Funny that the last time I wrote in here, I hadn't posted anything for a while either. Well, this must be the mother of all breaks from a blog, if ever there was one. To start in January and return in (nearly) December is some hiatus.
That's not to imply there hasn't been anything going on. It's been a ludicrously busy year, and much as I have thought about chronicling some of the events here, I'm not really one for immediate, pithy reactions while trying to make multiple other things happen.
If you hadn't already noticed, I've had an album out this year. It's called What A Woman Shouldn't Do (Shrewd Records), and not only is it available for sale on this website, you can also buy it on iTunes, Amazon.co.uk, CDBaby, Ray's Jazz at Foyles and Coles.
I've been fortunate enough to receive some very nice reviews, too, most of which you can find on my News page, or MySpace.
And if you've been been following this website or perused the gallery of late, you will have noticed I’ve been gadding about somewhat these past few months, playing songs from the album. First was our September excursion to New York and Chicago, where I was very fortunate to be joined on a few numbers by the marvellous pianist Jon Regen at the Cutting Room in NYC. In Chicago, we were treated to a beautiful studio space at at Davenport’s, complete with grand piano, brilliant sound and a lovely audience.
Since then, we’ve also been at the Union Chapel (north London) and the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham, and tomorrow (Saturday 29 Nov), I have a couple of duo gigs at the National Theatre foyer.
After such a long absence, I think that's quite enough for now. Do check in again - I promise to be back sooner than last time...
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