– 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.
THIS ONE’S FOR BASIE!
Mick Collins’ Legacy Jazz Orchestra What better way to ring in the New Year than spend an evening with an all swinging big band, blowing the hottest and coolest jazz in town. In
AYNSLEY LISTER: HURRICANE WARNING!
Live at the Beaverwood Club It’s not often you hear the greatest band in the world playing for your delectation only a few feet away and practically on your doorstep. How could this happen and
SING, SING SWING!
PETE LONG & HIS GOOD MEN Cadogan Hall, London When ‘Don’t Be That Way’ was stomped off on a swinging night at Cadogan Hall the audience was instantly transported back to an historic Concert held
BILLY THE KING!
Billy Strings live at the Roundhouse A brilliant young singer and guitarist, teamed with an extraordinary band created a sensational concert at The Roundhouse, London on a night that will be long remembered (15 November,
BARRIE WENTZELL – STARMAN IN THE SKY
Jiving K. Boots Reports It was a picture-esque night for legendary rock star photographer Barrie Wentzell when he was welcomed to Portsmouth Guildhall to attend an on-going exhibition of his finest work and make a
ROCKIN’ IN THE SUMMER TIME
‘Events dear boy, events....’ When Prime Minister Harold McMillan uttered that laconic phrase, he was talking about the perils of political life in the 1960s. But it could also describe the flow of musical events,