Dave's site > www.davidbacon.co.uk
Mister Cheeky Bacon spends his time teaching, composing, playing, watching Alan Partridge and blowing his own trumpet. Ideal.
His site is full of details on his own special projects.
It's all good stuff.
In need of more Brief refreshment?
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Dave's site > www.davidbacon.co.uk
Mister Cheeky Bacon spends his time teaching, composing, playing, watching Alan Partridge and blowing his own trumpet. Ideal. His site is full of details on his own special projects. |
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Sammy's site > www.sammysmith.co.uk
Sammy is currently teaching drums in Thame near Oxford. He's a very nice chap, so why not drop him an e-mail? Sam is also able to speak TWO languages: Drums AND fluent Plobe. |
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Jon's site > www.jongingell.co.uk
Needless to say, his album Times Change is ESSENTIAL listening, and you can pick up a cheap, cheap copy from his website.
Jon resides in Stroud and teaches guitar in the region. jon fact: He knows more about everything than anyone. |
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Stevie B's site > www.stevieb.org
Many have asked, how does one navigate around musical styles including jazz, fusion, rock and slushy singer-songwriter fare using a bass guitar as a large, four-string compass?
Stevie B teaches guitar / bass in and around Sutton Coldfield. |
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Hal's site > www.halhutchison.com
Hal enjoys red keyboards and red wine.
He enjoys many red things - apart from sore red things.
His site is not red, but it is atrocious. |
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MySpace > www.myspace.com/policybriefs
Check out our splat on the MySpace scene. If you're a member, add us to your 'friends' and spread the Brief around, shamelessly. |
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site for sale! > www.bigboobz.net
If anyone's interested, please buy this website from us.
The site is currently empty, but the options are fairly self-explanatory. |
Friends of the Briefs ...
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talking heads > www.thetalkingheads.co.uk
The BEST place for live music in Southampton.
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ideal vocalist > www.katarinasings.com
Katarina is a good friend and fantastic singer.
She also writes songs for a variety of projects and sings with need-hop specialists, Horizon.
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Groovestone > www.groovestone.net the neeeds > www.theneeeds.com
Two exceptional party bands. Ideal for any fun occassion.
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Bearded Bass-player > www.bastienterraz.com
A lot has been said and will continue to be said about Bas's beard.
He's a London-based bassist likely to get jazzy on yo' ass so check him out.
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SUJO > www.soton.ac.uk/~sujo
Southampton University's very own Jazz Orchestra have been described in the past as all sorts of patronising things like "enthusiastic" and even "big and brassy". But we wont say by who.
They are actually "very good" and once hosted all of the Briefs, apart from Tony because they couldn't handle his shenanigans on Moog.
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gleefully addictive music > www.myspace.com/ad_ict
Uncle Tony's tuneful side-project will have you beard-stroking, laughing and gurning in equal measure. Check it out!
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Other great bands and musicians you should check out ...
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animal sax player > www.paulboothsax.com
Fantastic player and a right nice bloke as well.
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Screaming Headless Torsos > www.torsos.com
Jazz cranked up to 11 = ridiculously good fun for a small part of the family.
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French trumpet bliss > www.eriktruffaz.com
Take a liberal dollop of Miles and stir in some of the best fusion tunes EVER. Voila.
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Hiromi > www.hiromimusic.com
Hiromi and her band CAN NOT be of this earth. It's mind-bogglingly boggling stuff.
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Scandic sniffle-jazz > www.dieselmusic.se/est
Popular in Scandinavia and with a rightfully strong cult following over here. Fantastic.
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The most exciting band on the planet > www.acousticladyland.com
For God's sake go and see them live.
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A big arctic jazz mammal with a fine reputation > www.polarbearmusic.com
For God's sake go and see them live while you're at it.
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Wise piano and rhodes playing from 'up north' > www.buggewesseltoft.com
The humble Bugge has all the answers to your late-night dilemmas.
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Tordy > www.tordg.no
Tord is the reason why you had late-night dilemmas in the first place (see above).
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ECM > www.ecmrecords.com
We've hinted enough. Just move to Scandinavia and be done with it. Pack jumpers.
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Everybody digs bwevans > www.billevans.org
Bill's dead. Long live melancholic classics. (Get your car sticker from his site).
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Jon's favourite uncle (apart from uncle tony) > www.johnscofield.com
More people get into jazz through Scofield than any other player. Probably. Dunno.
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Other good stuff ...
This one's a revelation - free email! Hoorah! www.hotmail.com
and there's more coming soon ...
