High above New Orleans, (according to the Western Mail) Good news. The Western Mail and Jazzwise Magazine yesterday reported fully Arts Council Wales’ decision to entrust the running of a mini-festival in […]
Cadogan Hall (above) does big bands well. There were very few seats left in the hall tonight. The audience was appreciative. The sound and the lighting were done very well and unobtrusively. […]
The Evening Standard’s piece today on the Banksy getting graffiti-ed by a graffiti “artist” is already (!) a few days out of date. The Gillett Square Banksy has already been restored , […]
The blue plaque to stand-up comic Les Dawson (Most famous feature of the Palace Theatre, Manchester) An interesting call from a LondonJazz reader who likes my Opera House story, particularly because it […]
I have already listed the Gareth Lockrane Big Band (above) at the 606 on lunchtime March 22nd in my previous post on this month about the 606.But after a bit more thought […]
Adam Hart, who runs Hackney Community Developments , is the Vortex’s landlord. He talked to me at the Barbican press bash last night about a new career turn. Thanks to Banksy, and […]
Wynton This morning’s piece in the Guardian about Sir Nicholas Kenyon’s plans for Barbican makes it 100% official. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra is to have a residency at the Barbican. I […]
I try to keep ahead of the news. I launch myself in the direction of good music. But with technology I know my place : behind the pack. Youtube is said to […]
The Cheltenham Gold Cup (3.20pm, Friday March 13th) Cheltenham Jazz Festival and the Morning Advertiser , “Officially the Pub Trade’s Favourite” (doesn’t say favourite what…) have announced a competition for pub bands […]
Ari Hoenig: Bert’s Playground(Dreyfus Jazz CD, FDM 46050369192) Review: Ari Hoenig, Road Trip Bar, Old Steet, 9th March 2009 An A4 sheet with six words in red and black bold capitals had […]
Sarah Ellen Hughes (above) got in touch with me in response to the LondonJazz post about the Bull’s Head and her gig there tomorrow night. She seems to have been caught by […]
The unique viewpoint of an Oxford dog-walker A quick chat about life and stuff this afternoon with a dog-walker from near Oxford. Who also happens to one of the leading writers and […]
All the Google News stories about jazz are suddenly about Dustin Hoffman. A jazz news hook is being used …..used to sell a film, ie something with more robust(?) …no, just bigger […]
Barbican Terrace in the sunshine This post starts with the kindness of a stranger. When I was chasing up the story of the 2009 BBC Jazz Awards last week, a Radio 3 […]
The Royal Festival Hall : “not quite right” A very interesting presentation this afternoon at the Barbican, by architect Sir Jeremy Dixon of Dixon Jones, the practice behind both the King’s Place […]
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