Moving to Manchester

[m78w]

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to let everyone know that i will be moving to Manchester this new year, in mid january. If anyone in the area is up for jamming let me know, love to get together. Also, i will be accepting students in the north west of England after i arrive so if anyone is interested in getting together for a lesson or two let me know.

Cheers

[M-ster]

I was under the impression that you're presently in South America - Brazil? You get around, sir!

[m78w]

Yeah i was living in Brazil for six months and now am going to live in the UK for 2012, should be fun!

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

I lived in Manchester for five years, around 1990. Will you be at the Royal Northern College of Music? I was in the Computer Science department there, but I went to a lot of classical concerts at the RNCM. The blah weather eventually drove me out of the UK ... for Australia!

[m78w]

Not yet, just going to freelance and do some recording and teaching. Am trying to get some work lined up for next fall. After being in Brazil i like the weather, as my friends down there say, it's like the whole world is air conditioned! Lol

[markf]

wow.

after that .... Krasnoyarsk?

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

Originally Posted by markf

wow.

after that .... Krasnoyarsk?

Or Winnepeg in January?

Heh, I better admit that I enjoyed my time in Manchester, apart from some grey weather. i used to walk and bicycle in the Pennines a lot, an it's midway between London an Edinburgh. Hmmm... it's seems that I liked escaping best of all!

[markf]

second winnipeg joke in a week.


think I will change my profile location to ..... Tahiti.

[Soco]

Sounds exiting, I have some musician friends in London, I am hoping to go over there and play sometime.
Doesn't Mike Walker live in Manchester? He is a great guitarist and very nice.
Good luck on the move!

[markf]

sorry, I was just kidding, and good luck on your move.

[m78w]

Thanks guys, should be an easy move and a fun time!

[whatswisdom]

Originally Posted by m78w

Thanks guys, should be an easy move and a fun time!

Looks like you might be in for an historic year. Manchester City could win the Premier League title for the first time. They're on top of the table ahead of Manchester United. Good luck in your move. I'm sure you'll enjoy and end up with a bunch of happy students there... I hope you come to the US east coast sometime in the future...

[m78w]

For sure, i have always been a man u fan, but since nobody knows that there maybe i can get away with cheering for the underdog for a while!

[paynow]

Originally Posted by Soco

Sounds exiting, I have some musician friends in London, I am hoping to go over there and play sometime.
Doesn't Mike Walker live in Manchester? He is a great guitarist and very nice.
Good luck on the move!

Matt, best of luck on the move. Here is Mike's site:

Mike Walker Guitarist - Jazz, fusion and funk player, teacher and improviser based in Manchester, UK

As Soco says, great player, very nice. Posts on here from time to time. This group is awesome:

http://www.mike-walker.co.uk/impossiblegentlemen/

I'm sure you'll recognize the names!

[m78w]

Thanks, yeah i know Mikes playing. I think he lives in the countryside but now far from Manchester and plays in town from time to time.

[Foulds Jazz Guitars]

Hi Matt, it might be worth contacting Trefor Owen as he puts on the monthly jazz guitar club and runs teaching weekends from time to time.
Let me know if you ever make it over to the Midlands!
Dan

[m78w]

Thanks man, yeah checked out his site and he runs a monthly jazz guitar club like twenty mins from my house, definitely drop by!

[tele jazz]

I live near Manchester and study at the university. Didn't know about the jazz club, will have to pop along this month! Used to have lessons off mike at college too, nice chap and great player