by jamesp | Oct 9, 2012 | News
I’m very happy to be doing some gigs with country-pop duo Catherine and Lizzy Ward-Thomas. The twin sister singers have recently returned from Nashville where they recorded an EP of material co-written with Matt Greaves and Ann Bailey with a whole bunch of great...
by jamesp | Oct 4, 2012 | News
I’ve just done a little video for my friends at Knowledge Rocks demo’ing their MyBeat Metronome app for the iphone/ipad. Check out the link below…….. …..and this link to the Knowledge Rocks website :...
by jamesp | Sep 26, 2012 | News
It’s about time I posted something new so I thought I’d update everyone with things that have been happening this year….so far! The end of 2011 saw some recording with sax superstar Bob Mintzer for a track for the new Elliott Henshaw Band album. Below is a photo taken...
by jamesp | Jan 16, 2012 | News
Doing a fun gig on Feb 17th at the Farncombe Cavern with a groove based project called the Inappropriate Presidents featuring John Ruttledge: keys, Andrew McKinney: bass, Ali Van Ryne: drums and myself on guitar. We’re the special guests for RB Funkestra, a...
by jamesp | Dec 9, 2011 | News
From Jan 2012 I’m going to start dedicating more time to my sitar playing and study of Indian music. I’d like to start passing on the tradition of the gayaki ang made famous by the late great Ustad Vilayat Khan which I have been fortunate to have studied...
by jamesp | Oct 25, 2011 | News
I’ve been doing the occasional duo gig with guitarist Carl Orr. I’ve just edited together some excerpts from a gig we did recently. Check it out...
by jamesp | Oct 5, 2011 | News
I’m involved with a fun new funk and soul band called Funk City. Check out our YouTube promo: We’re also available for...
by jamesp | May 15, 2011 | News
Did a nice duo gig last night with Australian guitarist Carl Orr at Peter De Wits Cafe in Greenwich. http://www.peterdewitscafe.co.uk/www.peterdewitscafe.co.uk/Home.html It’s a lovely small cafe with a great vibe and it was great to play in a duo setting with...
by jamesp | Apr 28, 2011 | News
Good friend and bass player Mark Elvin is the bass player I sit next to most nights while playing on the West End production of Priscilla The Musical currently running at the Palace Theatre. He’s just designed his own website……..go check it out!...
by jamesp | Feb 20, 2011 | Blog
I am involved in setting up a new weekly jazz night at the Luna Lounge in Leytonstone. Usually it will be a house rhythm section and guests, but expect various bands to feature in the line up as well as some extra special guests occassionally. The night will feature a...