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Category Archives: Is That Jazz?
A few 2014 records that sneaked into the New Year ….
As we roll into 2015 there’s a few of last year’s tunes that continue to hold a spot by the the hi-fi…. February will see all those peeps on a deep jazz tip paying homage to Trane’s iconic ‘A Love … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings, Sound & Power
Tagged A Love Supreme, Africa Funk, Alice Coltrane, congolese rumba, Dudu Pukwana, Enlightenment- A Re-envisioning Of 'A Love Supreme', Haiti, Jazz, John Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Live at Temple University, Nat Birchall, Nucleus, Pressure Sounds, Sarah Jane Morris, Verkys et l'Orchestre Veve
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2015 Kicks OFF with Orlando Julius meets The Heliocentrics & Carleen Anderson encounters The Masters… while Gilles P dishes out the Worldwide Awards….
2015 Kicks OFF with Orlando Julius meets The Heliocentrics & Carleen Anderson encounters The Masters… and Gilles Peterson dishes out his Worldwide Awards…. Freedom! resurfaces at The Vortex. OK… first up… HAPPY NEW YEAR! May it be a good one … Continue reading
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LIVE: Collocutor, The Grip, Steve Williamson….
London town regularly delivers an overwhelming array of LIVE music and the late summer has been exceptional with enlightening and stirring sessions from Collocutor, The Grip and Steve Willamson. Last Monday night I caught the launch of the the Collocutor … Continue reading
KEEP ON KEEPING ON: The Film
KEEP ON KEEPING ON is a poignant trans-generational story that was filmed over a four year period and explores the connection between ageing legendary trumpet player Clark Terry and young blind pianist Justin Kauflin. Produced by Quincy Jones and Paula … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged BFI, Clark Terry, documentary, Jazz, Jazz Education, Justin Kauflin, Mike Hicks, NYC, piano, Quincy Jones, Rich Mix, trumpet
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Charles Lloyd – Arrows Into Infinity
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is the focus of an award-winning new documentary film, Arrows Into Infinity, a collaborative work between Lloyd’s wife, painter and filmmaker, Dorothy Darr; and editor / filmmaker, Jeffery Morse. . If there’s one 60s horn player that … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Is That Jazz?
Tagged Arrows of Infinity, Big Sur, Charles Lloyd, ECM, Fillmore West, Jazz, Monterey, saxophone, spiritual jazz
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CARNIVAL WEEKEND: JAZZ RE-FEST 2014
CARNIVAL WEEKEND: JAZZ RE-FEST II kicks off at The Flyover in Ladbroke Grove. After the success of the 1st JAZZ RE:FEST last year, the Jazz re:freshed crew have answered the call to do it all again this year and the … Continue reading
SONNY ROLLINS: IN HIS OWN WORDS – The NY Satire Backfires!
SONNY ROLLINS: IN HIS OWN WORDS was a satirical piece in the New Yorker – see below – that didn’t sit well with the saxophonist/composer, who is 84 in September, looks great, sounds amazing and regards his musical legacy as … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Bret Primack, colossus, humour, Jazz, jazz video guy, New Yorker, satire, saxophone, Sonny Rollins, The Onion
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Enlightenment – A Love Supreme @ James Lavelle’s Meltdown
Enlightenment – A Re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s Love Supreme touched down on the Southbank on the final day of James Lavelle’s Meltdown. It was a glorious mid-summer’s day, there was rave kicking off on the river bank terrace and Enlightenment … Continue reading
