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- Self-taught piano at young age after
being inspired by music heard on father's old 78 r.p.m. records.
- Classically trained on clarinet from
the age of 9.
- Began music career playing clarinet with various
traditional Jazz bands. Recorded 3 sessions for BBC Radio 2's You,
the night, and the music with local Jazz group playing own written
arrangements.
- Played with Cy Laurie, Keith Nichols,
George Chisholm and bands of Dennis Field and Hugh Rainey.
- Received much encouragement from Digby
Fairweather and was included as one of his Essex Radio All Stars for their
1981 Jazz Cruise to Sweden.
- In contrast to the Dixieland Jazz, was
also playing keyboards in Basildon based Jazz-Funk band, Elixia. Recorded for "Record Shack Records" and
had minor club hit 12" single with "Soho Nights".
- As a pianist and keyboard player, began working with function bands on the
hotel and club circuit. Worked regularly at Butlins holiday camps, and backed
comics and entertainers including Michael Barrymore, Larry Grayson, Bobby Davro
and soul singer George McCrae.
- Played on Radio and TV jingles/commercials
Brian Conley
After meeting in 1989, became Musical Director for the live performances of
entertainer Brian Conley. Some highlights include...
- Theatre & Club tours 1990-1995
- Summer Seasons at Weymouth (1992),
Scarborough (1993), and Blackpool (1994)
- Entertaining British troops in Belize,
Central America (1993)
- Tribute to Bernie Winters at the
London Palladium in 1992 featured Bob Monkhouse, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson,
Leslie Crowther, etc
- Bob Hope Show - Royal Albert Hall, London
and Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow in June '94 when Brian was Bob Hope's special
guest.
- TV appearances: The Brian Conley Show, Surprise, Surprise, GMTV.
- JOLSON the musical at London’s
Victoria Palace, (as Deputy MD)
- Music and Laughter show at the London Palladium in aid of the Millie Dowler
Fund - Featured Chris Tarrant, Alistar McGowan and Will Young.
Other productions where employed as Music Director include:
- Cinderella (De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 1994) starred Wendy Craig &
Steve McFadden
- Peter Pan - The British Musical (1995 tour) with Australian actor
Terence Donovan
- Joe Pasquale Summer Season (1997, Torquay and Weymouth) + theatre tour.
- Aladdin (Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 1997), - starred Little & Large,
Melinda Messenger, Jonathon Morris and Patrick Mower.
- Rocky Horror Show (European tours 1998-2000), performing in Germany,
Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, and Denmark.
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