Articles by Bernadette Hawkes

Radio & Podcasts

Doug Sides Jazz Drummer Pt 2 + more of his favourite tunes

by Bernadette Hawkes
December 31, 2024

This show is the second part of an interview with Doug Sides. He chose all the music which is featured at the end of our conversation. Playlist Doug Sides “Interview" Time Marker 00:00 Acud 3 “Maiden Voyage “ from Plays Wayne Shorter (Overplay) 15:04 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra “Black, Brown, And Beige" from Black, Brown, And Beige (Columbia) 20:23 John Coltrane “Naima" from Giant Steps (Atlantic) 24.49 John Coltrane “Impressions (Take 4)" from Both Directions At Once ...

Big Band in the Sky

In Memory of Doug Sides

by Bernadette Hawkes
November 8, 2024

Douglas Joseph Sides, born Los Angeles CA, October 10, 1942--died Ramsgate, Kent, UK, October 10, 2024. Doug spent many years in the seaside towns of Margate and Ramsgate in the Thanet area of Kent, United Kingdom. He was a well known and much loved drummer in the region and beyond.. He was supposed to be retired. However, he did not stop playing locally and occasionally in London. He continued to teach and mentor drummers. He was a stalwart ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Conversation with Drummer Doug Sides

by Bernadette Hawkes
September 27, 2024

This podcast is part one of a conversation with drummer Doug Sides and features some of his favourite artists and their music. The musicians include Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Acud plays Wayne Shorter. Doug is originally from Los Angeles and has lived and worked in New York, Paris and Amsterdam. He has toured and/or worked with Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, Abbey Lincoln, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Hank Jones, O C Smith, and ...