Growing up when I did, Abba were inescapable. They were the mainstream soundtrack to the 1970s in many ways in the UK and elsewhere. I enjoyed their music very much and saw Abba: The Movie in the local cinema. In my later teens ‘pop’ became a dirty word for a while and I moved on […]
£400 ono. The bass has been rarely played since I bought it in September 2009. It has the original strings. On purchase I had the Bass Gallery in Camden smooth out the fingerboard for me so it’s very even (uneven boards are often a fault with cheaper uprights). It comes with tripod stand and gig bag. […]
What a great year 2012 has been. Highlights for me have included my music residency at Notes Covent Garden which has allowed me to develop a new playing opportunity with Maciek Pysz and Demi Garcia Sabat as well as appearances from Mike Outram, Alam Nathoo and Simon Roth. The gigs with Delicatessen have all been tremendous, […]
The music sessions at Notes Covent Garden are going well indeed. They seem to function to both help create an atmosphere for people to meet and chat in a convivial space with great wine, food and coffee and also as a gig for people who want to watch and listen . . . a happy […]
This song is from the Pontian region on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. The bass enters about half way through the song. The film was recorded during our soundcheck for our gig at Jamboree in July 2011. The band: Muzmee (violin) Jeremy Halliwell (guitar) Patricia de Mayo (oud, bass, percussion, vocals) Patrick Wendel (percussion) […]
OK, I have a queue of music to listen to right now and tons of work on. I’m learning tunes for Delicatessen, I have the new Hiromi album queued up; I haven’t checked out the new The Fierce and the Dead record and I’m fascinated by Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic project. So, this record by […]
Came across a DVD of this jam/gig from that summer. I had a few weeks in LA taking private lessons and then took a week’s summerschool at LA Music Academy – I got so much from the private lessons in particular and the chance to focus exclusively on music for a month or so. I’m […]
No doubting Janek is a great bassplayer and I’d met him briefly and he seemed a lovely guy but I didn’t rush to get this record when it came out. I just supposed it would be another fusion blowout, chops, shredding and all that! I was wrong. I should have known. Janek is way too […]
(Photography by Adam Rhoades) Notes, Music and Coffee Wow! Could have been named after me! This is a fabulous new coffee shop just off Trafalgar Square and close to Leicester Square – practically opposite the National Portrait Gallery. It’s on 31 St Martins Lane and I was delighted to get down to visit today. Get […]
I was devastated when my Acoustic Image bass amp blew just over a week ago. I was just about to start a bass lesson and hadn’t gigged with the amp for a year due to a combination of Carpal Tunnel and house rigs. Having had the amp about five years, I figured that was that […]
Phil Wain 