The Story of the Blues When the blues came down south to Hastings, it was time to reflect on the origins of the music that made such an impact on 20th century culture and remains

02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Saturday 2nd February 2019 As Jon Hiseman would say: “If you are going to do something, do it properly.” Certainly the tribute concert to the legendary drummer, who sadly passed away

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

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

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

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