Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
Looking at my files the other day, I stumbled upon some videos taken at the Caribbean Takeover of the National Maritime Museum 2024. Here is the first of the few I am going to share!
As a child of the Windrush Generation, I invite you commemorate this day and learn about the wonderful things that are part of our society thanks to the brave people who left their homes in the Caribbean behind, wishing to build their lives anew in the UK.
The second season of the podcast Success Beyond The Score has two distinct parts. Today, we start revisiting the second, in which, instead of listening to one person talking about many different topics, you will be able to hear all guests’ opinions on a singular topic.
Some of you may remember that I took part of a Music Production For Women course. You can read about it in previous posts from my blog. Now that I am an alumna, I want to share some more of my impressions, and thank the people behind this wonderful experience.
I played a blues version of the great song of praise ‘How Great Thou Art’, to honor and celebrate my dear friend Paul Streete during his funeral service. Gone but not forgotten.
In preparation for the next big learning resource I want to offer, which will cover how to get gigs, I want to know how you learn best. For that, I have put together a two minutes survey, which will be open until Sunday 20th June.
Whilst the focus of this website is on music, now that the results of the elections have sunk in, I need a moment to talk about politics.
Sammy Stein has a rich and extensive bibliography about music —particularly jazz— and gender. She has recently published a new book, probably her most ambitious in terms of scope so far. It is titled ‘Music Is Your Superpower: How Music Changes Lives’. I already ordered my copy!
‘You’re Still The One’ is arguably one of the best known songs of Shania Twain, which is a lot to say, given her extraordinary career as the best-selling female artist in country music history. Here is a sax version by The Millicent Stephenson Trio.
