NEW SAX ASSAULT CD AND MARCH '07 TOUR!
The new Sax Assault CD, "SAX OF GOLD" will be released on
1st March, followed by a UK tour throughout March. Tour CD pre-orders
are available at www.saxassault.com
Dates are:
March, 27 2007 at The Stables, Milton Keynes,
Box Office 01908 280800 www.stables.org
7.30pm The Stables, The Laine Dankworth Centre, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon,
Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
March, 24 2007 at The Sands Venue, Gainsborough,
Box Office 01427 811118 www.the-sands.co.uk
9pm The Sands Venue, The Old Town Hall, Lord Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,
DN21 2DB
March, 19 2007 at Life Cafe with special guest Bob
Mintzer, Manchesterr
www.lifecafemanchester.com
Tickets on the door only. £15 (£10)
10pm 0161 833 3000 Life Cafe, 23 Peter Street Manchester Lancashire
M2 5QR
March, 17 2007 at Pizza on the Park, London,
Box Office 0202 77343220 www.pizzaonthepark.co.uk
9pm 11-13 Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner Knightsbridge London SW1X
7LY
March, 16 2007 at Giggleswick School, North Yorkshire,
Box Office 01729 893146 lmstott@giggleswick.org.uk
7.30pm Giggleswick School, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0DE
March, 11 2007 at Phoenix (Vibraphonic Festival), Exeter,
Box Office 01392 667080 www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
7.30pm Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS
March, 8 2007 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Oakham.
Box Office 01572 758797 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk
7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Ashwell Road OAKHAM Rutland LE15 6QG.
Happy
New Year!
It's here, my debut bass tutor book!!!! After
years of compiling exercises, pieces and methods of approach, together
with a CD i've finally put it all together in to 60 page book.
For details on the contents of the book and to
listen to some of the pieces on the CD please visit the all new "Bass
Stop Music" website
The book is currently only available via the
Bass
Stop Music site for £9.99 plus £1.50 p&p (UK &
NI only) Hence the "Unavailable At All Good Book Stores" banner.
However I am in the process of seeking distribution, so more news on
that later.
I am auctioning a very limited number of copies
on ebay the starting price being
just £6.50 (plus £1.50 p&p) you can also "Buy It
Now" for the standard price.
So what else is on the cards so far this year?
1) A Second album to be completed and released.
2) A Tour With SaxAssault (see
www.myspace.com/saxassault page for details)
3rd October - With Jem Sassoon (Kbs), Uli Elbracht (Gtr) , Dave
Walsh (Dms) @Matt
and Phreds Jazz Club, Tib Street, Manchester.
4th October -
with DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
A couple of Gigs with Angie Palmer and the
Revelators
5th October - 7.30pm - South Lakes Music.
Ulverston. Cumbria. (with Band) Tickets. £ 8.00
07743 555227
www.slmp.btinternet.co.uk
6th October. - 7pm - Brecon
(with Band) www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk
Check out the new
album by Angie Palmer " Tales Of Light And Darkness". I play
both Vektor Acoustic and fender bass on most of the CD. Tracks can be
previewed on Angie's new website www.angiepalmer.co.uk
The latest release
by Mettle
Music features a compilation track by "The Wrong Humans"
AKA "The Raven" Written and featuring: Matt Steele - Keys,
Ollie Collins - Bass, Dave Walsh - Drums, Aaron Liddard - Sax/Flute,
Jasper Wilkinson - Guitar.
Gigs in August..........
Wed 2nd Aug - with
DB5 - with special guest Matt Swindells/ Drums
@ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
Thurs 17th Aug -
With AKoustriK @ Matt
and Phreds Jazz Club, Tib Street, Manchester.
This month I'm playing
a string of gigs with the multi-saxophone extravaganza SaxAssault.
The high light being a gig at the "Selmer International Saxophone
Congress" in Ljublijana in Slovenia. The Yellowjackets are also
on the bill.
Sunday 2nd July
@ Cedar Park Arts Block, Murray School, Murray Road, Mickleover DE3
9LL
Monday 3rd July
@ Debees, 17 Market Place, Winsford, Cheshire
CW7 3DA www.debees.com
8pm (early start)
Tuesday
4th July @ Debees,
17 Market Place, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 3DA www.debees.com
(early
start 6pm)
Thursday
6th July @ Krizanke Open-air Theatre Ljublijana,
Slovenia.
Check out my page
on myspace www.myspace.com/olliecollinsmusic
See who's dropped by and check out my sound files. I've recently added
a new track called "Sheer Karn". While you're there, also
check out my brother's (John Collins AKA Krayon) band Starbase 109.
