Locked in the Green Room

Phil Meadows and Christopher Barrett are the two UK musicians behind 'Musicans' Movement', the Facebook group with a steadily growing number of members calling for help for the arts in the UK.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/musiciansmovement/   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn  

Jay Wadley is a composer based in NY specialising in film and TV, he co-directs the composer collective 'Found Objects', his most recent work has been composing for the film Driveways. https://www.foproductions.com/ A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Bar Zalel is a guitarist, singer and producer based in the south of France, his new single 'Endless Fairy Lights' came out this week, check it out via the link below. https://open.spotify.com/artist/33DKaQEZDVKao1FJtFXnZJ?si=5rUEImizS0GhpjkJLRmiSw Check out his Patreon below https://www.patreon.com/bar_the_baker   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Denis Chang is a guitarist and educator based in Canada, he runs DC Music School and creates other content for his personal YouTube account. He talks to me of how he started his successful online teaching empire at the same time as developing his own musicianship.   https://denischang.com/   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Angus Lyon is a folk accordionist, pianist and composer from Scotland UK. https://anguslyon.co.uk/home   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Kourosh Kanani is a jazz guitarist based in London UK   https://www.londondjangocollective.com/volumes/volume-4   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Paul Moran is a pianist, hammond organ player, trumpeter and musical director for Van Morrison. We have a candid chat about composition, delving into old record collections and enjoying a break.   https://www.paulmoran.info/   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Sunniva Brynnel is an accordionist, composer and singer based in Sweden.   https://sunnivabrynnel.com/   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Surojato Roy is an amazing tabla player and percussionist from Kolkata.   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Clive Carroll is an acoustic guitarist based in the UK.   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Dunja Botic is the singer with London band Don Kipper. http://www.donkipper.com/ A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Gary Crosby is a bassist and cofounder of the jazz education organisation 'Tomorrows Warriors. He is one of the most sought after bassists in the country and I felt very lucky to get a chance to hear how he is doing on Lockdown. https://garycrosbybass.com/ A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Giacomo Smith is an amazing American clarinetist based in London U.K. He also runs the band and jazz bar 'The Kansas Smitty's'  https://www.kansassmittys.com/ A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.    Links to all episodes and Live Streams below   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Fred Harper is drummer for UK band 'Me and my Friends' but has been working on an amazing solo project whilst on lockdown. A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music. Follow the link below for details on upcoming live streams etc..   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Andrea Goldsworthy is bassist for Paloma Faith and many others. We chatted about keeping up with domestic tasks and live streaming whilst on lockdown.   A ‘Green Room’ is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. The global situation has meant that musicians now all find themselves in a huge green room waiting to be able to get out and play. Join jazz violinist Matt Holborn as he chats to different musicians from all genres and areas of music.   See below for live streams, vids and other links   https://linktr.ee/mattholborn

Tom Excell performs, writes and produces for Nubiyan Twist and Onipa.  I chatted to Tom about how he has been keeping up with his music production work and his new found exercise routine. You can find this episode on all podcast platforms via the link below https://linktr.ee/mattholborn   https://www.nubiyantwist.co.uk/ https://onipa.bandcamp.com/

John Waugh is a saxophonist from the UK who plays with the band 'The 1975'. We chatted about the things he is doing to extract the positive out of the current situation. http://www.johnwaughmusic.co.uk/ A 'Green Room' is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. We as musicians now all find ourselves in a huge green room whilst we wait patiently for our gigs to start again. So please join me in this virtual green room where I will be chatting to different musicians around the world, from all genres and areas of music.   We cover everything and anything about living in this new world of social distancing.   http://hyperurl.co/nlee8r

Tcha Limberger is a violinist and guitarist from from Belgium. He is one of my favourite musicians alive today and it was nice to catch up with him over Skype and find out what he has been up to. https://tchalimberger.com/ A 'Green Room' is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. We as musicians now all find ourselves in a huge green room whilst we wait patiently for our gigs to start again. So please join me in this virtual green room where I will be chatting to different musicians around the world, from all genres and areas of music. We cover everything and anything about living in this new world of social distancing.    

Adrian Cox is an amazing jazz clarinetist based in London, he has performed with everyone in the business including Wynton Marsalis. he also tour manages and plays sax with the popular ska band Bad Manners. https://www.adriancoxmusic.net/ As musicians we are suddenly facing a very new world, the global pandemic that is happening right now is affecting us in many ways. The obvious thing is that we cant perform our music to people in the same way that we are used to, we also are facing issues with our finances as we cant very easily be paid.Last but not least, we don't have the chance to connect with our friends and fellow musicians before and after our gigs. A 'Green Room' is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. We as musicians now all find ourselves in a huge green room whilst we wait patiently for our gigs to start again. So please join me in this virtual green room where I will be chatting to different musicians around the world, from all genres and areas of music. We cover everything and anything about living in this new world of social distancing. https://www.mattholborn.com/

  As musicians we are suddenly facing a very new world, the global pandemic that is happening right now is affecting us in many ways. The obvious thing is that we cant perform our music to people in the same way that we are used to, we also are facing issues with our finances as we cant very easily be paid. Last but not least, we don't have the chance to connect with our friends and fellow musicians before and after our gigs. A 'Green Room' is the musicians limbo, it is where we sit and wait for our gig to start. We as musicians now all find ourselves in a huge green room whilst we wait patiently for our gigs to start again. So please join me in this virtual green room where I will be chatting to different musicians around the world, from all genres and areas of music. We cover everything and anything about living in this new world of social distancing.