Jools Holland OBE, the UK’s most popular pianist and bandleader, has announced that he is to sell the piano he has toured with for the last five to six years, with all proceeds going to the Drake Music Project, of which Jools is patron. It will be sold without reserve at Bonhams’ Autumn sale of Fine Pianos at 101 New Bond Street, London.

With this instrument Jools has accompanied the ‘Who’s Who’ of the music industry, including Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Muck Hucknall, Sting, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Marianne Faithfull, Jamie Cullum, Ringo Starr, Vic Reeves, Beverly Knight, Barry White, and countless others.

The Drake Music Project (www.drakemusicproject.org) was established in 1988 to enable disabled children and adults who are unable to play conventional musical instruments to discover their musical abilities and explore, compose and perform their own music. Jools has been a long-standing patron of the charity and is delighted to have the opportunity to raise funds by selling the piano that has played such an important role in the music world.

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Posted: 08|3|06 at 8:34 am. Filed under: UK News.