Bio
Hazell lives in a little village 40 miles north of London, England. His town is much smaller than Dallas and has only 2 small stores, 2 pubs and a 12th Century church that was built 300 years before Christopher Columbus arrived in America. The closest restaurant is 5 miles away so Hazell enjoys cooking for himself. His favorite meal is Chicken Stir-Fry with Indonesian Sauce.
When asked, here is what Hazell had to say about "Borage" from his musical work Three Brass Cats: "Some years ago I had four cats in the house - all were strays and decided that I was a soft touch when it came to free board and lodgings, so instead of moving on, they all decided to stay. Sadly they have all now gone to the great cattery in the sky. However, at the time they were around I was asked to write some pieces for a brass group (some may have heard of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble). What should I write about? Well, I've always liked writing about the people and places around me (they appear in a lot of my music) so I thought . . I know, my cats. They all had slightly odd names and the fourth of these was Borage. Borage is a plant that grows wild (at least in England!), but is very pretty."
"This summed up Borage's character completely - he used to race around the house and garden like a wild thing getting everywhere and into everything, and he had the most beautiful markings on his fur. I tried to capture his rushing around in his music, no time to stop for anything and he's gone before you know it. Give him a stroke if you can catch him! These days I don't have any cats as I travel around a lot with my work, but it's nice to think that they're still with me in the music."