The Trio - reached 'as good as it gets', performing with Andy Sheppard's groups 1986 - 1991, recording three award-winning albums, broadcasting and playing at hundreds of major festivals and venues such as: USA - Houston Holland - North Sea Germany - Moers, Karlsruhe Austria - Saalfelden France - Coutances Belgium - Brugge, Lockeren, Boechout Paris - New Morning London - Royal Festival Hall - Astoria - Town and Country - Hammersmith Odeon Canada - Toronto Portugal - Lisbon, Oporto Denmark - Roskilde Norway - Voss Italy - Clusone, Corridonia Mongolia - Ulan Bator!!! Amsterdam - Bimhuis Dave formed the band Pot Pourri - featuring this rhythm section with Lee Goodall (saxes, flutes and piccolo) - Bosco De 'Oliveira (percussion - founder of the London School of Samba) - John Baggott (keyboards - now with the Robert Plant band). Dave composed the multicultural influenced album Colours Of Africa and the band performed it at the Brecon Jazz Festival. More recently he has written fourteen compositions for the trio, seven of which are on the new CD album Mode Swings. The style is contemporary acoustic with exotic global influences like; celtic, gospel, Arabian, blues, avant garde, tango, swing and latin - a melting pot immersed in jazz. Visit the Discography page to hear 1 minute extracts from every track on the album.

Simon Gore - acoustic drum kit Simon's professional career began in the early seventies playing with big bands, rock, jazz, funk and the African bands Azah Papa Graffi Jazz and Magoma, during which time he performed on numerous TV and radio broadcasts. His preference leaned heavily in the direction of jazz and spent many years with Andy Sheppard. He performed with Alan Skidmore, Dick Morrissey, Don Weller, Bobby Shew and Al Grey. He was also a music educator at The Welsh College of Music and Drama - Dartington College of Arts and now at Bath Spa University College. He has most recently trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique.

Pete Maxfield - acoustic double bass First toured UK and Europe with the quartet Sphere 1976-1987. They won young jazz musicians of the year 1981 - recorded two albums Sphere (Melody Maker no. 1) and Present Tense. The group launched the solo career of Andy Sheppard who Pete worked with from 1975-1991, but were musically led by pianist Geoff Williams - a major influence in the quartet. Pete's main style is contemporary, but when he's playing as many as 300 gigs a year he uses many other styles - standards, trad, rock, blues, indie and folk. He's recorded five CD albums with the ultra-versatile trio Trouble In Mind. He's currently working on an album of originals playing Spanish Guitar.