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About Paul Brad

Freelance journalist / Publisher / Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine / Editor - L FM : Broadcasting In A Pandemic - Gilles Peterson (Worldwide FM) / Publisher: From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: A History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene by Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove / Music Fan: Interplanetary Sounds: Ancient to Future / Cultural Event Consultant & Activist / Nei Jia practitioner

OUT NOW! Dogwoof present NAS: ‘Time is ILLMATIC’

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Paul Brad

OUT NOW on DVD and on demand – ‘Time is ILLMATIC’ Twenty years after its release, ‘Illmatic’ has become a hip-hop benchmark that encapsulates the socio-political outlook, enduring spirit, and collective angst of a generation of young black men searching … Continue reading →

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GARY CROSBY is 60: Groundation at The Cockpit

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Paul Brad

GARY CROSBY – bassist and the driving force behind Tomorrow’s Warriors and Dune records – continues to celebrate the big Six-O with a session at Jez Nelson’s Jazz In The Round next Monday. Together with new generation players Moses Boyd … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUAL JAZZ Vol 6: Jazzman’s Journey Continues

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paul Brad

Gerald the Jazzman continues on his Spiritual Jazz journey with this – his sixth volume. As ever, he delivers an extraordinary collection which this time round focuses on vocal offerings that reflect the spiritually charged politics of the multi-dimensional African … Continue reading →

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The Alchemy and The Way of Dai Family Xin Yi

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Paul Brad

The Alchemy of Dai family Xin Yi Wu Dao is Singing Dragon’s latest offering from the prolific modern day daoist Master Xongxian Wu. The publication of this modest 143 page book – which is accompanied by two DVDs – offers … Continue reading →

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DON’T SLEEP ON THIS! This Monday BBC JAZZ ON 3: ENLIGHTENMENT (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane) – LIVE @ MELTDOWN

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Paul Brad

This coming Monday, February 2nd, Jez Nelson’s longstanding BBC Jazz On 3 show will broadcast the whole of the evening performance at Meltdown of Enlightenment – In the Spirit Of ‘A Love Supreme’. It was the mid summer’s day and … Continue reading →

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Steve Reid Foundation & Brownswood launch Emanative’s ‘The Light Years of Darkness’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Paul Brad

The buzz on this project has bee building quietly and the Steve Reid Foundation and Brownswood are delighted to announce the release of Emanative’s album ‘The Light Years of Darkness’ featuring a host of talents from Earl Zinger, Idris Ackamore, … Continue reading →

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Tam…Tam…Tam…! It SOLD OUT before Xmas but the vinyl is back!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Paul Brad

Meicio Askanasy, José Prates, Ivan de Paula TAM…TAM…TAM!.. the vinyl is back! It was Gilles Peterson who discovered this LP while digging in Rio between the Sonzeira recording sessions. Could he get a copy of his own, there and then? … Continue reading →

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HAPPINESS is 180 gram double vinyl!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Paul Brad

HAPPINESS is 180 gram double vinyl… seen! The boys at Gearbox just mailed me this shot of my rapidly shrinking self, clutching ‘Nucleus with Leon Thomas’ in their supa audiophile studio. This terrific unreleased live session is led by the … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATION TIME: A Love Supreme: 50 Years On

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Paul Brad

A Love Supreme – 50 Years On… While I’m eagerly awaiting Jazz On 3 broadcast of the entire performance of the Enlightenment Ensemble’s “Re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ at last summer’s Meltdown, the crew at Folded Wing announce … Continue reading →

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BERIMBAU: The Art Of Mestre Lourimbau

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Paul Brad

The Art Of Mestre Lourimbau is a Soundcloud playlist that my good friend Jody Gillett just turned me onto. She’s poised to jet off to Salvador and Recife for the next chapter in the UK vs Brasil Bass Culture Clash, … Continue reading →

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