Get to know us!
We’ve all known each other for years as friends and performers before we came together for A Day On Venus.
All of us have played in bands and venues across the UK and beyond, playing all kinds of different styles – our love for so many genres, from jazz and soul, to punk, drum and bass, afrobeat, pop and more brings different ideas and experiences that all feed into our music.
And with 7 members in the band, we create a pretty huge sound on stage…
Tiffany Parker
Vocals
Tiff leads the band with formidable vocals and her original songs which have connected audiences all over – we all met in the longstanding brass group Full Tilt Collective, but before that she trained as an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama!
She’s taken the Full Tilt gang to far-flung locations like Mr Wolfs Bristol, Matt and Phreds Manchester, Scallywag Brighton, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Isle of Wight Festival and more.
Jack Marks
Tuba
Jack is the rock solid bass of the band. Aside from A Day On Venus, you’ll also see him in action in London and beyond with our mates in punk trio New Car Smell – one of their recent highlights was supporting at Ally Pally!
In a previous life he was a founding member of Irish brass group Booka Brass, who performed with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Hot 8 Brass Band, Lisa Hannigan and others, which makes the rest of us very jealous.
Dave Vigay
Drums
Dave’s musical life has taken him all across Europe, playing in all the best cities to have a holiday – Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Rome, Turin and more – playing with rock group The Snake Corps. He’s done Balkan music, jazz and even theatre as MD for ‘Architects’ with artist collective Shunt.
He lives the dream life on a beautiful houseboat in South East London. Ask nicely and he’ll even give you lessons.
Oli Jarvis
Saxophone
Oli plays in so many different settings. He’s been in action everywhere from London Jazz Festival to Glastonbury, and played with groups including The Allergies and London Improvisers’ Orchestra.
But his regular gig (other than us!) is with the Wax Preachers, with whom he’s played at Secret Garden Party, Smoked and Uncut Festival, Bristol Old Market Assembly, Shambala and more.
Luke Bentley
Trombone
Luke has energy levels that others could only dream of. His incredible solos steal the show every time both with us and with his other groups.
You can regularly see him in action with Soul Grenades, with whom he has supported artists including George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, and Craig Charles, and had airplay on BBC Radio 6. He’s also the absolute favourite guest artist of the Matt and Phreds team in Manchester.
Ali Barker
Trumpet
All of us have played with Full Tilt Collective over the years, but Ali is one of that band’s longest-standing members! He’s been with them through thick and thin, with shows at Isle of Wight Festival, Hogsozzle, Small World, Swingamajig, Shambala and Sunrise Festivals.
Around London you might have seen him at venues like Rich Mix, Blues Kitchen, Jazz Cafe, South London Soul Train, Hootananny Brixton and more.
Nikolaj Schubert
Trumpet
Schoobs plays in a bunch of different groups across London, including rock blues group Mama Moonshine and with Luke in Soul Grenades.
He’s been in action supporting Sister Sledge and George Clinton with Soul Grenades, played in nights at Ronnie Scott’s, Supreme Standards, Albert Hall Manchester and BBC Introducing’s futuretense series at Southbank Centre, alongside festivals Glastonbury, London Jazz, Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul, and more.
