Jazz

Description: American documentary on Jazz

Newest Review: ... lapsed or has been bought for very few dollars, rather than 'pushing' new talent. However, I consider that any publicity for the genre is good publicity, and it will be interesting to see what effect the series has on attendance at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival at the end of July. This festival actually includes performances with the great trumpeter Clark Terry, who is also featured ... more

... being interviewed and in performance in the series. If you have a chance, come to Edinburgh and 'feast' on the music, with much less stress than at the main Festival in August. On a personal level, I was a little apprehensive about the heav...more

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Jazz: NOW's the time ! (2493 words)
by - written on 28/06/01 (Very useful, 294 readings)
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"They tell me people are often classified as before their time "Silly as it seems people do it. "But really, you dig, there ain’t nothing to it ! "They’re not ahead, they’re behind "But really I don’t mind..." I was delighted when the above words started running through my mind as I watched one of the episodes of this mammoth series on Jazz that has just finished on BBC 2. Why those words, and what is their significance ? They were written by the singer and composer Jon Hendricks (whose most well-known composition is probably "Yeah Yeah !", as recorded ... Read the complete review

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