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Based in South East London

About Me

Nick Bradshaw Drum Tuition offers professional drum lessons in South East London. Have a read through my previous projects and my influences.

MOST RECENT PROJECTS

Since 2008, Nick has been the drummer for the original & highly successful ‘Duelling Pianos’ show, playing over 450 dates throughout the UK & Europe, over the past 10 years.

In 2010, Nick became a member of funky soul-jazz London quintet Alice in Grooveland,performing in most of the capital’s top jazz venues & festivals throughout the UK. The band’s album ‘Skyline’, released in 2015, reached #2 in the UK jazz chart & has been played on jazz radio stations all over the world.

In the last few years, Nick has also played for Welsh National Music Theatre Orchestra(concert tour 2016); also the ‘Motown Greatest Hits’ touring show & much other freelance work as well’.

In 2022, Nick played some dates on the UK Bruce Springsteen Tribute Tour’; it felt good to ‘dust-off my rock chops’ & play with a seriously good band, playing the Springsteen back-catalogue with amazing accuracy, was a lot of fun!

Since 2021, Nick has had a residency in the iconic Jazz After Dark’ club (in London’s West End), playing with different acts & featuring some of London’s finest jazz & soul musicians.

He has also kept busy freelancing,with dates on the Barry White Tribute touring show ‘Let the Music Play’, also with the ‘London Piano Man’,-a high-energy piano-led request show,playing round the UK.

In 2024, Nick performed on some European dates with the legendary ‘Scorpios’-the eclectic Sudanese funk-jazz have a big following across Europe & beyond. A sucessful stint with the band led to recording date in the famous Abbey Road Studios, London.

Performing Career Highlights

Early Influences

  • Studied with Paul Brodie (BBC Radio Big Band)
  • Dave Cutler (Georgie Fame)
  • Studied at Manchester University BA (Hons)

Theatre

  • Grease
  • They’re Playing our Song
  • City Lights
  • Damn Yankees
  • California Dream Boys
  • The Demon Headmaster
  • Motown’s Greatest Hits

Jazz

  • Mark Nightingale
  • Matt Wates
  • Gilad Atzmon
  • Bobby Wellins
  • Paul Morgan
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith
  • Gill Manly
  • Broadway seasons at London’s Pizza on the Park
  • Jazz Directive (Gospel) at Ronnie Scott’s
  • World Music Festival at St. Martin’s in the Fields
  • Mervyn Africa Band

Bands

  • The Commitments
  • Heatwave (USA)
  • The Platters (USA)
  • The Rah Band (Clounds Across The Moon)
  • Laurel Aitken (‘The Godfather of Ska’)
  • Good Rockin’ Tonite (UK’s Number 1 Elvis Tribute Band)

Singers

  • Debbie Shapiro
  • Dana
  • Brenda Cochrane
  • Austin Drage-X-Factor Finalist

Big Bands

  • Andy Ross (Come Dancing)
  • Joe Loss Orchestra
  • The Squadronaires (Big Band Cruise, QE2)