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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Friday, November 11, 2016

Leonard Cohen (Sept. 21, 1934 - Nov. 10, 2016)

Guardian obituary  of legendary singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, Leonard Cohen who died yesterday aged 82.
Sadly missed by folk and rock people and, some, jazz persons.
Rest In Peace.
Lance.
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4 comments :

Anonymous said...

He was always a defiant jazzer!

'Jazz police are looking through my folders
Jazz police are talking to my niece
Jazz police have got their final orders
Jazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!'

JC

Friday, November 11, 2016 9:32:00 am
Liz said...

another legend gone with no one to replace him, we have surely seen and heard the best of times!

Saturday, November 12, 2016 9:41:00 am
Bill Montgomery said...

I have to be honest, Cohen never did anything for me. Good lyricist but, what used to get me was when some 'jazz singer' announced that he/she was now going to sing a Leonard Cohen song - the audience would applaud. Why didn't they do this when the singer said a Cole Porter or a Gershwin or even a Lennon/McCartney tune?

Sunday, November 13, 2016 10:31:00 pm
Richard Waddington said...

You never know when it's right to question a recently deceased artist, so I'm following a lead.

Although monstrously over-rated, I get why people like Bob Dylan, Fabs and Bowie.
I don't get why anybody can get excited by Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen or punk-rock.

Monday, November 14, 2016 6:21:00 pm

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