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Tag Archives: Jazz
THE CASIMIR CONNECTION: Tapping Into The Mysterious Force
THE CASIMIR CONNECTION: Tapping Into The Mysterious Force At the tail end of 2017 a friend invited me to experience a brace of new compositions written by saxophonist Diane McLoughlin at the Old Church in Stoke Newington in North London … Continue reading
WAYNE & HERBIE: TALKIN’ LOUD & SAYING SOMETHING!
After decades of both collaboration and mutual respect, jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock have penned an extraordinary and thought provoking open letter to the next generation of artists. It reflects their feelings on recent world events and how … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Art, Bataclan, Black Lives Matter, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, music, Panama Papers, Peace, Syria, terrorism, US Elections, war, Wayne Shorter
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A FEW 2015 RELEASES THAT ARE STILL IN THE PLAY PILE!
A FEW 2015 RELEASES THAT ARE STILL IN THE PLAY PILE! AS WE’RE NOW IN 2016 I thought I’d stop prevaricating and just big up a few albums that were bought or sent to me in 2015 and have stayed … Continue reading
MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET meet BLACK TOP @ The Vortex
MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET meet BLACK TOP @ The Vortex Dissappointed at not being unable to reach the I’klektik ArtLab in South London to hear the MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET conjure up a live score to a vintage silent film that reinterpreted the mythological … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Top, cosmic music, Henry Grimes, I'klektik, Jazz, magic Science Quartet, Marshall Allen, Orphy Robinson, Pat Thomas, Sun Ra, The Vortex
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ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES: STRATA meets CARHARTT
ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES – Sound Of Detroit – Motor City Rhythms – Carhartt WIP has teamed up with DJ Amir Abdullah (of Kon & Amir) to assist with the creation of a modest Strata clothing collection plus a radio … Continue reading
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Tagged 180 Proof Records, ALL MUSICS FOR ALL PEOPLES, Amir Abdullah, Carhartt WIP Radio, Charles Moore, Detroit, fusion, Herbie Hancock, Jazz, Kenny Cox, Kon & Amir, Maulawi, Strata, Tees
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FREEDOM! The Festival… Tony Kofi conjures Ornette, Xenicibis arrives & Black Top mash it up!
Next Monday – July 13th – will see the first FREEDOM! – The Art of Improvisation jam since the highly enlightening two day FREEDOM! Festival held at The Vortex in Dalston’s Gillett Square over the weekend of June 27/28th. The … Continue reading
