The Lure of Collecting Jazz Albums I am often asked by newer jazz fans for advice on collecting good or classic jazz records. My answer; “only you can decide what a classic is“ and “it depends on the path of collection you choose to adopt.” A jazz collection without the…
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Culture as Institution
Jazz Music & the Influence of Yoruba Culture
Jazz Music & the Influence of Yoruba Culture There was a time in the ’60s and ’70s when several jazz musicians of repute had to visit Brazil for a new spark of inspiration. It was almost a “rite of passage” for many jazz musicians. Classics like ‘Song for My Father’…
Culture as Institution
A Song for Reassurance: Okpan Arhibo Verses
A Song for Reassurance: Okpan Arhibo Verses Songs have often come to the rescue of a distressed, pained or broken soul. Songs shine lights in darkness, offer hope when it is so far away, provide relief to untiring palaver. However, here the song gives reassurance amidst estrangement and confusion. Empathy…
Culture as Institution
A Jazz Great I Met: Clifford Jarvis
A Jazz Great I Met: Clifford Jarvis It was an autumn evening in 1996 when I visited the up and coming French jazz bassist, Collard Romain at his flat in Camberwell, London. Collard shared the flat with an up and coming pianist, Javier. Theirs was a house of jazz music….