The Lure of Collecting Jazz Albums
I am often asked by newer jazz fans for advice in collecting good or classic jazz records. My answer; “only you can decide what a […]
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What Is Academic Jazz, Does It matter?
“Academic jazz” is a phrase that startles me. What does it mean? Today jazz music, jazz dance and jazz poetry are mainstream academic subjects. Libraries […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]