Andy Clifton
Drums
I began playing drums in 1982 after seeing the great Eric Delaney play at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Shortly afterwards I joined my first band with some school friends. By the age of 12 I was regularly gigging and at the same time began playing drums and percussion for local amateur dramatics productions. By the age of 15 I’d played in a lot of great venues including BBC TV Centre, The Empire Ballroom Leicester Square ( as part of the Soho Jazz Festival ) and the Pizza Express chain of jazz clubs in London. Over the next few years, I played in as many bands and different styles as possible and progressed from amateur to professional engagements. Over the years I have performed with numerous bands and have backed many “named" artists in theatre / cabaret / gig situations both in the UK and abroad. For the last few years I have mainly been working with touring tribute shows, both in the UK and Europe.
