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THE STILL TIME
BAND' is a professional
gospel jazz sextet with a vision to use music as a means of
promoting the Gospel.
They have toured
extensively throughout the UK performing for a variety of
different venues and events including BBC Television, Premier
Radio, Greenbelt Stage One, The Salisbury International Arts
Festival, The Salvation Army at the Edinburgh Festival, Methodist
Central Hall, PDC UK conference, Spring Harvest, AOG conference,
Epsom CRE, Living Water, and literally hundreds of
churches, outreach events, alpha suppers, worship events, parties,
pubs, festivals, weddings, prisons, etc.
The band is made up of a core team of
London-based Christian musicians and a large pool of some 60
associate musicians throughout the UK, enabling the band to
respond to a range of opportunities nationwide.
 Mike
Roberts- Bandleader
Complete bio
here!
Mike Roberts
is a pianist and composer of jazz, gospel and electronic
music. He is a freelance composer, professor of music at THE
GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA and the artistic director
of STILL TIME MUSIC.
Becoming a Christian in his
mid-teens, Mike's vision has always been to use professional
music as a means of spreading the Gospel, and it is this
desire which led to the establishment, in 1999, of 'STILL
TIME MUSIC' and 'THE STILL TIME BAND'. Mike is married to
Sarah, who is now responsible for the administration of the
band.
Lindsey Danvers -
Vocalist
Complete bio
here!
Becoming a
Christian in 1988, Lindsey's main focus is to use her
talents in spreading the Gospel and in worship. She is
involved with the worship team at Cheam Community Church
and with the charity, 'THE SAFE PLACE', which is
providing homes for children from orphanages in Romania.
Lindsey lives in West London with her husband Stan
(sound engineer for the band).
 Martin
Richards -
Sax and Flute
Complete bio
here!
Becoming a
Christian in 1982, Martin became one of the founder
members of Follys End Church/Croydon where was a leader
until 2005, serving the church in a variety of pastoral
capacities. Martin came into full time ministry in 2000,
and is gifted to be a worship musician and artist. He
has a heart to see God use music and the creative arts,
and has experienced many instances when the Holy Spirit
has touched lives while he has played.
 Derek
Wiltshire
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Percussion
Complete bio
here!
As a
Christian from an early age, Derek has always had the
desire to use music for evangelism and outreach and is a
founder member of 'THE STILL TIME BAND'. Derek is
married to Yvette, has 3 children and lives in West
London.
 Mark
Hartley - Trumpet
Complete bio
here!
As a
Christian, Mark is passionate about using the performing
arts for evangelism and is a founder member of 'THE
STILL TIME BAND'. Mark is married to Jo (original lead
vocalist of the band), they have 3 children and live
near Maidenhead.
Bret Vanderburg
- Bass
Complete bio
here!
Becoming a
Christian at the early age of 13, Bret worked with YWAM
Amsterdam for 2 years and is keen to use music in
evangelistic and worship contexts. He is married to
Pippa, has 2 children and lives in Woking.
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The Still Time Band is very keen to pursue all
outreach opportunities - be it up-front in a church context, or
more relaxed in a pub.
Check out the videos of The Still Time band in
action spreading the gospel through the medium of jazz!
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BBC TELEVISION 2003
a special program broadcast on 22nd June 2003 featured THE
STILL TIME BAND and THE I.H.S WORLD ORCHESTRA. This extract is
from the main section about THE STILL TIME BAND. |
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GREENBELT ARTS FESTIVAL 2002
a special 'swing' songs of praise broadcast on 22nd June 2003
featured THE STILL TIME BAND and THE I.H.S WORLD ORCHESTRA.
This extract is from the main section about THE STILL TIME
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CD
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The Gospel According To Gershwin
Audio Samples
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'The Gospel According to Gershwin' is one of The Still Time
Band's most popular show formats to date - with performances for The
Salisbury International Art's Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Methodist
Central Hall and the Greenbelt Arts Festival to name but a few. It is now
an award winning radio show and a unique double album that combines
classic Gershwin songs, a special arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue and the
smooth sound of the UK's premier Gospel Jazz band:
A double album for the price of a single:
Disc One is a live performance of the show,
disc two includes Rhapsody in Blue, 3 additional studio tracks, all
Gerswhin tracks
from live performance with talking edited out, and enhanced content with
xtra MP3 files.
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Lead sheets available
here!
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For more info on the Still
Time Band visit:
www.stilltime.co.uk
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