REVEALING OR REVISING BILLIE HOLIDAY? by Gary Heywood-Everett

I’m not a woman. I’m not black. I’m not a jazz musician although in my dreams I’m playing keyboard in the Miles Davis band or alto on tour with Ellington. I can’t sing and I don’t understand about sexual masochism. So how on earth can I write about Billie Holiday ? How can anyone ?
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MAXINE GORDON. role model and utter inspiration

Maxine Gordon is a huge supporter and advocate of new artists, not only sometimes advising on the business side of things but regularly going to gigs not only in New York, but also across the country.

PACO CHIKA international artist

Paco is presenting a segment of his large body of work, this one based in his adoration for the great painter Frida Kahlo, as he feels constantly inspired by her courage in the professional and personal world.
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from EBOR SOUND-ARTISTS

Surrounded by ancient woodlands, Oaken Grove Vineyard is a family-run, boutique vineyard offering a range of award-winning English wines. Established in 1986 in the foothills of the Chilterns, the seven acres of Pinot Noir, Bacchus and Madeleine Angevine vines produce exceptional quality still and sparkling wines that are fresh, modern and packed with flavour.

SELF LEADERSHIP: a path to follow

working as an artist has given me a different perspective in my business life. I still need Art. I still enjoy Art and part of me will always be an artist.

FOUND VERY MUCH ALIVE IN 2021 MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Music – and specifically the one-off, live extravaganza – has defined Manchester International Festival since its inception, from Rufus Wainwright’s debut opera (2009) to Bjork’s Biophilia live debut (2011) and Massive Attack’s collaboration with Adam Curtis (2013). This year’s line-up was similarly impressive, with a multi-genre line-up that offered something for everyone; a sonic balm after a year without live music.

TRIO ARRIAGA VIOLINIST, CELLIST, PIANIST & page turner

What a credit this all was to the 37th Canary Islands International Music Festival and to Lanzarote venues and all those on our sister islands who moved heaven and earth and covid to allow shows like this to take place in some kind of normality.

ART ATTRACTS

The arts and their artists, whether indigenous or visiting, can do much to remind the rest of the world of our vibrancy and energy, and if we offer something different (

THE CANARY ISLANDS: new & improved

It is good to be mindful of that, rather than simply, if understandably, lamenting what we have lost from our recent past, such as live arts and sports events, Yaiza Castilla and her tourist team have, after all, been hard at work seeking to not only protect that glorious past but also to create an even brighter future.

GOODREADS recommend really good reads

I have come to trust that whatever Goodreads recommend is, invariably, a good read