Mike Williams - saxophone
Mark Armstrong - trumpet
Nick Tomalin - piano
Dominic Howles - bass
Dylan Howe - drums
The Nick Tomalin Group's CD for children (Molly and the Owl) was launched on 24th April 2005. It is available online at the URM Audio website.
Mike Williams (Alto and Soprano saxophones)
Mike is a lecturer on the highly regarded Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Course.
He has appeared at Ronnie Scott's jazz club with Randy Brecker. He also appears on German composer Hans Koller's latest album alongside the late Steve Lacy.
He has written a study of Charlie Parker's music, which is now on the Guildhall syllabus,and he was also involved in recording the music for the new Associated Board jazz syllabus.
Mark Armstrong (Trumpet and Flugel horn)
Mark studied Music at Oxford University and also completed the post-graduate jazz course at the Guildhall School of Music
As well as leading his own groups he is a member of the new Stan Tracey Octet, Clark Tracey's Quintet and the Mike Garrick Big Band among others.
He is also assistant musical director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Dominic Howles (Double Bass)
In 1990 Dominic joined the Tommy Chase Quartet with whom he toured extensively around the U.K.
In 1991 he was awarded a Scholarship from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to attend their Postgraduate course in Jazz and Studio Music.
Since completing the course he has worked extensively on the British Jazz scene with artists such as Stacey Kent, Stan Sulzman and Tim Whitehead,
Dylan Howe (Drums)
Dylan is a much in demand session drummer and has worked with Gabrielle and Nick Cave as well as being a regular member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads for over 6 years.
He has also worked with many of the UK's leading jazz musicians including Jim Mullen, John Etheridge and Courtney Pine.
He currently leads his own band: The Dylan Howe Quintet. Their latest album Translation is out now on Motordik records