Andy is an exceptionally gifted jazz musician, skilled in performance, composition and arranging. He plays all the saxophones and flute and currently leads his own groups, both jazz and classical. He also writes commissioned works and compositions and arrangements for his own ensembles.

He is a professor at The Royal College of Music and The Royal Academy of Music in London and the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Among the artists he has worked alongside or supported are: Freddie Hubbard, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano, Roy Hargrove, Billy Cobham, Indo-Jazz Fusions run by Johnny Mayer, Ronnie Scott, Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Pepper Adams, Kenny Baker, BBC Radio Big Band, Stan Tracey Big Band -Septet – Octet, John Dankworth & Cleo Laine, Humphrey Lyttelton and many more.

We are delighted to welcome Andy’s return to Googlies.

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