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@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ used to manage a band called “_Hazard_”. The band was composed of Mick and m
on guitars, him on vocals (I sang one or two as well), Kim Hayward,
whom I introduced to Mick, on bass guitar, and Phil Blackwell on drums.
Mick was mainly interested in the studio-side, recording and organizing
-concerts. The band also had a backing group named “_Secrets_” which, near
-the end, was composed of Bing, a flamengo guitarist, Malcolm on drums,
-and Terry Cubberley, a bass guitarist with whom I've also played a few
-songs with.
+concerts. The band also had a backing group named “_Secrets_”, in which
+Terry Cubberley was on bass guitar — I've played a few songs with him.
We tried having a record contract with our own material with Island records,
but failed. I stayed in the band until 1981, when the band played in the
@@ -44,8 +42,8 @@ producer, Robert Reed. The band split up a little after.
At that time, I had already started giving lessons and playing in the
[Duxford Workshop][duxwks], where you could turn up and learn to play an
-instrument for free, since around 1980. At the time, it was run by Jonathan
-Steinberg. There, once, I even played
+instrument for free, since around 1980. At the time, it was run by
+Jill Steinberg. There, once, I even played
[Gravy Train's Tolpuddle Episode][tolpud], half on cassette, half live.
I also met a lot of talented musicians there, such as Laurent (with whom
I formed “_Jazz Ripples_” in 1990) and Matthew Steinberg.
@@ -77,8 +75,8 @@ seven years later — to live in Paris.
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-In 1997, we bought a flat in Ris-Orangis, and I started going in
-Grigny's conservatoire. In 1998, with people I met there,
+In 1997, we bought a flat in Ris-Orangis, and I started going at
+the conservatoire in Grigny. In 1998, with people I met there,
we formed a group named “_Tordus Ninjazz_”, and we played until around 2000.
Our last concert was at a “_Fête des vins_”.