– 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.
DARIUS BRUBECK TAKES FLIGHT
The superb Darius Brubeck Quartet flew into action when they performed for a crowded house at the highly successful live concert promoted by the National Jazz Archive at Loughton Methodist Church on September 18. Darius
STRIKE A LIGHT!
The Steve Eggs Band Are Back in Town Fans of the Steve Eggs Band are celebrating the release of their latest critically acclaimed album Lazarus Lights. Undoubtedly their best CD yet it features a plethora
COLOSSEUM ROARING BACK
It was a crowning moment of the live rock music revival when Colosseum performed a sensational set at the 02 Shepherds Bush Empire on Saturday September 4th. They were among a galaxy of 14 great
NOW YOU HAS JAZZ!
GREAT SHOWS AND CDS TO TUNE IN AND TURN ON Jazz FM has been enlivening the airwaves not only with great music but some historic interviews with the giants of jazz in recent days. The
SWINGING AT THE OLD MARQUEE
WHEN JAZZ WAS COOL IN THE SIXTIES When we talk about Swinging London in the early 1960s, we tend to think Beatles and Rolling Stones, Carnaby Street and the Kings Road. But there was another
BOOK REVIEW – JOURNEY TO A DESTINATION UNKNOWN
Barbara Thompson MBE The Autobiographical Story of her Musical Life (Jazz In Britain) Rarely has the autobiography of a jazz musician been told with such passion, determination and sense of pride, while blending good humour,