While I was in Australia in August, I had the pleasure of chatting with Sophie Chapman, a funky trombonist and the creator of an interesting new podcast, How Musicians Work. Our conversation is available here (along with the ones she’s had with other musicians)!

Some personal projects and highlights of 2019 so far, slotted in between touring, recording and performing in the usual places I play… no rest for the wicked!   And coming up…

I feel very blessed at the moment to have the chance to play chamber music with people I love, admire and respect! The next project is the debut of a new trio with Lina Andonovka (flute) and Harold Gretton (guitar), named after the legendary Phoenix Pub in Canberra, the city where we all met and…

In May, I will be playing with Elena Rindler, Edward King and Bertan Balli in a house concert and then at the Spiegelsaal in Clärchens Ballhaus, Berlin Mitte. I first visited the Spiegelsaal for a concert while travelling through Berlin in early 2013 and dreamed of playing there ever since – it is an ideal…

I’m really excited to have been invited to perform a solo and chamber music recital in April, as part of BKA Theater’s fantastic weekly series, unerhörte musik. I’m extra happy that two of my great friends and favourite collaborators, Elena Rindler (violin) and Edward King (cello), will join me for two pieces. I’ve chosen an eclectic…

My last project for this trip to Australia is some performances as part of Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music. I’m humbled to return to this awesome gathering and hear some of the most respected and innovative performers of contemporary music from Australia and the world. BIFEM website

I’ve hit the ground running in the land down under and have just spent a week rehearsing with some extremely inspiring musicians for quartet performances as part of Bangalow Festival, happening in Northern New South Wales next weekend. Following that, I’ll travel with the quartet to Canberra, where we’re co-presenting a concert with be:longing magazine…

On 15 July, I’m curating a concert at museum FLUXUS+ in Potsdam, coinciding with the Stadt für eine Nacht festival, which will feature contemporary music (or at least, music written within the past …75 years!). Joining me are Callum G’Froerer (flügelhorn), Jon Heilbron (melodica+) and Jessy Meiser (voice). It’ll be a joy to play a…

It’s been a hectic start to the year, with some nice concerts in the Musikverein, Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouw and Serbia (not to mention Berlin and Potsdam!) with the regular bands I’m bouncing around in. I’m really excited about a couple of upcoming events! On 15 July I’m curating a 1-hour concert of contemporary music as part…

Currently I have the joy of being involved in Frau Luna, an operetta by Paul Lincke first performed in 1899 and revamped for a glitzy and great production at Tipi am Kanstleramt this winter. From where I’m playing, in a small ensemble to the side of the stage, I love being able to see the audience because…