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The Not So Strange and Bizarre Life of Mike Taylor
by Duncan Heining
Composer-pianist, Mike Taylor, lies buried in a touchingly simple grave in a cemetery in Southend. His body was found on the beach at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex in January 1969. It was assumed that he had committed suicide. He was 30 years old and didn't leave much of a legacy--a couple of albums now highly prized, a ...
The People Band, London, UK, March, 2013
by Sammy Stein
The People BandCafé OtoLondon, UKMarch 6, 2013Café Oto, Dalston, London was the setting for a performance by legendary free form group, The People Band. Formed in the 1960s and led by drummer Terry Day and pianist/multi-instrumentalist Mel Davis, the group has played on and off right through to ...
Barney Hoskyns: Demystifying Zeppelin
by Nenad Georgievski
During its 12-year reign, Led Zeppelin grew into a world-dominating force, packing stadiums around the globe and selling hundreds of millions of records. Its musical canon has transcended the era in which it was written, and is as popular today as in its heyday. Second only to The Beatles in sales for many years, Led Zeppelin ...
Meet Sammy Stein
by AAJ Staff
I currently live in: London, actually about 70 miles away but London is the nearest big city.I joined All About Jazz in: 2012What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I am interested in free form jazz but also many other genres. I had written books and articles for many ...
Steve Beresford / Martin Kuchen/ Stale Liavik Solberg: Three Babies
by Eyal Hareuveni
Free improvisation is a relatively new form of musical art but it has already introduced a variety of approaches for spontaneous, creative and collaborative musical articulation. The trio comprises of one of the forefathers of the British school of improvised music, pianist Steve Beresford and fellow Scandinavian conspirators, Swedish saxophonist Martin Küchen and Norwegian drummer Ståle ...
Chris Bigg: I Always See Music in Colors
by Nenad Georgievski
Long considered to be one of the most innovative areas of graphic design, record sleeve art has a history of introducing complex imagery to the mass market. Popular music s, as it is known, is a form of youth culture closely connected to visual culture. Record sleeves have never been only a packaging. In a way, ...
Corey Mwamba / Dave Kane / Joshua Blackmore: Don't Overthink It
by Bruce Lindsay
There's a simple message on the inner sleeve of Don't Overthink It, the first full-length studio recording from vibraphonist Corey Mwamba . bassist Dave Kane and drummer Joshua Blackmore. There's a simple manifesto in its title and some complex improvised music on the album, but enjoying it is a simple matter. The three UK-based musicians are ...
Kai Hoffman: Do It While You Can
by Bruce Lindsay
The visual image, the cover design and the positivity of the album title--Do It While You Can--all point in the general direction of a Good Time about to be had. Singer (and French horn player) Kai Hoffman ensures that a good time is exactly what's on offer, crafting a set of songs that makes the most ...
Bobby McFerrin: London, UK, March 3, 2013
by John Eyles
Bobby McFerrinBarbicanLondon, UKMarch 3, 2013 One of the pleasures of going to a Bobby McFerrin concert is that you never quite know what you are going to get on any particular day. “Spontaneous Inventions" was not just an album title for McFerrin, it became a description of his performance philosophy--one that ...
Todd Gordon On Tour In Israel
Todd Gordon will be touring Israel between 7-14th December 2013, 7 dates including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa. TODD GORDON: THE SINATRA SONGBOOK Line-up: Todd Gordon (vocals) plus piano, bass, drums and tenor saxophone. Not a conventional tribute show, but a sincere and sophisticated take on the music that was popularized by Sinatra when he was at ...
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