Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
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I have a really nice alto saxophone. It is the third I have used in my entire career, and the longest serving one so far. I love it dearly. It’s silver! It feels like a part of me when I play it, and that’s why I take care of it with the same carefulness I dedicate to my own hands.
Four phenomenal women, one song: the title of what these four have in common is ‘I Will Always Love You.’
Here is the first episode of the third season of the podcast Success Beyond The Score, in which I outlined the structure of the whole season, and talked about the seven stages every gigging musician goes through during their career.
To improve my songwriting skills, I enrolled in a course led by Keppie Coutts and Benny Romalis. They are fantastic teachers! We went beyond the basics of how to write lyrics and delved into how to make them memorable and impactful. The course allowed me to bring out a lot of ideas that were spinning in my mind for a while. I hope I can share some of the results with you soon.
This year at Time For My Music, my community group for emerging female musicians, I have taught series of workshops about amplifying devices, what they do, and how to use them. My goal with this was to get the women more comfortable with the tech elements involved in their performance. It has been a great success! So much, that I decided to make the information available for everybody.
The recent death of Dr. Jason Arday, the youngest black person to ever become a Cambridge professor has, yet again, highlighted the issues others have towards people of colour. Whilst this happened in the UK, you don’t have to be a British national to sign the petition being raised in order to prevent such a tragedy from repeating itself.
The political situation is daunting, and it can feel like a lost cause already. However, the far-right still has a long way before it can seize absolute power. This means that we have the opportunity and duty to oppose them. Donate, get involved, speak up. Never let go of your empathy and your heart. We can do this together!
I got the honour to perform at the service to commemorate the 64th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, organised by the Association of Jamaican Nationals Birmingham (UK). The theme of the day was ‘Keep Hope Alive.’ A song from my repertoire that fits it very well is ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water,’ released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970.
Today in our re-listening of the podcast Success Beyond The Score, we reach the second season finale. If you had to pick just one episode to revisit, this would be the one. Although it doesn’t include clips from the interviews with the wonderful guests who made this season possible, it has me telling you what were the absolute best takeaways from my conversations with them.
