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About me

Learn Drums with me, Nick Bradshaw, a well-established freelance drummer, and teacher based in South East London.
‘In 2019, Nick joined ‘The Soho Jazz Knights’-a celebrated collective of ex-Guildhall Jazz Alumni’, playing some of the more challenging music from the ‘Crossover’ jazz era(late 1960’s -early 70’s). The band has performed in some of London’s most prestigious jazz clubs,& at festivals throughout the UK’

 

‘NOW ONLINE’; in the current climate, there will be no face to face lessons, for a quotation on an online drum lesson contact me.

EARLY INFLUENCES

  • Studied with Paul Brodie (BBC Radio Big Band)
  • Dave Cutler (Georgie Fame)
  • Studied at Manchester University BA (Hons)

PERFORMING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: THEATRE (WEST END & TOURING)

  • Grease
  • They’re Playing our Song
  • City Lights
  • Damn Yankees
  • California Dream Boys
  • The Demon Headmaster
  • Motown’s Greatest Hits

BANDS

  • The Commitments
  • Heatwave (USA)
  • The Platters (USA)
  • The Rah Band (Clounds Across The Moon)
  • Laurel Aitken (‘The Godfather of Ska’)
  • Good Rockin’ Tonite (UK’s Number 1 Elvis Tribute Band)

JAZZ

  • Mark Nightingale
  • Matt Wates
  • Gilad Atzmon
  • Bobby Wellins
  • Paul Morgan
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith
  • Gill Manly
  • Broadway seasons at London’s Pizza on the Park
  • Jazz Directive (Gospel) at Ronnie Scott’s
  • World Music Festival at St. Martin’s in the Fields
  • Mervyn Africa Band

BIG BANDS

  • Andy Ross (Come Dancing)
  • Joe Loss Orchestra
  • The Squadronaires (Big Band Cruise, QE2)

MOST RECENT PROJECTS

Since 2008,Nick has been the drummer for the original,& highly successful ‘Duelling Pianos’ show,playing over 450 dates throughout the UK & Europe,over the past 10years
In 2010,Nick became a member of funky soul-jazz London quintet Alice in Grooveland,performing in most of the capital’s top jazz venues,& festivals throughout the UK.The band’s album ‘Skyline’,released in 2015,reached #2 in the UK jazz chart,& has been played on jazz radio stations all over the world.
In the last few years,Nick has also played for Welsh National Music Theatre Orchestra(concert tour 2016);also the ‘Motown Greatest Hits’touring show,& much other freelance work as well’.

SINGERS

  • Debbie Shapiro
  • Dana
  • Brenda Cochrane
  • Austin Drage-X-Factor Finalist

About Me

A well established freelance drummer and teacher based in South East London

Nick has had a full and diverse performing career in music, spanning some four decades. Based in London for most of that time, he has much experience in musical theatre, jazz,touring bands, cabaret, cruises etc.

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