QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I love - you know, I'm a big fan of Prince and Curtis Mayfield and Smoky Robinson. It's something to be said about a man who can be very masculine but still display that sensitive side, and that falsetto does it perfectly.” D’ Angelo .  Terribly sad news about the death of D’Angelo, but the multi-talented singer and composer said a lot of smart stuff about seemingly ignored aspects of music, such as falsetto. Who does not like a great falsetto? In modern

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “When people ask you to play on something, and they may be fans who’ve heard me on something, you go in and do...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “ The key to using songs for CPR is choosing one with a tempo within the recommended range to support the best...

Yolanda Charles , who ran an intensive bass and rhythm section workshop over a weekend in March, is back in October to run a similar...

4th October 2025, 10 - 4pm Step into the room with Lurine Cato MBE , award-winning singer, powerhouse performer, and one of the UK's...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “ Music can move, inspire, connect, heal, be a source of joy, an art form, a signpost to a different world and also...

QUOTES OF THE MONTH “On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet to chase the glowing...

Our most popular jazz piano recording course, run by the indefatigable Nikki Yeoh , is coming on for its 27th year with a great new line...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “These were musicians who had made a conscious decision to dedicate their lives to an art form and lifestyle that...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “ Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions. When it ceases to be dangerous, you don’t want it.”   Duke Ellington...

Calling all jazz pianists. If you love to play but would like to learn the art of comping- playing along with a live band, come and join...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH : “ Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “When you lose yourself in activity such as practice, the side effect is joy and when you become joyful in what you...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “A gut-string classical Spanish guitar, a sweet, lovely little lady. The smell of it. Even now, to open a guitar...

If you booked a studio session here one Saturday back in 2017 you might have arrived to find The Premises surrounded by 4000 Hells...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “ The human mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working before you’re even born and doesn’t stop again until you sit...

Premises Music Education Programme are delighted to welcome back Yolanda Charles MBE , internationally renowned bassist and songwriter,...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “As for the songs you really love, the sounds that really thrill you, those have almost a comically extreme effect on...

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Just remember that William Blake wasn’t even published in his lifetime. You gotta keep creating.”- Kris Kristofferson...

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