JAZZ OPERA OF EXTRAORDINARY VITALITY by Steve Bewick
KING KONG A GIANT OF A JAZZ OPERA
by Steve Bewick
One of the most famous movies ever made, involving a big ape being transported to New York from an obscure island, was called King Kong and carried indelible images of the havoc wrought…
In Praise Of Poets: SIMON ARMITAGE: ALBUM & AMBITION
SIMON ARMITAGE: ALBUM & AMBITION
By Norman Warwick
Simon Armitage, poet laureate
I´m sure most of us, if not by now then certainly by the end of lockdown, will have dreamed of our favourite restaurants we cannot wait to…
EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL …
EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL …
By Norman Warwick
Tonin Corujo Quartet in Playa Blanca
Regular players in, or with, The Tonin Corujo Quartet include Tonin Corujo, of course, as well as Carlos Perez, Manuel Becerra, Domingo Corrujo,…
LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick
LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES
a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick
Norm: ´As the song says, ´Morning Has Broken´. You can´t beat Cat Stevens even if that isn´t his name…
SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS
By Norman Warwick
It is more than forty years since John Prine's self-titled debut album was released. That means I have been listening to his music for two thirds of my life and have never tired of it.…
WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE. edition number 100
ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE
The e mail read:
´Here are the responses of the five questions you asked for, from each member of the ensemble, with Melina’s in the attached PDF. I had already seen the other interviews you did with the…
SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes
SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes
Not only have our Cabildo (government) seemed to handle the coronavirus situation over here pretty well but so, too, have the citizens of Lanzarote who have stayed away from the beaches and the…
ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE
ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE
The two days of Thursday 9th and Friday 10th April will include the first Lanzarote ´streaming festival´ of musicians, and will be called Lanzarotedescasafestival or Lanzarote From Home. The…
WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: Small Gospel Choir Sounding Like 606, by Steve Bewick
SMALL GOSPEL CHOIR SOUNDING LIKE 606
Sunday Lunch at the 606 Jazz Club London
606 jazz club, Chelsea
By Steve Bewick
We had high hopes for our Sunday lunch concert at one of London’s prestigious jazz clubs: The 606 Jazz Club,…
A.J. A D.J. on MONSTER fm 93.3
WHAT´S THAT COMING OVER THE HILL? IS IT A MONSTER?
An e mail from radio presenter, Aileen Hendry, received last week, pretty well summed up how the lockdown is affecting us all and reminded us of what role she can play, as a dj, in keeping…