Chef at 09:34, 5 February 2026

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	===Favourite musicians===		===Favourite musicians===
	'''Music is my life blood. Period.'''		'''Music is my life blood. Period.'''
	* '''Current Favourite Band:''' [[:Category:Redemption - Jazz - Funk - Rock and Roll\|Redemption]], a local funk-rock-jazz=influenced band with a fabulous sax player, formerly of JTQ [James Taylor Quartet], John Wilmott. A superb player and a good friend. There are many other wonderful session guys in this Norfolk band.
	* '''Biggest influence:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson Gilles Peterson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreaux_Jazz_Festival Montreaux Jazz Festival]		* '''Biggest influence:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson Gilles Peterson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreaux_Jazz_Festival Montreaux Jazz Festival]
	* '''Band:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Crusaders The Jazz Crusaders] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Average_White_Band The Average White Band] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Deep Purple] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group Pat Metheny Group]		* '''Band:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Crusaders The Jazz Crusaders] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Average_White_Band The Average White Band] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Deep Purple] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group Pat Metheny Group]

Chef at 17:20, 29 January 2025

2025-01-29T17:20:02Z

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__NOTOC____NOEDITSECTION__[[Image:JerryPank.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''' ''Chef'' ''', aka Jerry Pank]]
===Who is Chef===
I am Jerry Pank, aka ''Chef'', the founder, funder, editor and creator of Cookipedia. I am an extremely enthusiastic cook, however I am a computer programmer, not a Chef! I chose the pseudonym because it seemed like a good idea at the time. It feels a bit pretentious now but it's too late to change, so my apologies to real chefs.

===Norfolk Jazz===
* I fund and run the server and website for our fabulous local jazz club: [https://www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk UpwellJazzClub.co.uk]
Our [https://www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk local jazz club], based in Christchurch Community Centre, Norfolk, Rd PE14 9LL, holds Sunday Lunchtime Jazz Sessions about four times a year. These fantastic events have starred World Class Jazz Musicians over twenty odd years, an amazing feat for our sleepy little village! There's [https://www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk/Pete_Neighbour_Julian_Stringle_22_03_2025.html a fabulous clarinet gig coming up in March this year].

===Favourite chefs===
* '''Jamie Oliver''' - I love his style of cooking, enthusiasm and method of presentation. He may be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockney mockney], so what!
* '''Rick Stein''' - When he's cooking in some town square on a Gaz stove, loaded with wine!
* '''[[Celebrity_Chefs_on_Desert_Island_Discs#Antonio_Carluccio_-_broadcast_6th_July_2008|Antonio Carluccio]]''' - I love his rustic style of cooking and passion for local ingredients.
[[Image:Chef.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Artwork by [http://www.rachelpank.co.uk '''Rachel Pank''']]]
[[Image:Tom and Jerry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tom and Jerry,sadly, no longer with us.]]
===Favourite musicians===
'''Music is my life blood. Period.'''
* '''Current Favourite Band:''' [[:Category:Redemption - Jazz - Funk - Rock and Roll|Redemption]], a local funk-rock-jazz=influenced band with a fabulous sax player, formerly of JTQ [James Taylor Quartet], John Wilmott. A superb player and a good friend. There are many other wonderful session guys in this Norfolk band.
* '''Biggest influence:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson Gilles Peterson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreaux_Jazz_Festival Montreaux Jazz Festival]
* '''Band:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Crusaders The Jazz Crusaders] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Average_White_Band The Average White Band] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Deep Purple] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_Vanelli Gino Vanelli] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower of Power] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny_Group Pat Metheny Group]
* '''Songwriter/Composer:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Carlos Jobim] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron Gill Scott-Heron] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie Dave Bowie] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Friedman Dean Friedman]
* '''Keyboards:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans Bill Evans] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Jarrett Keith Jarrett] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Mays Lyle Mays] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliane_Elias Eliane Elias]
* '''Male Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Murphy_(singer) Mark Murphy] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lucien Jon Lucien] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Motta Ed Motta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Hathaway Donnie Hathaway] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Prima Louis Prima] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs Boz Scaggs] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jarreau Al Jarreau] / Jose James / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Baker Chet Baker] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame Georgie Fame]
* '''Female Vocal:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan Sarah Vaughan] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Ella] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Lee_Jones Rickie Lee Jones] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Asako Toki Asako]
* '''Guitar:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ritenour Lee Ritnour] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana Carlos Santana] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Hendrix] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck Jeff Beck]
* '''Bass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller Marcus Miller] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaco_Pastorious Jaco Pastorious]
* '''Drums:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta Vinnie Colaiuta] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weckl Dave Weckl] / Kim Plainfield (Jon Lucien's band) / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cobham Billy Cobham]
* '''Sax:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn Dave Sanborn] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker Michael Brecker]
* '''Brass:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard Freddie Hubbard] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Mangione Chuck Mangeone]
[[Image:Chef.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Artwork by [http://www.rachelpank.co.uk '''Rachel Pank''']]]
'''All-time favourite:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Metheny Pat Metheny]
===Where I work===
I am retired now, living in rural Norfolk. I still dabble with The Internets and I am a Volunteer at [https://www.cats.org.uk/downhammarket Cats Protection, Downham Market].

For the last seven years we've been visiting our local jazz club [https://www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk Upwell Jazz Club] and now I am pleased to say that I help in the running of the club and its events; nothing too difficult, just putting out the tables and chairs, making sandwiches and building and running the Jazz Club's website: [https://www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk www.upwelljazzclub.co.uk]. I hope you enjoy it!
===Contacting me===
The easiest way to contact me is to use the [[Contact the Editor]] page. I will try to get back to you as soon as I am able.

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