How I got here 

 

I would put it down to my mother singing to records in the house while I was growing up. Fleetwood Mac was one of her favourites. That definitely influenced me and after picking the Saxophone up as my first instrument when I was 22 

I came across Percy Owens a great saxophonist who played with Muddy Waters, Otis Redding,  Otis Rush and Etta James,  Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

 

Percy taught me jazz and blues and just moved to Sydney from Mississippi. 

That platform inspired to  take my music seriously and I haven't looked back.

 

Major Influences 

 

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charlie Parker 

John Coltrane , Kamasi Washington 

 

 

Major Songwriting influences

 

Duke Ellington, Rahsaan Roland Kirk 

Living Colour, Public Enemy, Fishbone 

 

If I could play in another band

 

Living Colour or Fishbone 

 

Songwriting Philosophy in a quote 

 

"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you that music has boundaries. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."  Charlie Parker 

Currents 

 

After managing and performing in my last project Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides we were doing festivals around the country. 

We managed 28 music festivals in 7 years and two top 5 albums in the Australian Blues and Roots Charts. 

 

I'm currently working on a new project called the Specialties with gigs booked till August next year. 

I also freelance for lots of artists and I'll be touring with the Rockabilly legend Ezra Lee and Rose Tattoo next march ..