For the latest 4BR Podcast Interview where we talk to leading musicians and personalities with a link to the brass band world, 4BR Editor Iwan Fox is joined by Mike Lovatt, trumpet player extraordinaire.
To enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaRduAJbEdU
Brass Pack
He is the driving force behind his 'Brass Pack' — a unique 25-piece brass orchestra (with a few additions) that has been wowing audiences with its performances.
Mike has just released 'Brass Pack — Live!', recorded at Birmingham Town Hall in August last year with music inspired by his love of the legendary trumpet player/arranger Billy May and his iconic 1958 'Big Phat Brass' album.
Grand piano
He talks to us about Billy May, the music and the man, to find out more about a release that pays homage to a remarkable musician and his association with Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald as well as Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and more — including why he has a 1927 Steinway grand piano in his front room...
