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James Maddren

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  • Genre: Classical / Funk / Jazz

    Location London, London and South East, UK

    Profile Views: 27441

    Last Login: 5/6/2012

    Member Since 6/8/2006

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    I was born and brought up in Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, Sussex. When 11 I started school at Christ's Hospital and went on to play in several bands and orchestras. Having left CH in summer 2005, I am now currently studying jazz percussion at the Royal Academy of Music. I Enjoy listening to and playing all kinds of music.
  • Members

    Jump Minzi Jump - (Kit Downes - Piano, Calum Gourlay - Bass, James Maddren - Drums) Au Privave,- (Tom Cawley - Piano, Phill Donkin - Bass, Graeme Blevins - Sax)
  • Influences

    A wide range of influences, including Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Bill Stewart, Nasheet Waits, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade, Kenny Wheeler, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Mark Turner, Mahler, Wagner, Debussy, J.S.Bach......And anything that sounds good.
  • Sounds Like

    Random Noise!!!

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  • Richard Harris


    NOBODY'S PERFECT James!
     
     
    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PERFECTION ...

    "I don't like these COLD, PRECISE, PERFECT PEOPLE

    who, in order not to SPEAK WRONG, NEVER SPEAK

    AT ALL, and in order not to DO WRONG, NEVER DO

    ANYTHING."

    ~ Henry Ward Beecher

    IMPERFECTIONS ARE PART OF BEING HUMAN.

    EVEN PERFECT PEOPLE USE PENCILS WITH ERASERS!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    26 days ago
  • INCOGNITO

    Hi James, 25th sold out Just added 24th of May-2012 at the Islington Assembly Hall London
    http://www.incognito.org.uk/
    facebook.com/cogheads
    http://twitter.com/incognito_world

    1 month ago
  • Trumptite

     Check out my website www.awareofyourthoughts.org it's an audio book with jazz trumpet.  it's free. thanks. -joel

    1 month ago
  • Richard Harris


    BELIEVE in SUCCESS James!
     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HAPPINESS ...

    "REMEMBER, HAPPINESS doesn't depend upon

    WHO YOU ARE or WHAT YOU HAVE; it depends

    solely upon WHAT YOU THINK."

      ~ Dale Carnegie

    TO SUCCEED, WE MUST FIRST BELIEVE THAT WE CAN!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 month ago
  • Richard Harris


    Have a GREAT WEEKEND James!
     
    We can change the world with Kindness and Love!

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ON THE POWER OF KINDNESS ...

    "You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of

    this WORLD'S HAPPINESS.

    How?

    By giving A FEW WORDS OF SINCERE APPRECIATION to

    someone who is LONELY or DISCOURAGED.

    Perhaps you will forget tomorrow what KIND WORDS you say

    today, but the recipient may cherish them OVER A LIFETIME."

    ~ Dale Carnegie

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    2 months ago
  • INCOGNITO

    Hi James, Hope that music continues to feed your soul
    Check us out 25-May-2012 at the Islington Assembly Hall London

    2 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


    Have a LAUGH TODAY James!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS FROM GEORGE CARLIN ...

    “There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past."

    "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

    "When cheese gets it's picture taken, what does it say?"

    "When someone is impatient and says, "I haven't got all day," I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?"

    "I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?"

    "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

    "If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."

    "Weather forecast for tonight: Dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."

    "I put a dollar in a change machine. Nothing changed."

    ~ George Carlin 

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    2 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Happy Valentine's Day James!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY ...

    "All you NEED IS LOVE.

    But a LITTLE CHOCOLATE

    now and then DOESN'T HURT."

     ~ Charles M. Schulz

    WHAT THE WORLD REALLY NEEDS IS MORE LOVE

    AND LESS PAPERWORK!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    3 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Just BE HAPPY James!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HAPPINESS ...

    "We tend to forget that HAPPINESS doesn't come as a
    result of GETTING SOMETHING we don't have, but rather
    of recognizing and appreciating WHAT WE DO HAVE."

    ~ Frederick Koenig

    PEOPLE ARE JUST AS HAPPY AS THEY MAKE UP THEIR
    MINDS TO BE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    4 months ago
  • Richard Harris



    LISTEN TO SOME SWEET MUSIC FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    ENJOY LIFE James!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE GIFT OF LIFE ...

    "Every moment you get is a GIFT.

    SPEND IT ON THINGS THAT MATTER.

    Don’t spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.”

    LIFE IS A GIFT. NEVER FORGET TO ENJOY AND BASK IN EVERY MOMENT YOU ARE IN!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen and let me know what you think!

    Cool Jazz CDs @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    4 months ago
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Bio:

I was born and brought up in Christ's Hospital School in Horsham, Sussex. When 11 I started school at Christ's Hospital and went on to play in several bands and orchestras. Having left CH in summer 2005, I am now currently studying jazz percussion at the Royal Academy of Music. I Enjoy listening to and playing all kinds of music.

Member Since:

June 08, 2006

Members:

Jump Minzi Jump - (Kit Downes - Piano, Calum Gourlay - Bass, James Maddren - Drums) Au Privave,- (Tom Cawley - Piano, Phill Donkin - Bass, Graeme Blevins - Sax)

Influences:

A wide range of influences, including Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Bill Stewart, Nasheet Waits, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade, Kenny Wheeler, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Mark Turner, Mahler, Wagner, Debussy, J.S.Bach......And anything that sounds good.

Sounds Like:

Random Noise!!!

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