One of the highlights of 2025 for me was a little run of summer gigs I did with my old mate Sam Dunn; all of them on, or close to, the beautiful Kent coast. We recorded the performances and intend to put the result out as an album in the New Year - the working title is "Going Coastal"... One of the tracks we plan to include is this rendition of my tune "Elementary Waltz", written back in 2014 as a tribute to the late Colin Watson, who was a great supporter of live jazz in my part of the world. The particular gig was The Sunday Service Jazz Club at Docker Brewery in Folkestone on 27/07/25. Hope you enjoy! P.S. I notice that, in the thumbnail, I seem to be doing what another guitarist friend of ours, Samuel Moore, calls 'flamenco arm'...Perhaps I was just channeling my inner Townshend?

The amazing alto saxophonist Alex Clarke joins Dave Walsh's Trio JDM for a live version of the opening track from the "Fast Corners" album - Martin Longhawn's "Mulsanne". This was the first time we played together, and everyone had an absolute blast. We plan to hit the road as a four piece in 2026, so watch this space....! Alex Clarke - alto saxophone Dave Walsh - drums Martin Longhawn - Hammond organ Jamie Taylor - guitar Video by Pincushion Media Filmed at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield, 18/08/25 Thanks to Heather, Anna, Andy, and Ali for helping us to make this happen.

My feature on "Alone Together" from the closing concert of the weekend. In shot here are Roni Ben-Hur (g), Bill Coleman (db), and Dave Walsh (dr). The set also featured Trefor Owen and Andy Hulme; there is a clip of the whole thing at https://youtu.be/Vj9ZwzxylTM

Extract from my trio feature with the house rhythm section, closing concert 28th North Wales Jazz Guitar Weekend, October 2017 Bill Coleman - double bass Dave Walsh - drums

Eventually, I might get around to doing something with all these but, in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this little sampler of me at home playing four original compositions on my little Waterloo WL-14. They're not jazz pieces really, although they have a bit of that influence in some of the harmony. 1) "Little Owl" was inspired by a visit to the Suffolk coast. 2) "Song For The Listener" is a dedication to the late Colin Watson. 3) "Lost Hearts" takes its name from an M.R. James ghost story, and was originally written for the flugelhorn playing of Richard Iles. 4) "Wednesday's Child" appeared many years ago on a CD by the composer/pianist Paul Wilkinson called "Silent Songs", where it was played on guitar initially, and once again later in a lovely piano arrangement by Paul. I hadn't played it since, and had to go back to that to remember how it went! Great memories.

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