A bit of jamming and a bit of acting.

So this week starts with me lining up with the fabulous Cheltenham guitarist Paul Newman at his monthly blues jam night at The Venue, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham. Also in the house jam band will be Paul Woolley on bass, Rob Peacey on sax and from Mundo Pequeno, Paul Arthurs on drums. All this takes place on Tuesday night. Then on Friday I'll be travelling up to the Lake District again, this time to perform in 'Talbot House - a home from home' which will be at The Heron Theatre in Beetham. A two night engagement, we have been promised overnight accomodation with the local amateur dramatic society ...... could be a very interesting weekend!

Back at The Subtone

For the first time in almost four years I'll be back at The Subtone Nightclub in Cheltenham in the piano bar this Saturday night for three hours of cheesy piano sing-alongs. Before then I'll be hosting, as usual, The Venue Jazz Club on Tuesday night when John Beckingham (father of actor Simon Pegg) will be performing with his jazz and blues band - great 30s, 40s and 50s swing jazz.
We're now heavily into our rehearsal schedule for new play 'Seance' but on Wednesday I'll be taking a couple of days off to go to London to see 'Wicked'.
So - a real bag of work, rest and play this week!

Jazz at The Royal Oak

After a fabulous weekend up in the Lakes where we performed in Keswick at The Theatre by the Lake - surely one of the best theatre locations in the country, and discovered an inspiring jazz cafe called Zeffirelli's at Ambleside, I'll be staying in Gloucestershire for the rest of this week. The only public gig is up at The Royal Oak in Gretton for a bit of laid back jazz with lovely saxophonist Caroline Priestley on Friday.

Jazz, rehearsals and gigs!

After a great weekend of shows I'll be looking forward to hosting 'The Venue Jazz Club' in Cheltenham on Tuesday when star saxophonist Dom Franks will be performing with his new combo 'Dom Franks' Strayhorn'. Rehearsals then on Thursday in preparation for a new show about the life of Jerry Lee Lewis which will be starting a tour in June and then on Friday up to the Lake District to perform with Andy Meller 'An Evening with the humour of Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer' at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick.