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David Robert Jones was born in Brixton on January 8, 1947. At age 13, inspired by the jazz of the London West End, he picked up the saxophone and called up Ronnie Ross for lessons. Early bands he played with – The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys and the Lower Third –provided him with an introduction into the showy worlds of pop and mod, and by 1966 he was David Bowie, with long hair and aspirations of stardom rustling about his head. Kenneth Pitt signed on as his manager, and his career began with a handful of mostly forgotten singles and a head full of ideas. It was not until 1969 that the splash onto the charts would begin, with the legendary Space Oddity (which peaked at #5 in the UK)
Luca Benedetti: Slow Down For Turtles
by Doug Collette
Guitarist/composer Luca Benedetti is emerging from the same hallowed Brooklyn community that has nurtured the alchemy of Medeski Martin & Wood as well as the chameleonic likes of his fretboard peer Will Bernard. The winsomely titled Slow Down For Turtles, Benedetti's third album with bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Tony Mason, is an object ...
Jack Wyllie: Eternal Spring
by Maciej Stasiowski
Starling murmurations are an amazing sight and a wonder illustrating swarm intelligence. How come none of the birds collide with their peers? Decoded by computer modeling, emergent behavior in complex systems unveils patterns that go well beyond single-component contribution. It is tempting to hear out flocking behavior that transforms individual instruments into a rich tapestry--a wall ...
Reaper on the Bus
by Blue Note Portal
The gig in D.C. had been a burner--two encores, standing ovation--but now the lights were low, the coffee was cold, with the five of them sprawled in the back lounge like old friends who'd never left the road. The year 2031 was off to a good start as their bus droned south on I-95, ...
Jazzkaar Interviews: Donny McCaslin
by Martin Longley
Tallinn's nine-day Jazzkaar festival is one of Europe's finest, always strengthening its line-up via visiting Statesiders, native Estonians and a spread of acts from around the continent. One of its climaxes in 2026 will be the appearance of tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, striking out with his powerful and stable quartet lineup, and concentrating on 2025's Lullaby ...
Jason Vitelli Releases Vibrant Instrumental Album "2. No Wave Gaze"
Prolific, at times confounding musical chameleon Jason Vitelli as returned with a fresh instrumental release rich in both visceral sonic texture and unnerving, yet strangely inviting atmospheres. With a palette ranging from dense art rock and dark ambient to glitch and static noise, listeners are clearly to expect the unexpected. The second release in an ongoing ...
He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby
by Kurt Ellenberger
I. Introduction Thomas Dolby is one of the most prominent and recognizable synth pop artists of the '80s. His carefully crafted brand as the bookish, bespeckled “mad synthesizer scientist" was perfect for the time period when MTV emerged as a dominant force in the music industry. MTV made the music video an essential part of an ...
After Walking On The Wild Side 8/18/72
By Lou Reed
Label: April First Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sidewalk Hustler; Sewer Rat Socialists; Banshee Negligee; Ornette's Opus: Trident 1; Studio Chatter;
Ornette's Opus: Trident 2 & 3; More Chatter; Brittany's Stiletto.
Chris O'Leary: Rebel Rebel - Blogger, Author
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on writer Chris O'Leary.Chris has spent over a decade and a half writing what's become the definitive study of David Bowie's songbook. His blog, Pushing Ahead of the Dame, covers every song on every album in Bowie's extensive canon. The first post from 2009 covers David's first single, 1964's “Liza ...
Donny McCaslin: From Stadium Jazz To Lost Lullabies
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on saxophonist Donny McCaslin. Donny's new album, Lullaby for the Lost (Edition Records), is out now, and what a record it is. It's Donny's saxophone with guitar-driven rock energy, drawing from influences like Neil Young and Nine Inch Nails, resulting in what Donny calls his most personal music to date. ...
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