Modern jazz was my main focus whilst studying at the Royal Academy. There, I was exposed to an incredible diversity of different forms of Jazz and improvised music and on leaving college I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity of  playing with one of Britain's jazz legends, Michael Garrick as well as performing my own compositions with my band Sonic Mutation.
Being outside one's comfort zone can have its benefits creatively and other random 'improvised' situations I have found myself in included performing or rather participating in an interactive Game Piece by John Zorn as well as a work relying on the randomness and spontaneity of the individual musician's decisions by John Cage.
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Contemporary Dance/Music Jam at the Others, Stoke Newington. Copyright D Shulman 2013
Past and current projects I have been involved with include:

Modern Jazz/Fusion

Talking Sages: A Hip Hop/M-Base fusion ensemble led by trumpeter and composer Pete Horsfal involving MCs and Musicians: Pete Horsfal: Trumpet, Dave Obrien: Keys, Ruth Goler: Electric Bass, Mike Clowes: Drums, Me: Alto Saxophone

Sonic Mutation: Original Compositions written by myself featuring: Ivo Neame: Keyboards, John Calvert: Electric Bass, Me: Tenor Sax, George Hart: Drums, Robbie Robson: Trumpet

Trio Voltaire: original compositions by guitarist Jonathan Brattoef with Ben Davis on Cello and me on Bass Clarinet 

Project B: original compositions by Double Bassist Will Collier and featuring Seb Rochford: Drums, Ryan Williams: Guitar, Ben Davis: Cello, Me: Bass Clarinet

Mike Garrick Quartet

Nostalgia 77

Contemporary/Free Improvisation

Performance of 'Cobra' by John Zorn 

Performance of 'Five' by John Cage

Big Bands

Gabriel Garrick Big Band
 
Frank Griffith Big Band

Mike Garrick Big band

Andy Panayi Big Band

National Youth Jazz Orchestra