Category Archives: Deep stuff

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Sacred Music & The Art Of Freedom

If you are a regular at Jazz In The Round you’ll be familiar with the artworks of Gina Southgate. We were fortunate enough to have Gina in The Chapel at Sacred Music: Sacred Spaces  and here’s a lovely portrait of … Continue reading

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IN THE SPIRIT OF ALICE COLTRANE: Ansuman Biswas – A modern day master of the interdiscipllinary arts

This Thursday’s  re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ will further the expansive, global innovations of his loving wife Alice Coltrane . Pianist, harpist and band leader, Alice Coltrane’s  Sanskrit name was Turiyasangitananda. She was devoted to the practices of … Continue reading

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Deep In The Chapel… Visions of A Love Supreme

With only a week to go before we premiere the re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ the vibe and the anticipation is building. After a long period of writing flautist Rowland Sutherland has been busy adding swathes of sound … Continue reading

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Sacred Music : Sacred Spaces: Ifa & A Love Supreme

John Coltane’s last ever recording was at Babatunde Olatunji’s Center for African Culture in New York City and featured Algie DeWitt on Bata drum. They also performed a delirious version of the song ‘Ogunde Varere’ – a Brasiliian folkloric composition … Continue reading

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SUMMER SOLSTICE: SACRED MUSIC – SACRED SPACES: A LOVE SUPREME

Fresh back from NZ and it’s kicking in … BIG TIME! Everybody involved with our modest little Chaser Productions set-up is hyped with the imminent performance of  Sacred Music – Sacred Spaces: A Re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’. Sacred … Continue reading

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MY TOP SUMMMER READ FOR 60s COUNTER CULTURE & MUSIC HEADZ….

Back in 2006 Serpents Tail published Joe Boyd’s universally acclaimed  ‘White Bicyles’ . Its title was inspired by the Dutch Provos communal bicyles in 60s  Amsterdam and the 1967 underground hit by Tomorrow, and if a recall correctly Maximus Reinhardt … Continue reading

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Pre Dawn scribblings on a trip to Aotearoa… this is Part 1… Nuff more to come!

It’s 3.15 am. I’ve been off the digital radar for the past ten days.  Swifty and I were working on a couple of British Council funded projects in Aukland, New Zealand aka Aotearoa. Arrived back in London town  yesterday. Got … Continue reading

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Shocking! Listen to Arnie Gunderson’s Fukushima Update

Chatting with a friend last night she raised the issue of nuclear power in Japan and what a relief it must be that they’ve finally shut down the nuclear power plants in Japan. While that’s all good, an ongoing disaster … Continue reading

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MARLEY… The short life of a Natural Mystic…

Midday – last Friday. Got a phone call. “Meet me at 2pm… Screen On The Green…  Bob Marley… the film… my shout!” How could I refuse? I’d seen the trailer and was vibed up. I’m a fan and despite knowing … Continue reading

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JOY IN PEOPLE – ARE YOU DOWN WITH THAT?

To tell the truth, when we arrived at the Hayward Gallery to check the double header of David Shrigley and Jeremy Deller I knew very little about either. Basically, I knew Shrigley was one whimsical dude while Deller had studied … Continue reading

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