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About Paul Brad

Freelance journalist / Publisher : Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine, Editor - Beyond The Bassline (British Library) , Editor - L FM : Lockdown 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

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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Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paul Brad

Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester is at The Lowry from Sat 28 September – Sun 23 February. Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester looks to me like one essential exhibition. I discovered the show via http://www.northernsoul.me.uk and an excellent … Continue reading →

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WORD SOUND & POWER: The Exhibition

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Paul Brad

WORD SOUND & POWER: Reggae Changed My Life. As Black History month approaches I have to wonder why I’m struggling to get people around the nation to host the exhibition that Swift & I put together at the British Music … Continue reading →

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JULIAN JOSEPH takes on Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Paul Brad

Though I know zilch about opera I couldn’t miss out on an invite to pianist, Julian Joseph’s ‘Windows in Tristan & Isolde in the small studio at the Royal Opera House last Sunday. Julian’s brother and manager,  James, had already … Continue reading →

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GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE ARRIVE IN LONDON SEPT 28th

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Paul Brad

THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE arrive in London on September 28th at The Nest Collective armed with a new album ‘Ayó’. Six years have elapsed since the release since Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective’s 2007 masterpiece ‘Wátina’ and it’s taken that … Continue reading →

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