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The band, formed in 2005, is made up of some of the finest musicians in the country. Taking their influence from artists such as Dave Grusin and The Yellowjackets, they play a mixture of originals and covers that highlight the importance of groove and melody. With plenty of opportunity for the players to stretch out and be creative it becomes quickly evident why each of them is so in demand in the industry. The band have performed at major jazz festivals across the UK and have headlined at the world famous Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club in London. The first album - Is That Not What You Wanted is available to buy either on this website, on iTunes or on CDBaby. To see pictures of the band in action please go to the Photo Gallery page.
Julian Cox He has worked with artists and bands that include. Charlotte Church, Daniel Bedingfield, Alison Moyet, Michael Buble and Paul Anka. He has played for West End shows that include Fame, Hairspray, We Will Rock and Zorro.
James Pusey He regularly plays on West End shows that include Mamma Mia, Joseph, Dirty Dancing and Hairspray. James is quite rightly one of the busiest guitar players in London
Matt Steele Having first started in studio work, Matt is as comfortable programming and sound-designing as he is performing live, and he divides his time between gigging, media music production and artist development. As a result, his skills have enabled him to work with an unusually diverse range of artists, as both a studio-based and live performer. These include…
The Brand New Heavies As a producer and trained orchestrator, Matt is part of the respected Jersey St. production team, who have sold over 100,000 records as writers/producers, on a range of cool underground labels such as Hed Kandi, Defected, Junior, Yellow and Naked Music. This has recently led to him working on media-based productions, including music for 2 short films on Channel 4 and projects for ITV, BBC's 1 and 2.
Elliott Henshaw Whilst at Salford University Elliott began to get calls to play with local function bands and jazz groups. He also played for the Salford University big Band. It was whilst playing for the latter that he twice won the BBC Radio 2 Big Band Drummer of the year award. He consequently went on to play for the nationally renowned Andy Prior Orchestra and spent his final 2 years of university completing his degree in Band Musicianship whilst touring the UK. After he left Salford University Elliott continued to tour and record with Andy Prior for a further 6 years appearing on numerous TV and radio shows. As his reputation grew Elliott began to amass a large variety of freelance work in and around Manchester. In 2001 he toured the UK with the hit show Anything Goes, this was followed by a tour with Wayne Sleep and Melanie Stace and eventually led to him deputising in London's West End. To date Elliott has played for over 20 West End shows including a 3 year run on The Rat Pack and a 6 month run on The Producers. He now resides in London. Along with the numerous shows that he has performed in Elliott has also played live and in the studio with a huge variety of bands and artists including Shirley Bassey, Deep Purple, Roger Hodgson, Paul Anka, Michael Ball, The BBC Big Band, Matthew Herbert, Ray Gelato, Tony Hadley, Bob Mintzer and Kevin Spacey to name a few. In 2004 Elliott set up his own band - The Elliott Henshaw Band - and released his first album - Is That Not What You Wanted? - in early 2008. The band have performed at clubs and festivals around the UK. In August 2008 they headlined to a sellout audience at Ronnie Scotts Club. Away from performing Elliott delivers one to one tuition on the drums and he is often asked to give drumming and rhythm section master classes at education establishments throughout the UK. Elliott thrives on diversity as his CV suggests and is constantly looking to improve and grow as a musician. He always relishes new musical challenges. Elliott owes a lot to the support and patience of his family and friends who put up with his artistic temperament especially when things don't go his way!!
Simon Willescroft He has recorded for numerous TV/radio adverts and jingles as well as many other pop and TV sessions. Simon has taught and coached ensembles at various establishments including Chethams School of Music. He has also worked as a member of the Live Music Now scheme |
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Julian Graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and has since been an in demand bass player on the London scene.
James has worked with artists and bands that include G4, Shakin Stevens, Noel Sullivan, John Barrowman and Donny Osmond.
Matt is a 31 year old keyboard player/producer, whose 12 year career in the music industry has taken him touring over the world in some of the most illustrious venues to appearances on some of the most legendary TV shows.
Elliott first played the drums at the age of 13 and within a week he was playing for his school big band and jazz band. He was self taught until the age of 18 when he studied at Salford University with Manchester session drummer Steve Gilbert.
Simon graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music and now works as a freelance saxophonist, performing and recording with many different artists including; Katie Melua, Jamie Cullum, Tony Hadley, Duran Duran, Beverley Craven, The Guillemots, Rose Royce, Zero 7, Joey Negro, Hamish Stewart(Average White Band), Peter Cox, Go West, Kyle Eastwood, The James Taylor Quartet, Sinitta, Katrina(& the Waves), Martin Fry, ABC, Noel Sullivan(Hearsay), Jane McDonald, Level 42, Zoe Birkett, Shane Richie, Vittorio Grigolo, Bob Mintzer, Snake Davis and The Laurence Cottle Big Band.