DUO BRAVO IN CONCERT ALMA IN CONCERT REPERTOIRE I had so enjoyed the concert that I couln´t wait to put something about it into print,….not next week, but now, the morning after the who. I sent n e mail over to Fran, to ask whether or not he could let me have a copy of […]
JUST FOLLOW YOUR ART TO ISLANDLIFE DUO BRAVO THEIR VERY OWN X FACTOR The “X factor” refers to a special, intangible, and indescribable quality that distinguishes a person or thing from others and makes it stand out in a unique way. It is that “something” difficult to put into words—similar to the French concept of […]
LIVE RECORDINGS OF THOUSANDS OF SONGS LEGITIMISED ON LINE as Norman Warwick dreams on Aadam Jacobs (left) surreptitiously recorded his first live concert in 1984, though he doesn’t remember whose concert it was. It’s hard to blame him: after 40 years and over 10,000 shows, it’s no wonder a few performances have fallen through the […]
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS DUO BRAVO: ´PURE MUSICAL CONNECTION´ an exclusive interview for sidetracks & detours Very rarely, but occasionally, a new ensemble emerges out of the network, and makes a huge impact and become the name on everyone´s lips as they rapidly climb to sold-out concerts and to receiving invites from a wider diaspora that […]
The Atlantic Jazz Lab Orchestra returned to Lanzarote on Sunday May 10th to present Too Darn Hot!, their new album recorded in La Gomera and released on the Dutch label Télès Jazz Records. Their performance paid tribute to the great female voices of jazz—Anita O’Day, Diana Krall, Doris Day, and Peggy Lee—through the orchestra’s arrangements […]
SOUND ROOTS AND ENGLISH FOLK EXPO Sharing their news of awards, charts, gigs and festivals, Norman Warwick invites sidetracks & detours readers to PASS IT ON August, die she must, as the harmonious voices of Paul & Arties once warned us. But I believe that Simon and Garfunkel knew the changing seasons needn’t bring only […]
ON LOSING A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING JIMMY CRICKET: a personal tribute by Steve Cooke from all across the arts. Laughter, having its evolutionary roots in creating social bonds that help individual and group survival, is a powerful tool that improves physical health, mental well-being, and social connections, acting as a natural stress reliever and immune […]
all across the arts news, previews & reviews published by Steve Cooke and passed on by sidetracks & detours THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING what the next decade might hold news by Steve Cooke What change would you most like to see in the Creative Arts in Rochdale Borough over the next ten years? […]
Songwriters Chapter 3 part 1 KATE WOLF – AN UNFINISHED LIFE by Peter Pearson When Kate Wolf succumbed to leukemia in 1986, at the age of 44, her star was on the rise. The previous year she had returned from a short sabbatical (to spend more time with her family, after 12 years on the […]
WYNTON MARSALIS LETS JAZZ JOINS US TOGETHER by Norman Warwick It would have been around twenty five years ago, when Steve Cooke (left) was partnering me in presenting two articles a week that took readers of the Rochdale Observer, Middleton Guardian and The Heywood Advertiser newspapers All Across The Arts. I always admired Steve´s awareness […]
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS: 7 / 12 / 25 classical, jazz, folk, rock, americana; songwriters & invisible angels7th December 2025 - 7:00 am
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A LITTLE BUNDLE OF SUMMER. sidetracks & detours 3rd September 2025 featuring Jazz Artist, Jenny Bray. Broadcaster and writer, Steve Bewick, Expo Folk and Sound Roots3rd September 2025 - 7:00 am