Title: VAN MORRISON - Summertime In England
Description: Astral Weeks Live in concert at the Hollywood Bowl November 7-8, 2008 Look for the upcoming CD and feature film release "Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl" produced by Van Morrison and Listen to the Lion Films - Coming Soon ! This video start 2 min in - due to YouTube's 10 minute rule - FULL 12 Min version available at http://www.vanmorrison.com Live in NYC, 1989

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: Geoff Castle- Ray Russell's Generations Band,5.12.2007
Description: Ray Russell's Generations Band Recorded at The Six Bells Chiddingly on 5th December 2007 Please see the links for more information Ray Russell http://www.myspace.com/rayrussell A consummate professional as guitarist, composer and producer, Ray has an extraordinary capacity for both virtuosity and versatility. More than just a great session player, Ray has been a collaborator, front man, band member, arranger, composer and friend to many of the Worlds most influential musicians, bridging the chasms between different musical genres with ease. His talents span different media as well. Over four decades, Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Mark Isham, Georgie Fame, Frankie Miller are but a few of the artists and producers who have known that Ray Russell would add something special to their work. From Plain Jane, a period drama to the ITV flagship detective series A Touch of Frost, many of televisions best loved shows are uplifted by Rays music. Geoff Castle. http://www.turretjazz.co.uk/ Pianist and composer Geoff Castle has played with top names on the British jazz scene since 1970. He was born in North London in 1949. His father was a photographer, his mother a social worker. Both parents were musical and he started piano lessons at the age of 8. He joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in 1967 with whom he toured nationally and visited France and Bulgaria. After leaving NYJO in 1970 he joined Graham Collier's septet which starred at the 1971 Montreux festival winning two prizes. Geoff has featured in both acoustic and electric jazz and he joined Ian Carr's Nucleus in 1974 playing electric piano and Moog. He played with this band for eight years and appeared on six albums and many European tours. The band played at the first Jazz Yatra in Bombay in 1977. His compositional credits with Nucleus are Rachel's Tune from Snakehips Etcetera, Mysteries from In Flagrante Delicto and Solar Wind from Out of the Long Dark. During the 1980s he recorded more original material with Strange Fruit and Paz. He was commissioned to compose a suite for Camden Jazz Week 1981 that featured on BBC radio and Channel 4 TV. In 1983 he visited New Zealand where he worked with tenor saxophonist Brian Smith and recorded "Southern Excursion" which was voted NZ jazz album of the year. He was musical director for the NZ film "Should I Be Good?" and played on several other soundtracks. On returning to England he composed the incidental music for BBC TV's eight part "Nippon" series. Soundtracks he has played on include "The Man Who Fell to Earth", "The Return of the Jedi", and "Space 1999". In 1995 Geoff was arranger and musical director for the South African percussionist Julian Bahula album "Wind of Change". Geoff Castle decided to invest in a home digital studio based on Tascam DA88 machines and Logic Audio on PC. In 1995 he launched his CD label Turret Records with an album featuring his 10 piece Expanded band. A live album by Latin Fusion group Paz "Dancing in the Park" followed this. The band's next album "Samba Samba" featured veteran vocalist and percussionist Frank Holder in a mix of songs and instrumentals written by Geoff Castle and Dick Crouch. He has played regularly at Ronnie Scott's with the Stan Robinson Quartet and accompanied visiting artists including US jazzmen George Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, James Moody and Art Farmer. The Geoff Castle Trio appeared at the Edinburgh festival in 2006 receiving good reviews Currently Geoff is performing with folk fusion band Carmina Rupert Cobb http://www.myspace.com/logictoolbox http://logictoolbox.com/ Charlie Balwin-Drums http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband http://www.myspace.com/tophatenthusiast He is a session drummer and also plays in the band STORM ENGINE. He has played with Domnic Miller, Matt Berry, Mikee Goodman(SIKTH), Andy Cairns(Therapy?), Geno Wastington, Gary Husband, Ray Russell, Mo Foster, Matt Brush, Geoffrey Williams etc. George Baldwin-Bass and (Chapman Stick) http://www.myspace.com/sirenbass http://www.myspace.com/stormengineband

Title: KOKOMO - Sweet Home Kokomo - with Tony O'Malley
Description: Tony O'Malley, with original Kokomo members, sings 'Sweet Home Kokomo' at the Sheen Club, Barnes. A celebration of, and tribute to, a great friend. Kokomo, Eddy Armani, and Franke Pharoah, kindly perform after a sad event - check out the other videos. View the video in better quality BlipTV flash vid: http://blip.tv/file/949000?filename=TonyOMalley-KOKOMOSweetHomeKokomo279.flv BlipTV mpeg4 - even better - might require full download before playing: http://blip.tv/file/949000?filename=TonyOMalley-KOKOMOSweetHomeKokomo279.mp4 Vocals and keyboard: Tony O'Malley (see below). Guitar: Neil Hubbard (see below). Guitar: Bernie Holland (see below). Sax: Mel Collins (see below). Bass Guitar: Mark Smith (see below). Backing vocals: Frank Collins, Dyan Birch, Paddy McHugh (see below). Drums: Glen Le Fleur (see below). TONY O'MALLEY, formally of Arrival, Kokomo and 10CC, is from London though currently in Brussels. He recently left Georgia where he has become a national and TV star. He regularly performs in the U.K. and Western Europe (particularly London's 606 Club) - gig details on his website. Visit Tony at: http://www.tonyomalley.com Tony on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tonyomalley1 NEIL HUBBARD was guitarist with The Grease Band, Joe Cocker and Roxy Music, and played on the original 1970 concept album, Jesus Christ Superstar. FRANK COLLINS, DYAN BIRCH and PADDY McHUGH, are ex-members of Arrival, and later, Kokomo, that included Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Mel Collins, and Alan Spenner. Frank, contributing vocals to Bryan Ferry's 'In Your Mind' album, also worked with Ian Dury, Marc Bolan, Terence Trent D'Arby, Alison Moyet, Bob Dylan & Marianne Faithfull. BERNIE HOLLAND was guitarist with Patto and Love Affair. Later he performed and recorded with, and wrote for, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, and Jeff Beck, amongst many others. One of the many albums to which he contributed was the Rutles 'Archaeology.' Bernie, also a respected and accredited music teacher, has an upcoming new web site - keep a look out for www.bernieholland.com MEL COLLINS: veteran saxophonist and flautist; read about the great Mel Collins here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Collins MARK SMITH , one of the UK's top bass players has worked with many of the greats, including The Waterboys, Leo Sayer, Gonzales, Percy Sledge, Terry Reid, Alvin Stardust, Chris Farlowe, Patricia Kass, Brian Ferry, Tony O'Malley, Barbara Dickson, Shania Twain, Zoot Sims, Neneh Cherry, Lionel Ritchie, Ronan Keating, Malcolm McLaren, Charlotte Church, Van Morrison, George Michael, and Javier Alvarez. Visit the great Mark Smith: http://www.marksmithbass.com GLEN LE FLEUR has been percussionist for Wishbone Ash, Arrival, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, Gonzales, and Gerry Rafferty. Video by Jack Slipper. Copyright © - All rights reserved.