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Bebop Spoken There

Lew Shaw (Syncopated Times' columnist): "My interest [at 95] is in classic jazz. The numbers aren't what they were 40 years ago, but I'm encouraged by the number of young musicians playing that style and the young audiences they attract." - (The Syncopated Times January 2021)

The Things They Say!

Hudson Music: Lance's "Bebop Spoken Here" is one of the heaviest and most influential jazz blogs in the UK.

Rupert Burley (Dynamic Agency): "BSH just goes from strength to strength".

Postage

12,365 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 12 years ago. 84 of them this year alone and, so far, 84 this month (Jan. 17).

Monday January 18

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN TOBOCMAN & ANDY PANAYI.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

RIP Naná Vasconcelos

Brazillian percussion Naná Vasconcelos passed away on March 9 aged 71. A player able to adapt to many styles Naná Vasconcelos won 7 consecutive Down Beat Critics' awards as Best Percussionist and also 8 Grammy Awards.
Sadly missed,
Lance.
NY Times Obituary.
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1 comment :

Russell said...

Chris Yates' 1988 Newcastle Jazz Festival programme notes said of Vasconcelos: The spectacular Brazilian percussionist has astonished Newcastle audiences twice recently with his polyrhythmic virtuosity in the diverse company of the Jan Garbarek Quartet and Don Cherry's Nu'. Vasconcelos' Newcastle Playhouse concert appearance on May 11 that year featured Cyro Batista (percussion), Teese Grol (keyboards) and Sergio Brandao (bass).

Sunday, March 13, 2016 3:48:00 pm

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