This Saturday ( 25 April ) ‘Blue Spirits ‘ at the Vortex , Dalston with Pete Whittaker and special guest on drums - the mighty Ian Thomas ( Eric Clapton , Mark Knopfler etc ) . Come down !!!
Thanks to Trevor Warren for finding this lovely pic with dear Dill Katz , who passed away last year . Central character in our lives for so long both as bass player and recording engineer . A real presence sorely missed . This is taken from a 1989 duo tour
Feb 21 at Peggy’s Skylight, Nottingham with Blue Spirits ( Pete Whittaker (org) , George Double ( drs ) . Great Club .. 2 Shows ( early one sold out ) . Always great to play this club with these guys -come down !!
So very happy to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Company of Musicians . Really appreciated. Lovely occasion at Cutler’s Hall . Also great to catch up with Karl and Carol Jenkins ( In Soft Machine together ).
Blue Spirits ( With Pete Whittaker and Nic France ) at the 606 on July 31 . It’s always great to play with these guys and at the legendary club .. really looking forward to it !
Tonight at legendary Cosmoplitie Club in Oslo on the Soft Machine Scandi tour .. Played Malmo , Halmstad , Goterborg .. Next is Fasching in Stockholm . LOVE it up here ! Photo from sound check
Tomorrow ( 9 May ) Soft Machine at Signature Brew , Blackhorse Rd - prelude to Scandi tour .. Band on fire !! Saturday ( at 7 pm )at Crazy Coqs , Piccadilly with wonderful Vimala Rowe
Tomorrow ( Saturday) morning have been invited by Ronnie Scott’s to have a ‘conversation’ with the great John Scofield. What a treat for me - so much to talk about eg what it’s like to be septuagenarian on the road ( he’s younger than me !!! ) So much music to discuss .. Starts at 12 noon
Thanks everyone for my Birthday Wishes yesterday . So appreciated. So let me wish everyone a great year ( however problematic the outside world seems )
Best to all
Tonight ( Dec 6 ) , second night with Blues legend Paul Jones at the Pheasantry, Chelsea . Tomorrow ( 7) at Peggy’s Skylight ( Nottingham ) with Blue Spirits ( Pete Whittaker and Nic France ) - 2 shows ( still tkts for late one ) . Sunday (8) I 30 pm at Seven Arts Leeds ( same band ) . Lots of travel ! Lots of great music !
