I’m lucky. I heard jazz from a very early age. The broken rhythm of ‘Take Five’ was something I loved even though I couldn’t describe it.

Organist Alan Haven's 'Haven for Sale' is a record that excited me at the age of 10 and still does

When I was an excitable 14-year old I heard ‘That Lady’ by the Isleys for the first time. It struck a chord with me, musically and lyrically

A couple of years later, I heard the intro to ‘P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)’ and there was no going back – I was a funkateer

Since then I’ve been drawn to the 70’s Blue Note vibe, to the best in ‘smooth jazz’, R&B, soul and jazz-rock. For me, the best hip-hop was made a long time ago but I’m always ready to be proved wrong. Some Latin music really does it for me too

It’s easy to get stuck in a time warp but I’m always looking for new music that has heart, soul and that indefinable GROOVE…