2008-05-14 17:53:53

workshops and tuition

Several people have asked if I'm going to run another summerschool, and , because I had my attention away from music at the beginning of the year,it wasn't possible to repeat last years wonderful "What's Your Story" extravaganza in Devon.

But we are now looking at an "Autumn School" nearer to home,maybe the Isle Of Wight for a long weekend(friday/sat/sun/mon)in October. You can email me at timgwhitehead@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Also I am getting back into my regular friday teaching days ,so, again,if you would like to come and have some lessons, email me.
We are also looking to setting up a performance workshop session on a weekly basis.More details to be posted soon.

 2008-01-08 13:30:44

Back in business/new album of songs

I'm pleased to say that following extended family crises Jan-April I am now back in business and working on forthcoming projects for late 08-09,including one song writing with the poet and playwright Alan Franks,and the first one, "Extemporize" received a lovely interpretation from the amazing Liane Carroll at a gig with my quartet at Questors Theatre on the 11th May, after having seen the music for the first time that day.
We're planning to put together an album of the songs later in the year and I hope Liane will feature on it.

 2007-12-17 16:38:35

Too Young To Go Steady

Tim's new release of a live performance of his quartet at Pizza Express Jazz Club on Friday 13th 07 "Too Young To Go Steady" received 29 out of a possible 30 from a review panel on "Jazz Jury" (the two musician judges each gave it 10/10 and the DJ 9/10), and a 4 star review from John Fordham in The Guardian (see reviews).
It has also been reviewed on the Vortex website and will be the subject of a feature ithe coming issue of Jazzwise Magazine which includes an interview with Tim and review by Duncan Heining.

Tim will be touring the new album in April, May and June 08 which will include a return visit to The Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho where the album captured the first set of a gig on Friday 13th July 07.

Tim is currently working on a new writing project with the Homemade Orchestra which features the Nonsense poetry of Children's Poet Laureat Michael Rosen, which is scheduled for touring ,with Michael reading, for late 08/ 09.

Tim will be appearing as a guest at the 606 New year's Eve Party and on 2/1/08 at WayOutWest's "Blowing The New Year In "Jam session @The Ram Jam Club, and in Feb with the quartet at The River House Theatre in Walton On Thames (see gigs).

 2007-11-08 12:13:21

11/11/2007 BBC Radio 3 at 10.30pm

A special event from St George's small concert room in Liverpool where Dickens gave his legendary Penny Readings. Liverpudlian actor Cathy Tyson reads a selection of poetry and prose on the theme of freedom. With music from Ensemble 10/10, the saxophonist Tim Whitehead, pianist Gwilym Simcock and singer Jennifer John. Including new improvisations on the Beatles' Free as a Bird and the Declaration of Human Rights.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/freethinking2007/pip/bofmm/