Performance – History

Upcoming Performances:

• ‘no-less-days’ – Saxophones (Soprano to Baritone) gig @ Jubilee Glossop, Derbyshire, 10th March 2012 TBC – with supporting act to ‘no-less-days’ Neil Fisher
• Student Jazz Band – June 3rd – Glossop Flower Festival – Old Glossop Church TBC
• Student Jazz Band – December 15th – Charity Fundraiser. Supermarket Venue.

Performance History:

• Christmas Eve Service – St. James – 6:30PM – Saxophones 2011
• Christmas Carols – 16th December – Jubilee – Simmondley – 7:3PM – Alto Saxophone 2011
• My Jazz Band – Christmas Charity Fundraising Gig – December 18th 2011 2PM – Morrison’s Hyde.
• Christmas Market Performance – Glossop – 10th December 2011 Soprano & Alto Saxophone Solo
• Glossop Christmas Lights Switch-on – Friday November 25th 2011 – Band ‘Pure’ – Various Instruments – 5:30PM
• Glossop Christmas Lights Switch-on – Friday November 25th 2011 – Solo – Various Instruments – 6:30-7:30PM
• Glossop Club Acoustic – Band ‘Pure’ – November 24th 2011 – Jubilee, Simmondley.
• Remembrance Day Sunday Service – St. James – Alto/Soprano Saxophones 13th November 2011
• Acoustic night – Glossop Club Acoustic- headlining: feat Rapture & Neil Wood – Jubilee – Simmondley, Glossop – Alto, Soprano, Baritone Saxophones Saxophones. 13th October 10:30PM 2011
• Murder Mystery Evening – Film Noir Entertainment – September 9th 2011 8-9PM.
• Bollington ‘IAStival’ Festival September 10th 2011 (Rapture feat. me!), 1:30-2PM – acoustic stage.
• Retirement Party – Deansgate Manchester – September 13th 8-9:30PM – sopramo / alto saxophones.
• Bankswoodberry Music Festival 21st August 2011 11AM – Main Stage – with Rapture – Soprano / Alto Saxophones.
• Glossop Carnival July 2011 – Sunday Service – Saxophone.
• Neil’s Jazz Band – Littleborough Sports & Rugby Club – Dog Training Section -Spring Event – X2 Sets Jazz repertoire. Sunday 15th May 1:15-3PM.
• Group Playing – Agape Thursday St. James 2011 – Arranging music – Alto Saxophone – Evening.
• Neil’s Concert Band – Glossop Children’s Disability Club – Easter 2011 – Monday 4th April – 6:30-7PM.
• MMU Fine Arts Degree Show Event fundraiser – Alto Saxophone- Opening the show/event – Tiger Lounge – 50′s Night – 10-11PM Monday 7th Feb.
• St. James’ Music Group – Music for Christmas Day 2010 – Alto Saxophone.
• St. James’ Carol Christmas service – 24th December 2010 – Alto Saxophone & Flute – various carols and performances.
• Christmas Flute Accompaniment Solo – 24th December 2010 – ”O Come O Come Emmanuel” – Flute.
• Christmas Carols – Pub in Simmondley (Jubilee)- Wednesday 22nd December 7:30PM – Alto Saxophone.
• Neil’s Jazz Band – Supermarket Christmas Charity Event Gig £140.62 raised!- 18th December – Glossop Co-op 3-5PM. I conducted and played the beautiful Baritone sax!
• Flute Duets – 18th December 2010 – Christmas Carols – for Operation Christmas Child – Flute.
• Glossop ‘Turning on of the Christmas Lights’ 2010 – 26th November – Glossop Square – Solo Performance – (Alto & Soprano Saxophones).
• Glossop ‘Turning on of the Christmas Lights’ 2010 – 26th November 7-8PM – Soprano Saxophone with Pop band Rapture.
• Jazz/Funk Fusion night – Camden/London – Undersolo Bar – Wednesday 29th September.
• Hadfield Music Festival 2010 – duet performance – guitar & saxophones/EWI.
• Hadfield Music Festival 2010- My Saxophone Group played – I conducted and jazz it was!
• Wedding 24th July 2010 – Glossop Cricket Ground – Congratulations guys! – Akai EWI & Alto/Tenor Saxophones.
• Glossop Carnival – July 2010 – Soprano/Alto Saxophone – St. Jame’s Church.
• Christian Aid Charity gig – Jazz Group – Electronic Wind Instrument – ”Black Horse & The Cherry Tree” – May 2010 – St. Jame’s Church.
• Solo/Duet Jazz/pop classics gig – Partington Theatre – Glossop Theatre – January 04.04.2010 – Alto Saxophone.
• Old Blue Coat School School & Sixth Form Reunion Gig – Saddleworth Band Club – January 2010 – Tenor Saxophone (lot’s of lovely jazz solos!).
• ‘Crusin for a Blusin’ – jazz tune performed @ saddleworth band room – January 2010 – with Pete Slater, Jim Fieldhouse, Rebecca Chadderton – Alto Saxophone
• Solo Wedding jazz gig – Michelle & Steve’s Wedding – Congrats guys! December 29th 2009
• One off random jazz gig – St. Jame’s Church, Whitfield, Glossop – Group of 5 including children – ”Play That Funky Music White Boy” – December 2009
