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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 the challenge of creating a complete sound with just three players. I am principally talking Read More …

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 and why things started and where, when, how and why they end. We try to Read More …

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 have been ‘influenced’ by something that already existed.’Influenced’ in the conscious sense or indeed subliminal Read More …

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 perhaps its ethics speak for themselves. But if not, then let me spell it out: Read More …

Yep, here’s hoping a new folk club will get off the ground in the Altrincham area of Manchester; especially for folk traditions and acoustic music: Bluegrass, Irish etc…will keep you posted. at.

Bandskool goes BIG! A new community big band in Altrincham is being proposed by bandskool director, Andrew Turnbull and he would like to hear from any musicians at all levels – even beginners – who would like to take up Read More …

Most would agree with the fact that Freddy Green, the guitarist with the Count Basie Orchestra laid down a template for all aspiring rhythm guitarists to follow when it comes to playing a role within the big band format. Certainly Read More …

In 1978, around the time of The Who’s latest album release, ‘Who Are You?’, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon gave an interview to Good Morning America; during which they discussed various odds and sods against the backdrop of a TV Read More …