Jamie is a member of bands Legs on Wheels, Thiara Collective, and regularly plays functions, jazz gigs and jam nights around Manchester. Career highlights include supporting artists such as Gong and Richard Spaven, playing in the French Alps with a touring function band, and performing in venues such as BBC Philharmonic Studios, Aviva Studios, Band on the Wall and Matt n’ Phred’s. He also has experience in session recording, theatre and touring work. See CV for more details.

Taking interest from an early age in his dad’s CD collection, Jamie grew up listening to artists such as Charles Mingus, Soweto Kinch, Ornette Coleman, King Crimson, and began drumming at the age of 10. He quickly spent most of his free time practicing and in percussion workshops with carnival arts organisation, Global Grooves. At 17, he won The Robinson Award from the organisation Future Talent, as well as taking part on residential courses Future Leadersand the National Youth Jazz Collectivesummer short course. After school Jamie studied popular music at The Manchester College and jazz drumkit at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Throughout his career, Jamie has been fortunate to study with notable musicians such as Steve White, Dave Hassell, Christian Weaver, Dembele Sidiki, Johnny Kalsi, Munch Manship, Andrew Bain, Winston Clifford, Shaney Forbes, Mike Williams and Soweto Kinch. For the past two years Jamie has taught drums at multiple organisations across the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside areas.