– THE RAVERS RETURN –
Revival of my gossip column in the Melody Maker called The Raver, consisting of one-liners, snippets, jokes etc. which many musicians and ex-MM readers will remember.
STEELY DAN – PRETZEL LOGIC PREVAILS
Wembley SSE Arena, February 25, 2019 When innocently asking Donald Fagan ‘What is a pretzel?’ he smiled and kindly drew an outline of the tasty morsel on my trusty note book. How else would I
Remembering George
Farewell to a Music Biz Legend “He was funny, witty and charismatic with a heart of gold.” When memories of the late George Kwiatkiewicz were shared by his family at a Funeral Mass held in
EXCITING EVENTS 2018-2019
What Was And What Shall Be Well, that was a hectic few weeks in the run up to Christmas, an event now well past its sell-by date. Hopefully this will excuse the long period of
LIVE! NYJO NONET at THE 100 CLUB
Oxford Street, London, 21st November, 2018 It was one of those magical moments when a jazz musician’s heartfelt burst of emotion inspired an audience to break into spontaneous applause. It came when Harry Evans took
LIVE! JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO RULES
The Borderline, Charing Cross Road, London November 2nd 2018 ‘Old Guys rule...’ The man judiciously placing himself near the bar and in front of the stage was among friends and listening to just the kind
LIVE! CODA – ZEPPELIN FLIES AGAIN
When Robert Plant sang the haunting Ten Years Gone on Physical Graffiti nobody expected that fifty years gone Led Zeppelin aficionados would still be celebrating and performing the music of a band that reached its

