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IN LIGHT OF A VERY BLUE MOON

moon river wider than miles to go before he sleeps and he has promises to keep to bring to deliver to break into moon dust that would be some kind of proof but there ain’t no man in the moon
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BOOK SPEAKS TRUE ON JAZZ SOPHISTRY

´His long, prolific career may have been characterized by dramatic highs and lows, but the final fifteen years of his life were marked by one success after another – a righteous homecoming, worldwide recognition, prestigious awards, and even an Oscar nomination.

SEAN LOCK: made it safe to laugh

There was always a glint in his eye and a mischievous smile on his face. He enjoyed the telling of his absurd tales as much he did the punch-lines.

A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA

And so I set out to write an account that was initially propelled by a rageful curiosity.

NEWPORT: where Dylan plugged in and the world blew a fuse

The history of jazz can be told as the story of Black dance music reinterpreted via improvisation and harmonic substitution. But if that dance music is propelled by a machine rather than an instrument, how can jazz adjust?

NEWPORT: folk-on festival finger-picking a way back

The concensus among many writers on-line who attended the event seems to be that the Sunday highlight was an evening of black female artists curated by singer, songwriter, poet and activist Allison Russell

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY for Richard Thompson

We’d already enjoyed the concert of a lifetime as the final half-hour approached and still, this event had more aces up its sleeve.

when RICHARD THOMPSON planned his party

It was totally revolutionary at the time. Rock music with an element of British traditional music in it was pretty much our innovation, and I’m very proud of that.

A NUBIYAN TWIST IN THE TALE + news of a Clare Teal gig

´By bringing those rich stories together, we hope that Freedom Fables serves as a metaphor for the life we’re all living.´

ENGAGED ART

´The islands are very fragile and we live on tourism´, Marco reminded Yaiza Te Informatia recently. ´What are we going to offer the tourists if our sea is all full of rubbish?"