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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

WORD SOUND & POWER @ PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Paul Brad

WORD SOUND & POWER joins forces with PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED and it is on at Rich Mix in Shoreditch for the duration of the London jazz Festival In the summer of 2012 – to celebrate 50 years of Jamaican Independence … Continue reading →

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NEI JIA TRAINING with Tu Minh Tan

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Paul Brad

NEI JIA TRAINING with Tu Minh Tan. Nice little film of Paris based martial artist Tu Minh Ta. He comes from the Wan Lai Sheng – Ziranmen tradition – and I had the pleasure of training xing yi quan with … Continue reading →

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Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Paul Brad

Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars is the latest documentary from Robert Greenwald who also directed Iraq For Sale, Out Foxed and Wal Mart. The use of drones has intensified under President Obama’s leadership as the number of troops on the ground … Continue reading →

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PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED @ Rich Mix

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Paul Brad

PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED! A VITAL SESSION… THIS THURSDAY 7th November… Swifty & I will be representing at the opening of this collective exhibition event, conceived and curated by freedom loving painter Gina Southgate. OK people.. there’s a £6.00 guest – … Continue reading →

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LIVE THE SPIRIT BIG BAND LIVE @ The Tabernacle – 26.10.013

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Paul Brad

LIVE THE SPIRIT BIG BAND premiered A Dream Deferred or A Dream Or A Dream Come True + ‘1919’ at The Tabernacle in Ladbroke Grove. Fresh from concerts in Brest and Paris, Chicago’s Live The Spirit Big Band touched down … Continue reading →

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LOU REED : WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Paul Brad

LOU REED was a legend. From Warhol’s NYC to the Punk generation and beyond, Lou Reed’s music never failed to resonate. A musical innovator and Chen taijiquan devotee he recently passed away aged 71 as a result of complications following … Continue reading →

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A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? arrives in London

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Paul Brad

A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? arrives in London this Saturday, 26th October, with Chicago’s Live The Spirit Ensemble. A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? is a 45 minute suite composed by Ernest Khabeer Dawkins – … Continue reading →

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Autumn at the House Of St Barnabas: Gilles Peterson presents…

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Paul Brad

Autumn at the House Of St Barnabas kicked of in the Chapel with an evening curated by BBC6 Music’s Gilles Peterson and the Brownswood crew. It was three the hard way – acoustic stylee. The House Of St Barnabas is … Continue reading →

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Robert Wyatt ’68 – The Lost Tapes

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Paul Brad

‘Robert Wyatt ’68’ is a fascinating document, a brace of works in progress by the drummer and vocalist with the legendary Soft Machine. The album contains four “lost” tracks – 2 short and 2 long – which were recorded in … Continue reading →

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SOLO SOPRANO: A PORTRAIT OF LOL COXHILL

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Paul Brad

‘SOLO SOPRANO- A PORTRAIT OF LOL COXHILL’  is latest venture by film maker Helen Petts and following its successful launch at the Full of Noises Festival, the film tours to Tusk Festival, Newcastle, London Jazz Festival and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra … Continue reading →

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