Jazz music never appeared in my life as I grew up. Neither of my parents listened to it, and nor did any of my grandparents. The closest I came to Jazz was my elder brother playing the trumpet in secondary school! However, fast forward approximately 20 years and you'll find me at the beginning of my journey to joining GJC! Living at The Meath Epilepsy Charity residential home, I was able to take part in a variety show The Meath were putting on. We were joining local acts in a

So I met this woman on the tea time train, Reading to Newbury. Her hair was wild, her eyes were warm and her smile inviting. We chatted. We clicked. She discovered I was a masseuse. I discovered she was a jazz singer. A jazz singer who taught. Two weeks later I was murdering Billie Holiday in her living room and massaging her feet. So began my short lived singing career. I sang a little here and there solo, shows and groups. Constantly surprised that I could do much better th