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Tag Archives: Jazz
Japan 011: Lest we forget…
Following up the piece I did on July 3rd I’ve just been checkin’ in on Toshio Matsuura’s blog and copied off a little post he dropped on the 26th July while still reeling from the impact of another quake. The … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged aftershocks, DJ Kazma, Earthquake, Jamhouse Akita, japan, Jazz, Marcy, Nuclear disaster, Players Cafe Morioka, Tokyo, Toshio Matsuura, tsunami, UFO, Vinyl Diz Sendai, VJ Triple Stream
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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
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Tagged Brasil, funk, Jazz, Jazz Refreshed, Jazz Singer, Lisbon, Mau Mau, urban
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Summer Sessions… Worldwide, Blaze….
Here’s a few July sessions to tune into…Worldwide looks amazing… Blaze has got some deep stuff going down in east London… Mau Mau keep up the flow and the Southbank is gearing up… also, check out Ceu at the Jazz … Continue reading
Posted in Urban runnings...
Tagged Africa, Blaze, Calle 13, Cleveland Watlkiss, Esperanza Spalding, Gappy Ranks, Gilles Peterson, Hackney Empire, Jazz, live, London Is The Place For Me., Mau Mau, New Orleans, Orphy Robinson, Puerto Rico, Ronnie Scotts, Senegal, sessions, Vintage, Worldwide
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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
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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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Danilo Parra tells ‘The Unknown Story of Kalaparusha’
I spotted Danilo Parra’s film a while back on the Guardian website and was blown away. It was in the shadow of Steve Reid passing away and I was moved by the plight of a generation of great musicians in … Continue reading
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Tagged AACM, Avante Garde, Coltrane, Delmark, Jazz, Kalaparusha, Maurice McIntyreGanilo Parra, New Thing, New York City, spiritual jazz, tenor sax
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