A Spectacle

Busby Berkeley would be impressed by this combination of melody, lyrics and choreography. You need to watch the film at least four times to catch all the excellent contributions. Hugh Jackman played P T Barnum in the film and is...

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Ella on form

Ella started as a dancer in talent competitions. She became of the outstanding singers in the history of Jazz. You can apprecaite her range and control from this clip. The band are pretty sharp too!    

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Silent Night with Kathleen Battle

If you can find a better duo offering Silent Night I would love to hear them. Kathleen was a top opera star and Wynton was possibly the best Jazz trumpet in the world at that point in time.  

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A New Collaboration

Very few people (currently over 200) have seen this fine collaboration. The venue is the fine Edinburgh church in Stockbridge.  New music and the dialogue between artists ands styles is important for us to keep evolving. I think...

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All That J A Z Z

What would the early performers make of this sophisticated Bob Fosse inspired dance routine?   The photographers need a shout out also, so here it one for Josephine Bevan, for the Paris dance shot.    

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