Annie Whitehead

Trombone

previous bands include: ELVIS COSTELLO. WEEKEND. FUN BOY THREE. JAH WOBBLE. JOAN AMATRADING. THE STYLE COUNCIL. AMAZULU. PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA. FRANK CHICKENS. WORKING WEEK. SMILEY CULTURE. CHARLIE WATTS ORCHESTRA. ROBERT WYATT AND THE SWAPO SINGERS. THE COMMUNARDS. BANANARAMA. CHRIS MACGREGOR'S BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH. BRIAN KENNEDY. JOE JACKSON. JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET. CARLA BLEY. PILI PILI. BLUR. RUDE. NORTHERN LIGHTS. SPICE GIRLS. DR JOHN. KICK HORNS.

selected discography:

Annie Whitehead Band: MIX UP.

ALIEN STYLE.

NAKED.

HOME.

THE GATHERING.

Jah Wobble: INVADERS OF THE HEART.

Frank Chickens: WE ARE FRANK CHICKENS.

Amazulu: CAIRO.

Penguin Cafe Orchestra: A HISTORY.

CONCERT PROGRAM.

Working Week: INNER CITY BLUES.

WORKING NIGHTS.

Robert Wyatt: SCHLEEP.

John Stevens: AFFINTY.

Charlie Watts Orchestra: LIVE AT FULHAM TOWN HALL.

Joe Jackson: LAUGHTER AND LUST.

James Taylor Quartet: SEE A BRIGHTER DAY.

Carla Bley: BIG BAND THEORY.

Rude: THIS IS RUDE.

Northern Lights: AIRPLAY.

Dr John: ANUTHA ZONE.

The Kick Horns: THE OTHER FOOT.

Annie Whitehead learnt the trombone as a child and by fourteen was playing with local brass bands in Oldham, Lancashire and the Youth Jazz Orchestra in Manchester. By sixteen she had turned professional, touring Europe with Ivy Benson's All Girl Orchestra. In the late seventies and early eighties Annie was heavily involved in the London music scene and played with many of the day's big artists, such as Paul Weller, Elvis Costello and Jah Wobble and was a founding member of Working Week. During this time Annie worked in, and was highly regarded by many musical fields besides Jazz, particularly Reggae, Latin, African and Pop. Very much in demand, Annie worked with Charlie Watts, Carol Grimes and extensively with drummer, John Stevens until in 1984 Annie formed her own band, releasing the brilliant album 'Mix Up' as well as producing their single 'Alien Style'. The band toured widely through Europe and Asia. In the early nineties, Annie joined the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and appears on their albums 'Broadcasting From Home', 'Union Cafe' and 'Concert Program'. Along with Jennifer Maidman, also of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, she formed the Jazz-Funk band Rude and released the album 'This is Rude' in 1996. In more recent years, amongst numerous other projects, Annie has teamed up with our own Elton Dean with his Newscene and Didier Malherbe. They both team up with In Cahoots on 'Conspiracy Theories'.