Articles by bandskool

I’ve got a chance to record these guys next Monday night, at the Cinnamon Club in South Manchester. Just pondering about the best approach: just […]

Currently there is some legal kerfuffle over who rightfully 'owns' the descending line in Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. That’s because it sounds rather […]

I will say it again… the trio format is a wonderful thing! The freedom to improvise without the risk of tredding on someone else’s toes. And […]

There is no beginning… and there is no end. But still we try to make sense out of things: we ask questions like where, when, how […]

Song ownership can be a contentious issue; something which sometimes takes a courtroom full of barristers to resolve. On the one hand, a song might […]

Let’s be clear, it’s not the same as conducting a concert band; or any other traditional type ensemble. This is the world of Jazz and […]