseland NYC Live’. Jazz Services Tour with Andy Hague Quintet
1998- Extensive Touring of UK with Theatre. Jazz Festivals and recording with bands Septimbre and Ultrasound.
1999- West End with ‘West Side Story’. Recording on Goldfrapp album ‘Felt Mountain’. ‘Hold On’ with Ruby Turner.
2000- West End with ‘Fosse’
2001- Work with Bristol Old Vic. Recording of ‘I got it bad’ with organist John Paul Gards’ Pedalmania. ‘Walk the Walk ‘ with Andy Hague, ‘Smalltown Shining’ with John Matthius and ‘They died for beauty’ with Ilya.
2002-Jazz Festivals in Victoriaville, Canada and Lisbon, Portugal with Keith Tippett. Recordings with ‘Invisible Hands’. Also ‘Tam Tam de l’amour’ with Marc Gauvin, and ‘Ouro Batido’ with Sirius B.
2003- Jazz Festivals nationally - various bands. ‘40s Dance band featured on “ Waking the Dead” for the BBC. John Paul Gard album ‘Beef Dumpling Stew’.
2004-Julie Dunn CD ‘Strange but True’. More BBC TV recordings, and solo clarinet on soundtrack for film ‘A Good Woman’.( score by composer Richard G Mitchell ).
2005- National Jazz festivals with Andy Hague groups. Also ‘The Redcliffe Hermit’ (music composed by John O’Hara).
2006- Recording for Jerry Crozier - Cole band.

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