James O’Hara’s Detonators (1997-2000)
Paying my dues by playing the blues. After college I joined blues guitarist and singer James O’Hara, who was forming a new line-up for his band The Detonators, alongside Richard…
Past Projects
Kerry Samson (1998-1999)
Early works. For my first solo albums, “Playing With No Friends” and the follow up “Proud To Be A Failed Waiter”, I wanted to come up with a new name,…
The Great Escape Big Band (1996-1998)
Anarchic big band jazz adventures. Formed in 1996 while I was doing the jazz degree at Leeds College of Music, the Great Escape Big Band was an 18-piece jazz orchestra…