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Tag Archives: Jazz
FREEDOM! Pt.1: A Stereophonic-Supply “Mixtape”
Just posted the first of a what’s planned to be a series of deep jazz “mixtapes” for our Stereophonic-Supply.co set up. Having been diggin’ for tunes to play at the FREEDOM! session at Charlie Wright’s Int. Bar in Hoxton (4th … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?
Tagged Cosmic Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz, Mixtapes, music, spiritual jazz, Stereophonic-Supply.co, Sun Ra
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MARILYN & ELLA: Against Jim Crow in Hollywood’s Clubland!
Here’s a good story about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald that I came across via Bob Wisdom’s Facebook… Back in the n the 1950s, the popular Mocambo nightclub on West Hollywood’s famous Sunset Boulevard applied the Jim Crow laws to … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff, Is That Jazz?
Tagged apartheid, Ella Firgerald, Hollywood, Jazz, Jim Crow Laws, Marilyn Monroe, Mocambo, racism
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NADJIB LE FLEURIER: IMAGES OF IMPROVISATION
I first encountered Nadjib Le Fleurier at FREEDOM!, our Sunday night pure improv-jam session at Charlie Wright’s and these are selection of shots that materialised from the second session which featured a host of players and singers. In house were … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Wiright's, Free Jazz, FREEDOM, Hoxton, improv, Jazz, Jazz warriors International, Nadjib Le Fleurieur, Photography
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UP FOR THE DOWNLOAD… EVERYBODY GET UP! Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave’s ‘Drumhedz’ Mixtape + Induce’s Classic Black 3 + The Underachievers’ ‘Indigoism’
I first heard Chris Dave play at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town when Me’shell N’Degeocello dropped into town to play an instrumental set. That was deep. He’s also played with D’Angelo, Beyoncé , Kenny Garrett, Terrence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, … Continue reading
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Tagged ?uestlove, Beast Coast, Boogie, Brainfeeder, Chris Dave, Classic Black 3, Drumdhedz Mixtape, Drumhedz, Flatbush Junkies, Hip Hop, Indigoism, Induce, Jazz, MF Doom, Native Tongues, old skool, Robert Glasper, The Under Achievers, Wax Poetics
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THE ROOM WITH A VIEW: Shuya Okino’s Tokyo Runnings
My relationship with Japan goes back to the mid Eighties and one my earliest friendships on the club scene was with Shuya Okino of the Kyoto Jazz Massive. I have fond memories of That Fuss Was Us playing in their … Continue reading
Crescent City’s Hot 8 Brass Band rocking ‘Ghost Town’ post Katrina!
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Tagged Crescent City, Ghost Town, Hot 8 Brass Band, Hurricane, Jazz, Jerry Dammers, Katrina, New Orleans, Special AKA
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ON THE FESTIVAL FRINGE…. BLACK TOP RISES IN DALSTON
Monday night and our destination is improv central – Cafe Oto – Dalston on the East side. We have gathered to hear BLACK TOP who, on this night, will feature six homegrown Master Musicians that continue to shape this thing … Continue reading
SO LONG ERIC! Not Dolphy… Hobsbawm!
‘So long Eric’ was Charles Mingus’ tribute to the late great saxophonist/bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy and in this short piece I pay my respects the another revolutionary, another Eric – Eric Hobsbawm – who passed away a couple of days … Continue reading
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
