Andy started playing at the age of 21 after hearing the late Bob Berg play at a gig in London.
Now a busy freelance saxophonist, currently playing in no less than 8 different musical settings ranging from jazz duo's to pop/rock bands to 7 piece soul band and his latest Nu-Jazz project Natura Cinematica.
His busy live performance schedule keeps him playing regularly in Europe and beyond in such cities as Rome, Barcelona, Turin, Verona, Frankfurt, Tokyo, London and New York. Having performed with the likes of Andy Sheppard, Courtney Pine, Spike Robinson, Ian Shaw, Derek Nash (Jools Holland, Sax Appeal), Tim Whitehead, Gary Plumley (Swing Out Sister, Snowboy, Terry Callier), Crissy Lee Big Band and most recently spending four years on the road touring with mod revival band Secret Affair.
Andy has had some of his own compositions played on Jazz FM. He also appears as lead saxophonist on the concert DVD - Secret Affair Live at the O2 Academy, London. Also active as a freelance tutor teaching saxophone/improvisation on a one to one basis. Andy is proud to be the UK’s first official endorser of Signature Custom Raw saxophones and plays these instruments exclusively!
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