Born 1939 in Dartford, England he started playing the clarinet at the age of 16 yrs. After two years of lessons he was invited to join a local band ”Northdown Stompers” and was introduced to the great records of George Lewis. Since that time he has been playing in the New Orleans style. After emigrating to Toronto in 1966 he joined Kid Bastien’s Camelia Jazz Band, giving him the opportunity to visit New Orleans on several occations where he even played in the Preservation Hall together with Kid Bastien and Kid Thomas. After having heard Emanuel Paul he started playing the tenor sax. He stayed with Kid Bastien for seven years. In 1978 he returned to England and later became member of the Ken Colyer Trust band for two years and joined the Rue Conti Band in 1993. After playing with Annie Hawkins’ New Orleans Legacy Band he is now a regular member of the Blount Band with whom he visited Denmark in April 2000.
sit in November will be a musical reunion with Kid Bastien.