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EXTRORDINARY JOE : Terry Callier Passes To Other Side
There are some people that once you’ve met them you never forget them. Terry Callier was one of them. I first saw Terry perform at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town and those gathered were there to pay their respects … Continue reading
ZARA McFARLANE: Visions from the Eastside, Back-a-Yard Reflections and Meditations on a MOBO
Dropped into the BME at the 02 last night. Along with a hundred-or -so other like minded souls I enjoyed a nicely structured discussion on the impact The Wailers 1973 debut LP for Island Records – ‘Catch A Fire’ – … Continue reading
COOL BREEZE! HAVANA meets DMZ’s Mala
Despite rejecting ’nuff offers of projects over the years something about Gilles Peterson’s Cuba project f elt right! The results of their visits to Havana and beyond are now beginning to surface… here’s a taste… “I was totally out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownswood, Cuba, DMZ, dubstep, electronica, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Mala, Roberto Fonseca
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DEEP JAZZZ QUIZ…. How did you do?
The DEEP JAZZ QUIZ was posted on Dec 15th and as I’ve said… a lot of the answers to those deeper questions were to be found in the back issues of Straight No Chaser…. others, are for some people, common … Continue reading
THE DEEP JAZZ QUIZ. from the Steve Reid Foundation ‘Lions of Judah’ launch party.
OK people… last Monday saw the Steve Reid Foundation launch for Emanative and Ahmed Abdullah’s reworking of Steve’s ‘Lions Of Judah’ – a tremendous 12″ single that deserves a place in any discerning music headz xmas stocking! It was in … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilles Peterson, Jazz, Lions Of Judah, Quiz, StevE Reid Foundation
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ON THE TURNTABLE…. a few tunes…. a tropical storm is brewing!
Just thought a little round up of tunes was in order…. the music just keeps on coming… OK…FIRST UP COMES ANTHONY JOSEPH’S LATEST OFFERING which he’s elusively named ‘Rubber Orchestras’. This poet, novelist, performer along with his Spasm Band has … Continue reading
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Tagged Analogue Africa, Anthony Joseph, Bossa Nova, Burkino Faso, CDs, Cuba, Ebo Taylor, Ghana, Gilles Peterson, Havana, Jazz, Nicola Conte, spoken word, Strut, Trinidad
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Swifty’s Jazz Village… New prints!
AS THIS YEAR’S annual Dingwalls Talking Loud & Saying Something session with Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge approaches El Swifto has dropped four new Jazz Village prints to add to what’s fast becoming become an iconic series. As ever the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Dingwalls, Gilles Peterson, John Coltrane, prints, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Swifty
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Jazz re:freshed: Mau Mau-ing the Flak Catchers
When I launched this blog, one thing I had on my list was Jazz re:freshed. There’s a whole heap of words been written on-line, in recent times, about the UK jazz scene so I thought a nice “little” on-line interview with … Continue reading
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Tagged 5ives, Broken Beat, funk, Gilles Peterson, Hip Hop, Jazz, Jazz Refreshed, Kaidi Tathnm, Ladbroke Grove, Mark De Clive Lowe, Mau Mau
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IT’S YOUR WORLD!: Play / Pray for Japan! The Sendai session!
When former UFO DJ Toshio Matsuura visited the North Japan in the wake of the disaster he was deeply affected and clearly motivated to help in whatever way he can. So, in a show of solidarity with the thousands of … Continue reading
Something for the weekend… Gilles Peterson meets Ross Allen… the podcast!
Having penned the liner notes to Gilles P’s latest offering… ‘Masterpiece’ …from the Ministry Of Sound I was most happy to see GP has got together with my good friend, the ever feisty and seriously deep music fan’ Ross Allen … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Radio 1, Chicago House, Clapham Common, Deep Hose, Dingwalls, drum & bass, dubstep, funk, Gilles Peterson, House, Jazz, Jungle, Masterpiece, Ministry Of Sound, podcast, radio, Ross Allen, soul, Stoke Newington, Talking Loud, That's How It Iss, Worldwide
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