Do you have an interest in music? A monthly blog will invite readers to learn something fresh concerning the story – breadth and depth of the world of music. The aim is to be fun, stimulating and informative. Why not try a...
Chick was born on 12 June 1941 Chick died on 9 February 2021 aged 79 years. Chick still lives… through his music and conversations. Chick in his short clip, he describes his first terrifying gig with Miles Davis .
Redemption Song was one of Bob Marley’s most famous hits. Here is a particularly spirited performance from the Kanneh-Masons. Enjoy…
Have a safe and purposeful 2021. Scottish poet’s words enhanced by a rendition from a Birmingham choir.
Join 1,000,000 viewers on Utube. Classy Pachelbel’s Canon in D played by the Brooklyn Duo a really superb cello and piano duet. Relax and enjoy this fabulous music.
Ahmad Jamal was born Frederick Russell Jones on the 2nd of July, 1930, that is of course, over 90 years ago. He is an outstanding American Jazz pianist and also a composer, bandleader, and educator. For five decades, he has...
Dying or rising? The influence of the Scots/Irish community can never be underestimated, particularly in the United States of America. Ideas, art, literature, storytelling and, of course, music. Wynton Marsallis suggests that...
If you like Nina and if you like great piano and if you like a committed songstress and if you like a live performance and if you like a song that deals with issues Then you will love this performance from the Montreux Jazz...
Bob Dylan found the words for this summer, ‘the times they are a changin’. George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Police has led to women and men in every state of the United States to shout loudly from their...
The old Spirituals can stimulate listeners to alter society one person at a time… ‘Sweet Honey In The Rock’ are an ensemble rooted in African American culture. Respected globally, they educate, entertain and...
It is good to celebrate at the time of his departing one of the great American musical educators Ellis Marsalis. The family were not able to give him a huge musical New Orleans funeral. Undoubtedly his impact and influence will...
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