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Immanuel Wilkins: "I'm against the notion of telling a story through lyrics. Dialogue or language can take away from the musical meaning. Words can do a disservice." - (The Hot House Jazz Guide January 19, 2021)

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Thursday, January 21, 2021
Rachael & Alex playback Paul & Gerry. Two of a Mind @ Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 21
Luca Manning live streaming from Ronnie's: a Tribute to the Iconic Jazz Divas - Jan. 21
2020 APPJAG Jazz Newcomer of the Year award winner Luca Manning opened this evening's Iconic Jazz Divas show with Love for Sale. Manning's ace young band - Matt Carter, piano, Seth Tackenberry, bass, and award-winning drummer Tom Potter - swung like veterans.
If I Knew Then, à la Sarah Vaughan, superb, followed by Underneath the Apple Tree, first known to our vocalist listening to Carmen McRae, pianist Carter excelling as soloist and accompanist. Manning loves Nancy Wilson and always includes Never Will I Marry - not a bad idea!
Keith Nichols (1945-2021)
Malcolm Griffiths (1941 - 2021)
JASON MORAN – THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS - Free Stream – premiere 22 January (5pm GMT)
Jason Moran creates an original response to the extraordinary story of James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters - bravery, race issues, and the explosive arrival of jazz in war-torn Europe.
‘We won France by playing music which was ours and not a pale imitation of others, and if we are to develop in America we must develop along our own lines.’
(James Reese Europe, 1919).
John Russell (1954 - 2021)
Improvising guitarist John Russell passed away on January 19 after a long debilitating illness. A much-loved and well-respected forward-looking musician he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
As I never experienced his playing first hand it would be unfair of me to comment instead I'll direct you to an emotional tribute from his friend and former colleague saxophonist Evan Parker, posted on LondonJazz News and a BSH review of a MoPoMoSo gig at Summerhill Bowling Club that featured both Parker and John Russell.
Lance
Album review: Jeff Benedict Big Band - The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Kansas Smitty's play Hoodoo Man Blues and more - Jan. 20
Exam Board Reinstates Jazz on Curriculum
Harmonica Stories
Album review: Sam Newbould Quintet - Bogus Notus
Preview: Junior Wells at Kansas Smitty's (Jan. 20)
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
KSTV: Alec Harper Trio playback Sonny Rollins Trio - Jan. 19
Alec Harper (tenor sax); Will Sach (bass); Will Cleasby (drums).
(Screenshots by Ken Drew)
These guys had some big boots to fill and any lesser musicians would have filled their boots at the prospect! Fortunately, Smitty's don't have any lesser musicians on their roster and tonight's session was tops.
Selecting their repertoire from Rollins' groundbreaking album, A Night at the Village Vanguard, the three musicians put their own individual stamp on the tunes recreating the mood of that night back in 1957 without loss of face. In fact, bearing in mind that Sonny was playing to an actual audience at the Greenwich Village club as opposed to tonight's virtual viewers, it speaks volumes that they could create such a splendid session.
R.I.P. Alan Smith (trumpet)
Sadly missed.
Lance
R.I.P. Junior Mance (1928 - 2021)
Monday, January 18, 2021
Ivo Neame: Live stream from Ronnie Scott's - Jan. 18
(Screenshots by Ken Drew).
I'd convinced myself I wasn't going to like this latest live stream from Ronnie's so I approached it with a degree of trepidation.
I hold my hand up and admit that I was wrong to have doubts!
I should have known better. Neame is a fine pianist, composer and raconteur.
Album review: Will Glaser - Climbing in Circles
Will Glaser (drums); Matthew Herd (saxophones); Liam Noble (piano).
An intimate and subtle third album of this name, led by young London-based drummer Glaser, the culmination as a trio after 2 duo albums: Part 1 with young saxophonist Herd and Part 2 with widely-praised and versatile pianist Noble. All three comprise a mix of standards and covers with some looser group improvisations, this recording with four originals and five covers.
Album review: Wayne Alpern w. The Dorian Wind Quintet - Jukebox
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- Rachael & Alex playback Paul & Gerry. Two of a Min...
- Luca Manning live streaming from Ronnie's: a Tribu...
- Keith Nichols (1945-2021)
- Malcolm Griffiths (1941 - 2021)
- JASON MORAN – THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS - Free Stre...
- John Russell (1954 - 2021)
- Album review: Jeff Benedict Big Band - The Weather...
- Kansas Smitty's play Hoodoo Man Blues and more - J...
- Exam Board Reinstates Jazz on Curriculum
- Harmonica Stories
- Album review: Sam Newbould Quintet - Bogus Notus
- Preview: Junior Wells at Kansas Smitty's (Jan. 20)
- KSTV: Alec Harper Trio playback Sonny Rollins Tri...
