Welcome to my website!
My new album Dandelions, produced by Ben Lamdin and Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77) is almost finished. Keep checking here for further information about its release.
My previous album Different Smile can be purchased from iTunes, Jazzcds, and Amazon.
Tracks from DS have been played extensively on radio stations across the country including theJazz, BBC Kent, BBC Oxford, BBC Southern Counties Radio, BBC Suffolk, Plug Radio Brighton and BBC Berkshire. Check out the recordings page for reviews.
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Kaz x
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31-5-10
A couple of lovely gigs coming up with the band at The Stables in Wavendon and Ashcroft Arts in Hampshire.
Check out the gigs page for further info.
21-4-10
I've just created a Facebook Fanpage, so please come and join me!
Check out the gigs page for forthcoming dates including a Lizzy Parks acoustic band gig in Devon,
another chance to see me at Oliver's in Greenwich and some band gigs in some great venues in the South.
26-3-10
Still recording the album and it's sounding GREAT.
Whilst all that's happening, check out my first Youtube appearance from my recent gig at Oliver's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHgiSVq1Tz4
5-1-10
Happy New Year!
The next couple of months are dedicated to finishing off my new album, which is going very well so far :)
10-11-09 In the studio
Today!
8-9-09 Lizzy Parks and my new album
The wonderful Lizzy Parks (www.lizzyparks.com) has asked me to play guitar and sing bv's in her acoustic band.
It's a great challenge for me and also great fun. See the gigs page for forthcoming events.
The studio is booked for my new album recording and I'm very excited! Riaan Vosloo and Ben Lamdin of Nostalgia 77 fame are producing the album and it is going to be quite a bit different from my previous two recordings. Watch this space!
25-8-09
A nice link with reference to my recent gig at Oliver's http://littleother.blogspot.com/2009/08/steves-special-sounds-sketches.html.
9-6-09
Next Wednesday (17th June), I will be sharing the bill with one of my best mate's, Brigitte Beraha at The Others in Stoke Newington. It should be a great evening and is one of my last band gigs for a while as we are taking a little break in order to finalise new tunes for a new album we'll be recording at the end of the year. I'll be playing solo gigs in between, so come along and say hi!
20-4-09
I'll be back in Hove this Sunday to perform as part of the Brunswick Jazz Festival. I'm very excited to be supporting Ian Shaw on this gig too! www.thebrunswick.net/
22-2-09 Dubai Press
Some online press coverage of the forthcoming Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival:
Gulf News, Emirates Business 24/7. Full information about the festival can be found here.
20-2-09 South London Press article
A big article all about ME in this weekend's South London Press, which can be found in all good newsagents and supermarkets south of the river.
12-1-09 HAPPY 2009!
We are very much looking forward to performing at the lovely Green Note this Sunday coming...see www.greennote.co.uk for details.
Also, my arrangement of Jobim/Duran's Estrada do Sol has been included in a new compilation album called Landscapes. The album also features Norma Winstone, Anita Wardell and Erin Bode. It can be purchased here - HMVJapan.
13-11-08 London Jazz Fest Press and Dubai Jazz Festival
An interview regarding my LJF gig at Oliver's on the 19th Nov can be found here.
I am also pleased to announce that my band and I will be performing at the Dubai Jazz Festival in Feb 2009.
28-9-08 London Jazz Festival gig
Very excited to be included in this year's London Jazz Festival at the wonderful Oliver's in Greenwich on Wed Nov 19th with my band.
6-9-08 Pizza Express Dean Street
My lovely friend Ife Tolentino has invited me to sit in on a couple of tunes at his Pizza Express Dean Street gig on Monday 15th September. Chris Wells and John Parricelli will also feature.
7-7-08 Radio Interview
I am going to be interviewed on Melvyn Prior's BBC Radio Lincolnshire show this Thursday 10th July at 1.30pm. Come and listen online!
21-5-08 Summer gigs...
Some lovely gigs on the horizon. We're back at the amazing Vortex on June 16th and then my ex-hometown of Hove on the 20th.
10-1-08 Great review for Different Smile and lots of gigs coming up
Happy New Year!
I had a lovely review from my local rag The Greenwich and Lewisham News Shopper this week.
Lots of great gigs coming up, including several solo spots at singer songwriter nights and I'm looking forward to playing with the band again in London and Wakefield.
28-11-07 Signed albums up for grabs
Both of my albums Take Me Home and Different Smile can be purchased from JazzCds signed by me and would make a great present for the coming holidays :)
6-11-07 Bridgwater Mercury article and BBC Radio Somerset
The Bridgwater Mercury newspaper have written a nice piece about our forthcoming gig in Bridgwater this Thursday and I spoke to Elise on her drive time show for BBC Radio Somerset about my album, inspirations and the gig.
27-10-07 BBC Radio Kent week
It's been a good week of radio coverage on BBC Radio Kent. My track By The Round Pond, a musical setting to Wendy Cope's fab poem was featured on the Kent's Unsigned show last night.
24-10-07 Listen Again
Thank you to Trudy and Roger for making me very welcome on their radio show last night where I performed three tunes from Different Smile. To hear the performance and a bit of chat you can listen again at BBC Radio Kent, the Roger Day show (Tues, 2 hours in) for one week.
19-10-07 Radio Performance
I will be performing a few tracks solo and being interviewed on Roger Day and Trudy Kerr's radio show at BBC Radio Kent on Tuesday 23rd October between 9 and 10pm.
25-9-07 Exciting news!!
Myself and band will shortly be embarking on a tour to promote Different Smile and have been given financial support from Jazz Services Ltd and the Musicians' Union.
We'll be playing at venues in Cheltenham, Canterbury, London, Isle of Wight, Somerset and Wakefield. Hope to see you there!
The band will include the fantastic Ivo Neame and Simon Thorpe, Sam Crockatt (London, Isle of Wight, Bridgwater and Wakefield), Dave Smith (all but Cheltenham and London) and Tim Giles (Cheltenham and London).
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