Tag Archives: Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman: Somethin’ Else!!!

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Paul Brad

Got a text yesterday… “Ornette has gone”. At the age of 85 years old Pulitzer Prize winning master musician and composer, Ornette Coleman passed away due to cardiac arrest. His heart could take any more. The curtain on an era … Continue reading →

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Silvershine: The Second Coming Of Andy Hamilton…. Jamaican Jazz Legend (1918 -2012)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Paul Brad

When I got the news that Andy Hamilton had peacefully passed away – at the age of 94 – it was if another slice of UK cultural history had slipped into the fog of time. Born in Port Maria, Jamaica, … Continue reading →

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Spatial A.K.A @ the London Jazz Festival…. Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band….

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Paul Brad

JAZZ FESTIVAL TIME and I’m looking forward to the latest performance from Jerry Dammers’ always inspiring Spatial A.K.A… next up has to be the double header of Steve Coleman: Reflex & Steve Williamson + Pat Thomas (Queen Elizabeth Hall: Friday … Continue reading →

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Harriet Tubman: Trane, Ornette… the Underground Railroad 2011

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Paul Brad

Thanks to a facebook post from the ever fantastic Cassandra Wilson I’ve latched onto Harriet Tubman – the dynamic trio of Brandon Ross (who plays with Cassandra. Wadada Leo Smith…), the prolific Melvin Gibbs (Defunkt, Decoding Society, Punk Funk All … Continue reading →

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