- R.I.P. Alan Smith (trumpet)
- R.I.P. Junior Mance (1928 - 2021)
- Ivo Neame: Live stream from Ronnie Scott's - Jan. 18
- Album review: Will Glaser - Climbing in Circles
- Album review: Wayne Alpern w. The Dorian Wind Quin...
- R.I.P. Sammy Nestico
- Dean Stockdale Trio live streaming from The Globe ...
- A Sunday Service for Pete Fountain - Jan. 17
- Chris Ingham - Hoagy's Children: The Pianist-Singe...
- Prestigious Award for Maurice Summerfield
- Album review: Mike Scott - Collecting Things
- KSTV: NCW plays Bright Size Life - Jan. 16
- Meanwhile, Back at Carnegie Hall ...
- Sound of Cinema with Terence Blanchard - Jan. 16
- A Wake-up Call for Bop Van Winkle
- Album Review: Lorenz Grey – Liberty Hotel
- Film review: One Night in Miami
- Tonight's KSTV Livestream - Jan. 15
- Rico's Popup Louis - Jan. 15
- Alec Harper live streaming from Kansas Smitty's - ...
- Keith Crombie - Gone but not forgotten
- Lucia Cadotsch / Kit Downes / Ruth Goller Livestre...
- The London Supersax Project livestreaming from Ron...
- Preview: Tonite - Supersax!
- Daryl's going to jail!
- Album review: Binker and Moses - Escape the Flames
- Film preview: One Night in Miami
- New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings
- Playback session @ Kansas Smitty's. Will Barry Tri...
- Moses Boyd on Miles Davis' Nefertiti
- Album review: Zoöphyte - Out of the Cave
- New Year, New Lockdown, New Music.
- Jalen sings the Blues @ Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 12
- Book review: Peter Jones - This is Bop. Take 2
- News Flash! - Paul Edis Streams Again and it's Ton...
- Dean Stockdale Trio to live stream from The Globe ...
- Eddie Blair (1927 - Dec. 26, 2020)
- Tom Seminar-Ford live streaming from Ronnie's - Ja...
- RIP Howard Johnson
- An Etude from Greg Abate on Facebook - Jan. 11
- Album review: The 14 Jazz Orchestra - Cartoon Bebop
- St, Valentines Day @ The Globe w. The Peter Morgan...
- Album review: Henry Robinett Quartet - Jazz Standa...
- Glenn Crytzer Quartet live streaming from NYC for ...
- Dom Pipkin's Sunday Piano Truth - July 10
- The Music of 1929 with the Glenn Crytzer Quartet (...
- Album review: Andy Hague's Double Standards - Release
- Jazz at Vespers at Toulouse Lautrec with Adrian Co...
- Album review: Yoko Miwa Trio - Songs of Joy
- Marcus Bonfanti & Dave Archer live-streaming from ...
- Aycliffe calling, Aycliffe calling ...
- Drum tuition for free!
- Album review - Shapeshifters
- Tony Pitt (1940 - January 8, 2021)
- Adrian Cox Quartet live streaming from Kansas Smit...
- Swinging into 2021 with Rico Tomasso - Jan. 8
- Farewell to Ron Goodall
- Album review: Paul Taylor - Via
- Alec Harper & Will Barry live streaming People Ti...
- Could Birdland be singing its last lullaby?
- In Search of Benny Golson (via Sesame Street!).
- Blue Yodel Number Nine by Jimmie Rodgers
- Preview: The Art of Drumming (part 1, Friday 8)
- No Bossa Trio @ Globe on Sunday
- Your Blog Needs You!
- Will Arnold-Forster Trio live streaming from Kansa...
- Album review: Roseanna Vitro - Listen Here
- Quincy Jones & Friends - Live From Yesteryear (Tra...
- Blanco returns with violin partner and a set of st...
- Demerara Jazz on Radio 4 - Jan. 7
- Alec Harper Quartet live streaming from Kansas Smi...
- Clare Teal signs for Jazz FM
- The 8-Bit Big Band - Backwards Compatible
- Courtney axed and Jazz removed from A-level studies
- Kansas Smitty's live streaming into 2021 (starting...
- Rachael Cohen Quartet live streaming from Ronnie S...
- Info wanted on Mike Scott (Alexis Korner's Blues I...
- Wardell Gray - Twisted (1955).
- The Music of 1928 with the Glenn Crytzer Quartet (...
- RIP Gerry Hughes
- Clare bids farewell to the Beeb
- A New Year Sunday Service with Adrian Cox - Jan. 3
- It's Stay Home, Tune In January
- View From The Sub’s Bench by Miles Watson
- Film review: I Called Him Morgan
- Album review: Nixon, Croft and Goretti - In Congru...
- Identity Parade
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