This series is about all the little modern irritations that get under our skin and that nobody seems accountable for? I compare modern life to like walking around with a stone in one's shoe , utterly irritating ! I'll cover many of the things that get us hopping mad from toilet seats that come down on their own to restaurants that still insist on a…

Clarinetist Adrian Cox is a force of nature . His boundless energy and enthusiasm comes through in everything he does and he's a master communicator . Adrian is one of the worlds finest clarinet players but he also has a rare skill and talent in making his music accessible to everybody through his skill as a communicator . This was a very interesti…

Here's a funny , embarrassing little tale about a pair of dodgy , stolen underpants , May balls , medical students and Ray's uncomfortable situation at The London School of Osteopathy .By raygelato

It's hard to know where to start with Russ Kane . He is a human dynamo that never seems to stop . Just some of Russ's achievements include 20 years on Capital FM as The Flying Eye . Russ performs a stand up comedy show called Kaned Laughter with performances at The Edinburgh Festival , London and Los Angeles . He is also an author and has written a…

Colin Vaines is a British film and Emmy award winning television producer who's credits include Gangs of New York , Film stars don't die in Liverpool , The Young Victoria and much more . Ray and Colin sit down over a coffee and cigar and chat about Soho, Scorsese and Colin's thoughts and highly interesting stories. If you have enjoyed Gelato's Parl…

Master tailor David Stevens was brought up in London's East End . As well as being a tailor with shops in Leigh on Sea and an office in Savile Row , David is also a singer and songwriter with several albums to his name . His latest recording is called Cold Rain . On this first episode of London lives , Ray meets David in Clerkenwell and they spend …

Ray speaks of his youth in 1970's London. A City of subcultures where Teddy Boys , Rockabilly's , Punks, Skinheads and Mods coexisted. Not peacefully and often erupting into violence. Ray talks about his life as a young ted, then later on, a Rockabilly, growing up in London during the 1970's. London's youth subcultures are an important piece of his…

A cigar and coffee with Leo Green . Part 2. Ray and Leo Green sit down and have a cigar, coffee and a chat about Leo's long , varied and illustrious career. Son of famed broadcaster, sax player and author , Benny Green . Leo has inherited his fathers talent as a naturel raconteur . He's played sax with Van Morrison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richar…

Ray and Leo Green sit down and have a cigar, coffee and a chat about Leo's long , varied and illustrious career. Son of famed broadcaster, sax player and author , Benny Green . Leo has inherited his fathers talent as a naturel raconteur . He's played sax with Van Morrison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richard and Jools Holland. He's met Frank Sinatra …

You've heard of dancing on the ceiling ? Well this is a true story of our trombone player , Dave Keech , actually falling through the ceiling at a gig in Norway!! It's all true, it all happened and there will be more Tales from the road and Gelato madness. Listen to this episode of Gelato's Parlour to hear the full tale .…

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Join Ray in a fun rant about the irritations that drive him mad about living in London. Ray rants about the endless construction going on , roadworks with nobody working on them and the blight that is the temporary traffic light ! If you are annoyed by commuters on the tube who block up the aisles with enough luggage for an army. People who insist …

Ray takes a visit down London's iconic music venue, The 100 Club and chats with owner, Jeff Horton. Jeff tells stories about the greats that have worked at the 100 Club . Artists like Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones , The Sex Pistols and Paul McCartney ( who helped to save the venue from closure) . Ray and Jeff also discuss the good and the bad of…

On this episode of Gelato’s Parlour , Ray chats with Antonio Polledri all about Soho , Bar Italia , London and more .By raygelato

Any performer will tell you that the guest list is pain in the A.... Ray explains his own personal hell with the guest list or as it’s known in the trade . The pest list .By raygelato

Ray tells the hilarious tale about an unfortunate band member who was tracked down and stalked . All on live Italian TV !By raygelato

Ray tells the tale of a mad gig , way back in the 80’s. It was at a Cambridge University May ball and the nutty story involved a tea urn and a unfortunate couple who got covered in coleslaw !By raygelato

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Ray’s back from his summer tour and he speaks about the reality of the touring musician. The good , the bad and the ugly .By raygelato

On this episode I speak with the great Spanish tenor sax player Enric Peidro. We talk about jazz , recording , our sax heroes and our new CD titled ‘ With All Due Respect ‘ .By raygelato

Ray’s blood pressure is raised this week as he rants about the never ending cycle of roadworks .By raygelato

Hear the hilarious tale about a member of Ray’s band who was tracked down on live Italian TV by a jilted old flame .By raygelato

Ray goes on a rant about chain restaurants. Especially the bizarre practice of food arriving at haphazard times .By raygelato

Ray tells a tale of how he met the mob in Carnegie Hall and South Philadelphia.By raygelato