Just a nice, positive and thoughtful piece of writing from Dave Douglas’s blog about the “dedication, perseverance and honesty” which go into creating an individual voice. He should know…. I’m looking forward […]
The Guardian has given over its third editorial to a complaint that the highly knowledgeable, ace presenter Geoffrey Smith (above) – who doubles as Country Life’s opera critic – has had to […]
A break from jazz. My old college chum Harry Christophers – as a pair we used to get completely thrashed at pool in a filthy pub on the Holloway Road – was […]
As I wrote in a previous post , it takes the instinct of a professional sleuth or stalker to track down all the jazz on the BBC. Tonight the schedules of BBC4 […]
I’m looking forward to sitting in for a couple of numbers with my friend, and one of the real gents of British jazz, trumpeter Digby Fairweather (above centre) . Pizza Express Dean […]
Thank you to my friend Mike for this. When jazz legend Charles Mingus died in 1979, he left behind quite a legacy (all that follows is from the official website): -a uniquely […]
John Dankworth in 1959, the year of the opening of Ronnie Scott’s. Dankworth’s 1960’s film scores for Joseph Losey are a feature of the BFI’s weekend. SEE MORE RECENT UPDATED POST HERE […]
Our Father,Who art in HendonHarrow Road be Thy nameThy Kingston comeThy WimbledonIn Erith as it is in Hendon.Give us this day our BerkhamstedAnd forgive us our WestminstersAs we forgive those who Westminster […]
I chatted a few days ago to electric bass player Janek Gwizdala (above). He was in Los Angeles. Tonight April 9th and tomorow night Good Friday, he’s in London, at Charlie Wright’s. […]
Wright or wrong? The full Press Release on the 2009 Proms, which I have just received, is 3,089 words or 16,480 characters (without spaces) long. “Jazz” is just one of those 3,089 […]
North-West London-based Tomorrow’s Warriors/Dune advertised today that they are looking for a Development Manager. The job is posted, with details of where and how to apply, on the Arts Industry website. Tomorrow’s […]
A very happy fiftieth indeed in Frith Street! Ian Mann of The Jazz Mann blog has done the work before me, and posted the press release of the May line-up for Ronnie’s, […]
LondonJazz reader Ivan B has kindly brought to my attention another appearance of the Gareth Lockrane Big Band. The towel rail, according to Bob McKay (or was it Roland Barthes?), is the […]
I’m very interested by Tommy Pearson’s insider’s take on the Sony Radio Awards.He writes about the progressive marginalisation in these awards, and more generally, of Radio 3. Here are the Sony Radio […]
Review: Theo Travis/John Etheridge/ Trevor Tomkins Trio.Coach and Horses , Isleworth: 6th April 2009 I came away from last night’s gig at the Coach & Horses, a few minutes’ walk from Syon […]
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