Since November 2017: Collaborating as dancer-musician with Gary Crosby of the Tomorrow’s Warriors. Since January 2015: Joins the jazz fusion group, Myke Masters Band, and also the tap dance company, Old Kent Road, both as pianist/keyboardist.
Blog Archives
Celebrating the Life of Will Gaines
Annette Walker is our featured tap dancer at Mycenae House on Friday 13th June 2014 from 8pm. With the failing health of Will Gaines – tap dancing legend from Detroit – this was scheduled as a Benefit COncert with The Honkin’ Hepcats, Mich Foster and the Phil Mead Trio. Sadly on Wednesday 7th May Will passed away. However – The Show Goes On – as Will would have wished
Tagged with: 2014, event, jazz, tap, will gaines
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
Will Gaines
Bebop master hoofer, tap dance legend from Detroit who settled in the UK and subsequently influenced the UK jazz tap scene including the London Tap Jam. Links to obituaries, articles, videos and photos.
Tagged with: 2014, dance, history, hoofer, jazz, tap, will gaines
Posted in All News & Announcements, Research projects, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Research projects, Tap dance
Applying for a Diploma in Jazz and Pop music
How ELQs nearly scuppered my plans to study a part time Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music at Goldsmiths College (now Goldsmiths, University of London)
Tagged with: 2011, education, goldsmiths, jazz, music, Piano, tap
Posted in Piano, Professional development, Projects
Posted in Piano, Professional development, Projects
Trailblazer Fellowship Award Thank yous
Special thanks to key supporters of Annette’s Trailblazer Fellowship Award 2009-2010
Tagged with: adad, funding, jazz, lutsf, michele drees, tap, tim richards
Posted in Trailblazer Fellowship
Posted in Trailblazer Fellowship
The Tipton Project
Cabaret style duo act Annette Walker and Natalie Verhaegen bring you their set of original jazz music arrangements which includes rhythm tap dance and an amazing aerial act
Jazzonia & the Harlem Diaspora
CHELSEA space
Curated by Diana Rodriguez & Judith Waring
01.07.09 – 01.08.09
In this show at CHELSEA space the London legacies of singers Adelaide Hall and Elisabeth Welch, who both had been in Paris with ‘La Baker’ are re-united with Jazz Tap legends Chuck Green and Honi Coles.
Tagged with: 2009, adelaide hall, chelsea space, dance, event, exhibition, history, jazz, london, tap
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
