Spring is in the air! Horn-moans 🎷🎷🎷 are raging! 😀 Gigs galore… hope to see you. Love, xo dB Most gigs are at the Three Compasses in Hornsey, every other Wednesday. Map link here. April 2026 1st April – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 11th April – 8:30pm – I’m […]
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Winter – Spring gigs, 2026 🎷
Happy New Year 2026… can I still say that? Yes. I can! In a world gone mad, music helps keep us sane and brings us joy… playing with great people and sharing music is one of my greatest privileges and pleasures. Come on down to a gig, the Spanner band is always a fun and […]
Dec. 2025 – holiday sax quartet video!
Just in time for the holidays, I bring you my latest sax quartet experiment… my arrangement of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah Overture, Pt. 1 – No. 1” (composed 1741). Performed by David Barrows (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones); audio production and video editing by David Barrows; sound recording © 2025 David Barrows & Hounds […]
Autumn 2025 gigs 🎷
It’s been a fun summer so far! But autumn is rapidly approaching… here are some gigs I’m doing in the next few months… hope to see you! xo dB SEPTEMBER 2025 3rd September – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 7th September – private wedding gig – I played a jazz […]
summer 2025 gigs!
Spring has sprung! Here are some gigs I’m doing in the next few months… hope to see you! xo dB APRIL 2025 16th April – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 23rd April – 8:30pm – Spanner Big Band @ Jamboree, Kings Cross, London 30th April – 8pm – Spanner Big […]
early 2025 gigs…
Happy New Year folks! Here are some gigs I’m doing in the next few months… hope to see you! xo dB JANUARY 2025 8th January – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 15th January – 8:30pm – Spanner Big Band @ Jamboree, Kings Cross, London 22nd January – 8pm – Spanner […]
Sept. 2024 – new music video!
New music video! “I, Object”, released September 2024! (also available on all music streaming platorms! Hello! With the impending U.S. election, I felt compelled to say something, and I guess I had a lot to say – I’ve just released a brand new 12-minute protest song in the form of a music video. Please check […]
2024 – Autumn gigs
That autumn feeling is in the air once again! Here are some gigs… hope to see you! xo dB SEPTEMBER 2024 4th September – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 18th September – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 25th September – 8:30pm – Spanner Big Band […]
2024 – Spring and Summer gigs
Spring has sprung! Here are some gigs… hope to see you! xo dB MARCH 2024 13th March – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 20th March – 8:30pm – Jamboree, Kings Cross, London 27th March – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London APRIL 2024 10th April – […]
early 2024 gigs…
Happy New Year! Here are some upcoming gigs… JANUARY 7th January – recording session in north London with the Spanner Big Band 17th January – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, Hornsey, London 24th January – 8:30pm – Jamboree, Kings Cross, London 31st January – 8pm – Spanner Big Band @ Three Compasses, […]