Gypsy Jazz Festival of London, 6-13 May
Festival director Tobie Medland looks forward to seeing Stochelo Rosenberg, Gismo Graf, Tcha Limberger and more
Source: jazzjournal.co.uk
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Alex Hitchcock: making connections - Jazz Journal
One of the tracks on saxophonist Hitchcock's new album is the Brexit-inspired Cakeism, written when he sought unity in a time of division
Source: jazzjournal.co.uk
John Russell obituary
Last modified on Tue 23 Mar 2021 14.35 EDT In 1971 John Russell left the remote Romney Marshes of Kent for London’s booming avant-arts scene as a 17-year-old blues and Frank Zappa fan, and was soon playing the guitar in such unrecognisable ways that even his contrarian Mothers of Invention hero might have raised an eyebrow. Russell, who has died aged 66 of cancer, was the polar opposite of a guitar star - an obdurate original in the spiky mould of his influential teacher and mentor Derek Bail...
Source: theguardian.com