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Tag Archives: funk
Steve Williamson: Enigmatic Jazz Warrior meets Tomorrow’s Warriors
Having orchestrated a number of features on stellar saxophonist Steve Williamson in Straight No Chaser and been instrumental in taking his band, That Fuss Was Us’ to play in Japan, I have no qualms in saying that I am a … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Avante Garde, Dune, funk, Gary Crosby, IDJ, japan, Jazz, Jazz Warriors, M Base, RFH, Rhyme Time, soprano sax, Straight No Chaser, tenor sax, That Fuss Was Us, Tomorrows Warriors, urban
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Lisbon to Mau Mau
The lovely Guida De Palma rolls into London town to play Jazz Refreshed. Says it all! Guida is a Franco-Portuguese vocalist, songwriter and educator who spent most of her working life in Paris and London but now resides in Lisbon. … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Brasil, funk, Jazz, Jazz Refreshed, Jazz Singer, Lisbon, Mau Mau, urban
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Snowboy 50… ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid Jazz: A History Of the UK Jazz Dance Scene
Sadly, I missed the Southend author, bandleader and congalero’s 50th birthday party but I’m sure it was a cracking affair with a maelstrom of fine music. As you may, or may not, know Snowboy’s seminal ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Afro Cuban, All Dayers, Baz Fe Jazz, Berlin, Brothers In Jazz, Charts, Chris Hill, Colin Curtis, Crackers, Dingwalls, Electric Ballroom, Floor Technicians, funk, fusion, Gilles Peterson, Hi Hat, Horseshoe, IDJ, Jazz, Jazz Dance, Jazz Defektors, Jazz Room, Jazzcotech, Mods, Paul Murphy, Pheonix, Robert Farris Thompson, Shiftless Shuffle, Snowboy, UK Jazz Dance, wag Club, Working Week, Zulus
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Push – Back on the block & on a Mission!
Posted in Words, Sound & Power
Tagged Acid Jazz, Dingwalls, funk, Galliano, Rare Groove, Seal, soul
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Tribute To Gil Scott Heron (RIP)
A few months ago, Kam Bhogal presented a pilot online radio show for seeksmusic.com. It went down well so the good people there have given him a monthly show. Checked out the show this morning… it’s a tribute to the late, … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged black power, funk, Is That Jazz?, novelist, poet, rap, soul
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