My Debut "Make
Time Last" is on available for a limited period on ebay Buy
It Now is £9.99 plus £1.50 p&p in UK or £3.50
to the rest of Europe. Copies are also up for auction at a starting
price of £4.00, so grab yourself a bargain! Just enter (Search):
Ollie Collins. If you don't do ebay, the album is still available on
this site and CD Baby.
Work continues on
the imminent "Acoustric" album and hope to launch the
finished project in June.
Ollie will be performing
with a brand new project Soularis .......... The first live date
is Sunday 16th April at the Middlesborough Empire.
Welcome
to my first installment of 2006. January is usually a quite time of
year, however I have been busy gigging with Acoustric at (an extremely
busy!) Matt
& Phreds Jazz Club in Manchester's Northern Quarter (a place
where all the hip people go!!!). Matt & Phreds is a real "Jazz
Club".......smoky, seedy......the whole Greenwich Village experience
in Manchester! If you're ever in the area of an evening, it's well worth
checking out. Live music Mon - Sat, with a door charge on Fridays and
Saturdays only. Visit their website
for music listings and check out the "musicians" section to
see who the "jazz cats are in town"!
It's been great
to start the year with a couple of Album reviews - both positive as
well. Firstly, check out Basstech
UK This is great site authored by the team that organised the "UK
Bass Day" in Manchester. The second review came in the form
of a "Bass Bite" in the UK's only Bass periodical"Bass
Guitar Magazine". The review written by Stuart
Clayton is now archived in the Reviews
Page.
My tutor book
entitled "An Introduction To The Bass Guitar" is all
but complete. I am still in the process of "proofing" and
fine tuning aspects of it. Many of my bass students have been trialing
the chapters and pieces with much success......If any of you guys are
reading this THANKYOU for being patient. I hope to get a short run produced
within the next couple of months and a limited number copies will be
available through this site at a modest price.
Gigs In March/April
Wed 1st March -
with DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
29th
& 30th Wed/Thur - With AKoustriK @ Matt
and Phreds Jazz Club, Manchester.
Wed 5th April - with
DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
Sat 8th April -
with Angie Palmer
& "The Reverlators" @ The
Brewery Arts Centre Kendal Box Office: 01539 725133
Gigs
Sun 2nd October
- with the "Paul Bentley 5ive" @ The Circle Bar/ Lowry Centre
from 1pm
Wed 4th October
- with DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
Sat
8th October - with Acoustric@ Marsden Jazz Festival (The Railway) 8.30
www.marsdenjazzfestival.com
Sat
8th October - with the Paul Bentley 5ive @ Marsden Jazz Festival (Mechanics
Club) 12 Midnight - Tickets only www.marsdenjazzfestival.com
Wed
19th October - with Sax Assault @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
Thur
20th October - with Sax Assault @ The
Cinnamon Club The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire
Tel: 0161 926 8992
Sun
23rd October - with
the "Paul Bentley 5ive" @ Hugo
Mash, Portland Street, Manchester from 1pm.
Wed 2nd November - with
DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
Fri 4th November - with the "One-Eleven band" @ The
Boardwalk, Sheffield.
Sun 6th November - RNCM
Saxophone Day with Bob Mintzer and Sax Assault
Thurs 10th November - With AKoustriK @ Matt
and Phreds Jazz Club, Manchester.
Sun 20th November - with
the "Paul Bentley 5ive" @ Hugo
Mash, Portland Street, Manchester from 1pm.
September sees the launch of my new website, which rounds up a new
bass session service whereby recorded .Wav files are recorded and can
be emailed/downloaded to any location in the world. click to www.basssession.com
for details of how it works.
Gigs............back on the road with Angie Palmer, Paul Bentley and
Acoustric.
Sun 11th Sept - with Angie Palmer and the Revelators@
The
Half Moon Putney 93
Lower Richmond Road, London . To Book Tickets. 020 8780 9383
Thurs 15th Sept - with "The Paul Bentley 5" @ The Dog and
Partridge, Bury Road, Rochdale. from 9pm
Fri16th Sept - with Angie Palmer and the Revelators@ The
Cinnamon Club The Bowdon Rooms, The Firs, Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire,WA14
2TQ Tel: 0161 926 8992
Wed 21st Sept - with Acoustric@ Debees
Music Bar, Winsford Cheshire. from 9pm
Fri 30th Sept - with Angie Palmer and the Revelators@ - The Guildhall,
Gloucester.
www.acoustica-guildhall.co.uk
Work continues on the new Acoustric album, in the meantime I will be
posting some sound bites from the last gig we recorded at Matt and Preds
Jazz club in Manchester 11/05/05 .
