The gentleman on the left is Josh, erstwhile bass player in Hanzo, a sort of jazz/funk/rock band which Josh, his brother Luke and our Phil formed while at school. They played a number of gigs locally and, most famously, at The 100 Club in Oxford Street, London where this picture was taken. They also won the competition for best young band in The Hertford Music Festival. The band split up as everyone drifted off to University or elsewhere, although they have done a couple of 'reunion' gigs since.
Josh is currently undertaking a four-year Phd course in particle physics which involves visits to the large hadron collider in Cerne. He still plays music, although more on the saxophone these days. His hair is even longer and is formed into dreadlocks. His brother Luke (guitar), having graduated in philosophy, is now the manager of trendy bar Deco in Hertford. There may or may not be a connection with Monty Python's Philosopher's Song "Renee Descartes was a drunken fart; I drink therefore I am." Ellie Lovegrove (trumpet & flugelhorn) graduated from The Royal College of Music and is now a professional musician having recently toured Europe with Seal and performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, amongst others. Fi Thomas (vocals) graduated in humanites and now sings in a band with her brother Will on guitar. Ellis (saxophone) is studying architecture at Cambridge University. Chris Eldred (keyboards) is in the midst of a degree in jazz piano at Trinity College of Music, London. He is a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and leads his own trio who are playing several jazz festivals this year including Greenwich, Swanage, and the Isle of Wight. He plays in the Tom Braggins Band with our Phil, and many more. Our Phil is playing drums for Acer Maple at the Jazz Cafe in London on 2 April - he engineered their EP Early which is available for download at iTunes. Phil is about to get a proper job so he can afford a new car.
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