Here’s something I’ve just hit upon – a weekly big band performance at the Jazz Bar in Edinburgh. It appears to be a band that comes together for these occasions; comprising players from around the central belt. Here’s a snippet:
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Welcome to the machine?
Has (or will) technology replace musicians? Through various operative forces at work, will musicians become redundant both in the live sphere and/or in the recording sphere? As much as I am willing to embrace music-related technology and see its usefulness, Read More …
NDR big band – contemporary sound
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Living on the edge of town
Another day, another blog. However, it’s a familiar topic; namely Zappa. Frank, that is. I must confess that I keep returning to Zappa…give it a few weeks, perhaps months…but I always come back! Learning all about Zappa is like chipping Read More …
Zappa and product!
Zappa was as much a businessman (and perhaps a rather shrewd one at that) as he was a creator. This is a guy that started out in the advertising business! He often referred to his work as ‘product’ and consequently Read More …
Rock the big band
Hmm…
Roy Hargrove and the WDR Big Band
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Buddy Rich – last interview.
Buddy Rich, world-famous jazz drummer, gave his last interview on the Michael Parkinson show in late 1986. He had arrived at a point where he was enjoying life, not least because he was doing what he loved best – performing Read More …
Tommy Smith’s SNJO at the Buccleuch
Last Saturday evening, Tommy Smith, one of Scotland’s leading Tenor Saxophonists and Jazzmen, as well as being the founder/director of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, paid homage to the music of Billy Strayhorn at the Buccleuch Centre in Langholm; a Read More …
Bluegrass at Helsby
For your information, Helsby is a small town (or village) on Cheshire’s west side, quite near Ellesmere Port; so I presume they suffer the odd wiff of chemical outpouring when the wind’s direction favours it. But that’s another story. What Read More …