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Fred Thelonious Baker with Neil Bullock


Fred Baker is an outstanding guitarist and bass player. He played in the John Etheridge/ Ric Sanders group and has recorded several albums with Harry Beckett.
Neil Bullock turned professional at the age of seventeen, having started playing drums at the age of eight.

Neil studied privately with the world renowned drummer Mal Garrett from the Birmingham Conservatoire.

He won a clutch of awards as a teenager, including two Musicians' Union 'Most Promising Young Musician' awards, three 'TV Times Outstanding Drummer Awards', and The BBC Big Band 'Best Drummer Prize' and the Musicians' Union 'Outstanding Musician Award'

At this time Neil was a member of the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra (MYJO), which he left at the age of twenty one after appearing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Following a meeting with Danny Gottlieb, (Pat Metheny), Neil went to New Jersey to study with Dave Brubeck's world renowned drummer, Joe Morello, and also studied privately with the greatest exponent of the Moeller technique, Jim Chapin.

Neil joined The Red Lemon Electric Blues Band at a young age and went on to tour with Chuck Berry, played shows as support to Robert Plant and made a record number of appearances at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

Some of the artists Neil has worked with include:

Broadcast (Warp Records)

St Etienne

Mica Paris

Beverley Knight

Steve White (Paul Weller)

Ian Paice (Deep Purple)

East 17

Baby D

Chaka Kahn

Chris Bowden's Tomorrow Band

Steve Gibbons

Mari Wilson

BBC Big Band

Kenny Thomas

Jane McDonald

Kid Creole

Mark Nightingale

Dave O'Higgins

Gerard Percencer

Jean Toussaint

John Horlers Modern Jazz Trio

John Etheridge

Sheila Ferguson

The Temptations

Anthony Costa (Blue)

Daniel Pearce (Pop Stars the Rivals Winner)

Steve Brookstein (X-factor winner)

Michelle McManus (Pop Idol winner)

Noel Sullivan (HearSay)

Louise Marshall (Jools Holland)

Chris Storr (Jools Holland)

Clare Teal

Bryan Corbett Quartet

Fat Chops Big Band

Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Stacey Kent

Lee Gibson

Cliff Richard

Tony Christie

Lesley Garret

Sara Coleman

Alan Barnes

Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake)

Jon Brookes (Charlatans)

Sean Freeman (Level 42)

Bebe

Yorkshire TV house-band

Central TV house band

Jeff Hooper Big Band.

In The Groove -New Star Studied Band.

P.P Arnold (Small Faces)

Tony Jacobs’ Touring Show

Tommy Blaize (BBC Strictly Come Dancing Vocalist)

Ben Markland Quintet

Julian Mark Stringle’s Dream Band

Sue Greenway Big Band

Matthew Ford Theatre Tour and Band

Jeff Hoopers’ Swing Easy Band

Fillet of Soul Featuring Jools Holland Horns

Jane McDonald’s Touring Band.

Neil has recently joined Kenny Thomas’s touring band. and has also joined Digby Fairweather’s London Half Dozen and Premier Quartet.

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