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Ewan Bleach Quartet: Ewan, The Night 'n The Music

Read "Ewan, The Night 'n The Music" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


There are probably very people around in 2022 who could claim to remember a jazz controversy that pitted “moldy figs" against “progressives." In the 1940s and the 1950s, provoked in part by the advent of bebop, but, going back to the swing era, partisans of what was termed “New Orleans" style jazz or, pejoratively, “Dixieland," were ostensibly pitted against the more modern styles. It was no joke. Guitarist Eddie Condon was said to have remarked (guess which school he was ...

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John Kelly, musician, actor, performer

Read "John Kelly, musician, actor, performer" reviewed by Sammy Stein


John Kelly is a musician who, with his band 'Rockinpaddy' performs in pubs and clubs around the London area. He is also an actor, campaigner for disability rights and in grave danger of becoming something of a national treasure. He is a freelance performer with Graeae Theatre Company, has performed on major stages around the globe with artists including Herbie Flowers, The Blockheads and Linda Gale Lewis and is an active campaigner for disability rights. He has even been known ...


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