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About John Taylor
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John Taylor
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{{m: John Taylor = 4833}} was born in Manchester (25th September 1942) and first came to the attention of the jazz audience in 1969 when he partnered saxophonists, Alan Skidmore and John Surman. He was later reunited with Surman in the short-lived group Morning Glory and in the 1980s with Miroslav Vitous’s quartet. In the early 1970s, he was accompanist to the singer Cleo Laine and started to compose for his own sextet. John also worked with many visiting artists at Ronnie Scott’s club and later became a member of Ronnie’s quintet. In 1977 John formed the trio Azimuth, with Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler
About Brigitte Escobar
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Brigitte Escobar
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With a multicultural background and 20 years of live and studio experience, I am at home in any professional musical setting. What sets me apart from mainstream jazz singer is my ability to sing in a multitude of different languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish...) so that I not only cover repertoire by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra and others but can also incorporate famous Latin songs from South America sung in their original language. In addition to Brigitte's many musical performing credits she is also an experienced actor, musician and session singer available for studio and live work. Brigitte's extensive engagements include performances at a multitude of hotels, jazz venues and music festivals across Europe and has been the supporting act for amongst others Celia Cruz, Orlando Cachaito Lopez, Buena Vista Social Club, Afro Cuban All Stars as well as performing at the UEFA Euro Cup Final 2003, EXPO '92 and Roskilde Festivalen (DK). “It is clear that a supremely confident singer is at work” (MU Magazine) “Her control is phenomenal” Mike Butler, Manchester City Life "Absolutely outstanding" Steve Millward, Manchester Evening News
About Gavin Jones
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Gavin Jones
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An eclectic singer who can perform in a range of styles from Big Band to Pop to Soul and Rock. Powerful vocalist with a fabulous stage presence.
GoGo Penguin: Just Another Band From The Small Blue Planet
by Ian Patterson
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star in a lost galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." This somewhat gloomy prognosis might sound like a line straight from Douglas Adam's surrealistic comic novel ...
Paul Morley: The Age of Bowie
by Nenad Georgievski
The Age of Bowie Paul Morley 496 Pages ISBN: 978-1471148088 Simon & Schuster UK 2016 The enormous grief and sadness that outpoured at the unexpected death of singer David Bowie by fans and supporters worldwide were immediate and sincere. As soon as the shocking news broke on ...
Peter Hook: Substance - Inside New Order
by Nenad Georgievski
Substance: Inside New Order Peter Hook 768 Pages ISBN: 1471132404 Simon & Schuster 2016 Evidently, this is the golden age of book memoirs by world renowned music artists as the bookstores are being literary showered by juicy memoirs full of soul-baring, band drama, drugs, debauchery and salacious gossip. ...
Dan Whieldon Trio: Positive Changes
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist Dan Whieldon hails from Manchester and has been active in the North West of England's jazz scene for the last decade. Positive Changes is his debut release as leader, made not with fellow Mancunians but with players from Belgium--where he studied and where the album was made--and Holland. Bill Evans is an acknowledged inspiration and ...
New Order: Complete Music
by Nenad Georgievski
For a band of magnitude and history like New Order's the lines between “indie," “dance" and “mainstream" always get blurred. Somehow the band has always transcended these labels ever since it rose from the rubble of the much-beloved band Joy Division. At the start of the '80s the band grew more inspired and fascinated by popular ...
Learn Jazz Piano Online With PianoGroove’s Innovative Tuition Platform
2016 has marked the launch of online jazz piano tuition platform PianoGroove. The company, created by Nottingham Business School graduate Hayden Hill, provides jazz piano tuition for amateur pianists using a three-part video layout that combines an overhead camera shot, a synchronised light-up keyboard and in-video notation. “My aim is to make high-quality jazz piano tuition ...
Beats & Pieces Big Band: All In
by Bruce Lindsay
While almost every sensible thought screams “Don't Do It!" for good economic and logistical reasons, there are still plenty of jazz musicians for whom the big band is an ideal--and an attainable one at that. Manchester's Beats & Pieces Big Band is a fine example--the name may or may not be a nod to Manchester's '60s ...
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