Gigs.....
9th June - With Acoustric @ Sleepers Bar, Huddersfield, Yorks.
14th June - Duo With Jeremy Sassoon @ Smith Restaurant, Eccles, Manchester.
24th June - With DB5 @ the
Cinnamon Club, Bowden, Altrincham
28th June - With Uli Elbracht Trio@ Matt
and Preds Jazz Club, Manchester.
1st July - With Paul Bentley/Plus Four @ The
Mint Lounge, Oldham Street, Manchester
More listings to follow.
Throughout February I was touring with Angie Palmer and the
Revelators. The gigs were pretty varied but on the whole successful
. You can read my personal comments about all the gigs below in blue
font.
I am currently working on material with Pete Hughes and Dave Walsh
for the debut "Acoustric" album - more on that to follow.
Work continues on material for my imminent book of pieces for bass
guitar. Some of my bass students are road testing the pieces in their
forthcoming exams. A sample will be added to this site shortly.
Gig Update.........
2nd March
- with DB5 featuring special guests Dave Walsh and Paul Kilvington -
(Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
24th
March - With Acoustric @ The Sleepers Bar Huddersfield.
Digital Distribution
News
Make Time Last
is now available through digital distribution. The companies selling
the downloads are: Apple
iTunes, MusicMatch,
Napster (now legal)
Rhapsody and MusicNet.
Gig Update........
5th & 19th January (Wednesdays) with
DB5 - (Jazz
Quintet) @ Debees, Winsford www.debees.com
20th
& 28th January with Paul
Bentley and Plus Four! @ The Mint Lounge, Oldham Street. Manchester.
12th February
With
Paul Bentley and
Plus Four @ the Cinnamon Club, Bowden, Altrincham
18th February
With
"Db5" @ the Cinnamon Club, Bowden, Altrincham
On The Road With Angie
Palmer See my below
comments in blue!!
I will be joining Angie Palmer
and her band for the following dates in February to promote her latest
album "Road". I will be playing acoustic basses (upright/guitar)
on these gigs. Visit
Angie's Site for more info about the album and gigs.
Feb 7th @The
New Roscoe Bristol Street, Sheepscar. Leeds.
To Book Tickets. 0113 246 0778 The first gig
of the tour, not so well attended but served as a good warm up.
Feb 9th @ Matt & Phreds, Manchester
City Centre A successful night, a packed house
with some great feedback from the (or my) home crowd. We played a tight
set despite the odd rude punter talking over the acoustic numbers -
Angie picked them out and was quick to embarrass the offenders!!!
Feb 13th @The
Musician Leicester Clyde Street Leicester. My
first visit to this quaint venue. The Musician is an provides and intimate
setting ideal for more acoustic music.
Feb15th @
The
Half Moon Putney 93
Lower Richmond Road, London
With Full Band. To Book Tickets. 020 8780 9383 A
London debut for the full band, well attended - I would look forward
to playing there again.
Feb 25th
The
Brewery Arts Centre Kendal,
Cumbria. The best gig of the tour by far,
very well attended - sold out infact. We played two sets to a great
audience.
Feb27th The
New Adelphi Hull. After a harrowing
drive in heavy traffic snow with dodgy directions, we finally arrived
late at the venue...........All I can say is "What A Shit Hole"
This place hasn't been cleaned or decorated for years. If you ever happen
to go to the New Adelphi refrain from 1) Sitting Down anywhere and 2)
saying "Candy Man" three times in the toilets!!! Unless you
want to catch your horrible death! After all said and done we played
to an admiring audience, which made the journey worth while.
New For 2005
Happy new year to
all visitors!!! Within the next month or so....I will be posting mp3
demos on this site of tracks from my latest project - a series of original
solo/backing exam pieces for electric bass.
Over the five years
this site has been on the web, I have recived countless emails and guestbook
postings regarding various bits of kit that I use to make music! I endevour
to reply to most of them, hot topics are the Piccolo Bass and Chapman
Stick. Info on these can be found on the Bass Anorak
page.
To
cover all the other gear I use, I will be constructing a "My Gear"
page. It will consist of pictures and comments on the Basses and Amplification
that I have used over the years
Rebelski
At Royal Festival Hall London Reviews on BBC website