• Solo & Group performances – Glossop Carnival – 2009
• Wedding performance @ Peruga – June 2009
• Various other solo/group performances – 2008 & 2009
• Various performances at The Royal Northern College of Music in conjunction with MMU – 2008-2009
• Various solo and group workshop & performance whilst @ Manchester Metropolitan University  – 2008
• Quartershift – Gig @ University Campus in North West London.
• Quartershift Recording / Studio Work
• Local Croydon performance night – 2007 – Alto Saxophone.
• London Metropolitan University – September 2007 – Solo & Group Performance.
• CB4 August 2007 – Volunteer Children’s Christian Summer Camp
• CB4 August 2007 – Jazz Cafe gig night – Jazz Trio – Classic Jazz
• Dynamo –Star Trek Wedding in Manchester – July 2007
• Huddersfield Saxophone Assault with Andy Scott – June 2007 – Lawrence Batleytheatre – Huddersfield
• Rapture – St. Elim’s Church in Glossop – Sunday June 2007
• Rapture – St. Elim’s Church in Glossop – Sunday April 2007
• The Lawrence Batley theatre with one of Scotland’s Big Bands – March 2007
• Dynamo – Bull’s Head – 7th September 2006
• Various concerts with the Big band in 2007 including Holmfirth
• Marsden Jazz Festival – Winter 2006
• CB4 – 2006 – Music Group – 6th – 16th – August – Alto Saxophone – Christian Summer Camp
• Wind Band Concert alongside the Apollo Saxophone Quartet – Huddersfield Batley Theatre – 2006 – Tenor Saxophone – 2nd Year Huddersfield University
• Wind Band Concert – 20th June – 19:30 –St. Paul’s Hall in Huddersfield – Tenor Saxophone – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2006
• Dynamo Duo – Trinity School Calderdale Services 2006
• Dynamo Duo – Midgley Primary School – 16th June 2006 – Calderdale Service.
• Dynamo (Fever, Big Spender, Take Five) –St. Luke’s School – Music Evening – 2006
• Wind Band Concert withthe Apollo Saxophone Quartet – 22nd March – 2006 – 19:30 – Lawrence Batleytheatre in Huddersfield – Tenor Saxophone – “Oodunnit” and “Morning Music” – 2nd Year Huddersfield University
• Solo Performance – “Seaodie I” – in Group Master class – 21st March – 14:15 – 6:15 – 2nd Year Audience – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2006
• Rapture – February 19th – 2006 Central Methodist Church 18:00 – 2nd Year Huddersfield University.
• Big Band Christmas Concert – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Saxophone Master Class – Tango No. 4 Astor Piazzolla –  (Audience 1st and 2nd Year Saxophonists at Huddersfield University) – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Wind Band – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005/2006 – Various Concerts inst. Pauls.
• Big Band Christmas Concert – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Saxophone Master Class – Tango No. 4 Astor Piazzolla –  (Audience 1st and 2nd Year Saxophonists at Huddersfield University) – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Wind Band – 2nd Year Huddersfield University – 2005/2006
• Busking in Huddersfield – 2005
• 25th Wedding Anniversary – Vineyard – 2005.
• 2 Primary Schools in Halifax – With Caz, Hayley, Rosie, Nick – 1st Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Saxophone Master Class – Slow Ferlingstudy – (Audience 1st, 2nd, 3 rd Year Saxophonists at Huddersfield University) – 1st Year Huddersfield University – 2005
• Choir – 1st year Huddersfield University – 2005 – Various Performances in St. Pauls.
• st. Luke’s School Music Evening – (2002) – Band and Solo
• Songs of Praise – St. James’ Church Music Group – Victorian Weekend – 2000
• Saxophone Quartet Supermarket gig – Carols – Blue Coat School – 2000
• Glossop Town Hall Big Band – Blue Coat School Big Band/Swing Band
• Queen Elizabeth Hall – Oldham – National Youth Festival Contest
• Blue Coat School Open Day – Looking after Saxes, and Explaining – Giving Demonstrations
• Cheese and Wine Night – Blue Coat School (Sixth Form) – Solo – Jenny Witty Accompanying (Piano)
• Various Jazz Nights, Wind, Big Band/Swing Band Concerts at Blue Coat School and Sixth Form (1997-2002).

• 1993 – I first heard ‘The Pink Panther’ ….months later I was learning to play it….

Compositions

To date Neil has undertaken a number of compositions, both commisioned & for his own performance. A selection of his compositions are listed below: