Pip Eastop, Horn player, Photographer, Trumpet player

Horn player, Photographer, Trumpet player

Pip Eastop, hornplayer, teacher, horn, trumpet, jazz, sessions, London, soloist, orchestral, improvisation etc....

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Bored police at the International bubble-blowing competition, Mexico City

Bored police at the International bubble-blowing competition, Mexico City


Street life in Mexico City

Street life in Mexico City


Red hat, Buenos Aires

Red hat, Buenos Aires


Sad Aztec girl, Mexico

Sad Aztec girl. Teotihuacan, Mexico


New Blood Orchestra – Portugal

This was an hour or so before we played our concert in Sesimbra.

Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra.

 

 


Can it be the end of the road for Peter Gabriel’s New Blood Orchestra?

I sincerely hope not but sadly it’s quite possible that this was the last concert given by the New Blood Orchestra. It was at the Super Bock Super Rock festival, Sesimbra, Portugal on July 7th, 2012.

Over the last few years we’ve played at some amazing venues: All over the Americas (both North and South), across Europe and even in a muddy field in Kent. It’s been incredible fun and a joy to work with such a fine group of musicians – all of whom seem to have the ability to combine exemplary professionalism with extreme fun at all times.

Huge thanks to Peter Gabriel for employing us, sharing his musical world with us and for being such a nice, decent bloke!

If you’d like to see more of my photos of the New Blood Orchestra please click here to visit the gallery.


Ben Foster and the New Blood Orchestra, Hop Farm Festival

Ben Foster and the New Blood Orchestra, Hop Farm Festival


Richard Watkins in concert with Peter Gabriel’s New Blood Orchestra, Hop Farm Festival, June 2012

Richard Watkins in concert with Peter Gabriel's New Blood Orchestra, Hop Farm Festival, June 2012

Friend, colleague and icon of British hornplaying – Richard Watkins.
Here he is playing at a rock concert with Peter Gabriel and the New Blood Orchestra (in a muddy field in Kent).

You only get that golden halo if you’re really, really good!
The bassoonist in the background is Sarah Burnett – and she’s really, really good, too.


New Blood Orchestra

David Powell (left) and his doppelganger, David Powell Two.

David Powell (left) and his doppelganger, David Powell Two.


Stage crew footwork, Brazil

Stage crew in action, backstage in Sao Paolo


Scaffolders, Santiago, Chile

Scaffolders at work in the centre of Santiago, Chile.


The estuary of the river Alde at the Maltings, Snape

The estuary of the river Alde at the Maltings, Snape.


A view across grassland at the Maltings, Snape.


Bamboo


Andy Crowley – trumpet player – portrait


Andy Crowley and Dan Newall

Andy Crowley and Dan Newall escaping from Gatport Airwick


London Brass at an airpot

Dan Newall, Andy Crowley and Lindsay Schilling looking good after a very tough few days with almost no sleep.

Dan Newall, Andy Crowley and Lindsay Schilling looking good after a very tough few days with almost no sleep.


Street tuba

Oren Marshall performing in Wiesbaden, Germany. August 2011

Oren Marshall performing in Wiesbaden, Germany. August 2011


Fishing the Mersey

Fishing the Mersey Estuary from the beach a Seacombe. Liverpool and the Liver Building in the background

This photo is, I admit, strange.

I did so much processing of it that I can’t quite remember how it got like this.  I like it, though!

If you know what the Liver Building looks like you should be able to make out its twin towers in the psychedelic background directly above the people fishing.

There’s a larger version of it here, if you want to see some detail