While I regularly engage with news and debates from around the globe making my opinions, I don’t consider myself very good at writing about them. I feel more comfortable discussing and debating politics in more intimate settings. Having said that, the disturbing surge in right-wing movements and their political figures that we have experienced on […]
Live concerts, remember those? Well I do, but man, it’s been a while. I don’t like to dwell too much on pasts events and concerts are ephemeral. They come and go. The moment we are in them is what matters, we hopefully cherish being part of that moment, whether listener or performer. However, in this […]
It is almost already becoming old news that musicians and artists have tackled the pandemic by embracing making online live concerts and edited videos performances. I have seen some of my colleagues really getting creative and doing great stuff. Like many I have also taken the opportunity to upgrade my home recording setup. I have […]
In late January, when I flew back to Australia from Basel Airport via London Heathrow and Singapore, it was like an omen of the future to come. All over the international airports many travellers were already wearing face masks, particularly in Singapore where the risk of the SARS-II COVID 19 was more present than in […]
As a result of having successfully taught guitar students at WAAPA their lessons online throughout the lockdown period, I have decided to start offering online lessons again outside the conservatoire. I’ve got multiple and improved set-ups for teaching to give students a good experience, and I’m excited about it. So if you were thinking about […]
It wasn’t long after I arrived in London around 2005 having moved from Amsterdam, that I began hanging out on the jazz scene. In many ways that’s where I really started developing my voice as an artist. During the day I would study and practice, and at night we would hang out at jam sessions […]
The love for jazz reaches every known and unknown corner of the globe. My corner, Fåborg, an old small trade harbour located in the beautiful southern regions of the island of Funen in Denmark, was reached through my Father’s record collection of famous and obscure jazz albums from the 50s and 60s. Not a vast collection […]
Thanks for stopping by on my new site. I am going to try to make things a little different to my old trusted site, so please be patient while new content is being uploaded. My intention is to provide a little more regular news for new and old fans – the blog post style on […]
