Hello from Innsbruck, Austria. Not much been happening this week with a nice break after the tour to Portugal with Eigelstein Brass, finally getting settled into my new apartment and finding my feet in this gorgeous city in the Alps. One thing about being a freelancer and moving to a new place is to start networking and to make some opportunities happen yourself, instead of waiting for the phone to ring. My quintet have been very active over the past few days with several Sk

Greetings from the Algarve, Portugal! The quintet have just finished a very relaxed and enjoyable concert at Quinta da Figuarina to a fantastic and enthusiastic audience. Tomorrow we head to Theatro Silves for our next concert before our day off on Monday, which we shall no doubt spend once again at the beach or by the pool. We are enjoying amazing weather and have had the privilege of meeting some fascinating people, many of whom are from Great Britian or Germany and headed

Hello again! After a few weeks' break I am now back in Germany and ready to go with the new season! It couldn't start in much of a better way as I am currently sitting in the airport with my quintet preparing to fly off to Portugal for a week of concerts and workshops (there might also be some sun bathing and swimming too...). The rehearsal phase was short and extremely productive, and I am looking forward to premiering one of my new arrangments of Dave Brubeck's "Unsquare Da