It’s the year 1982 and copper wires are crisscrossing the walls of my bedroom that my brother and I shared. Listening for the crackling of the beat as we moved the wires around trying to pick up the signal of the pirate station, Radio Carolina or Radio Luxemburg. The weather conditions had to be just…
After more than 30 years in the music business, it is a surprise to know that this is Gilles Peterson’s first festival in the UK. And what a festival he has lined up!! I don’t know why it’s taken him so long. Gilles has curated a wonderfully eclectic lineup from world music, joining the dots…
Wow another year and Jazz refreshed gets bigger and better. It was the place to be on Sunday 6th August 2017 at the Clore Ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall. The annual one day festival celebrating cutting edge jazz music is in its 5th year, at least a third more people than last year packed…
Another excellent one day festival celebrating Jazz music curated by Jazz re:freshed This was the 4th year and the best yet. The sound was tight and the music was stomping. It was a hot / sweaty afternoon in the Clore Ballroom packed with double the audience than last year. The word has definitely been getting…
What a brilliant night of jazz at the Barbican in London. Two amazing artists showed the future of Jazz music curated by BBC 6 music DJ Gilles Peterson. It was the hottest ticket in town!! First up on stage was GoGo Penguin a British band who recently got signed to Blue Note records. The members…
An amazing time was had at the Southbank last Sunday when Jazz refreshed hit the Clore ballroom. Six amazing artists bringing their jazzy vibes to the stage were….Ty & Ezra collective | Richard Spaven | Soweto Kinch | Carman Souza & Theo Pascal | Yussef Kamaal | Peter Edwards Trio The artists I heard was Soweto Kinch, Carman,Yussef and Ty….
Jazz came to Watford high street on the 17th May with a number of bands coming to play at the Summer sounds in Watford. The sultry tones of Rebecca Ferguson and the jazzy vibes of the Ronnie Scotts All Stars band amongst others. It was a delight to see them in Watford. I must say…
Excellent Jazz accoustic band Collocutor playing on #recordstoreday #jazz #music (at If Music)
On the 12th February I headed down to XOYO to hear the British jazzy soul singer, Zara McFarlane. She played some of her latest tracks from her excellent 2nd album, which was recently launched on the Brownswood record label. She played quite a few tracks from both albums to a packed audience and spoke about…
Zara mcFarlane playjng at #xoyo #london #music #jazz #soul #gillespeterson #brownswood
