September 11th to 14th – Warner Jazz Break, Gunton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk. 01502 730 288 – Quote JAX20 – postponed to 10-13 Sept next year Postponed until next year – 8-11 April – French Quarter Festival, New Orleans – frenchquarterfest.org October 2020 – 16 -19th – Warner Jazz Break – Sinah Warren – Hayling … [Read more…]
Classic Blues Masters – Four Classic Albums (The Best Of Little Walter / The Best Of Muddy Waters /Sonny Boy Williamson – Down And Out Blues / Howlin’ Wolf Sings The Blues) (2CD) Avid Blues Ref: AMSC1368 These two CDs offer wonderful value. Culled from four classic blues LPs – the forty-nine tracks are … [Read more…]
Various Artists: Boogie Woogie – The Essential Collection (2CD)Ref: Avid – AVC943 – double CD album. This great release in AVID’s Essential Collection series introduces you to the many faces of Boogie Woogie.This superbly re-mastered 2CD set covers all the bases from Cow Cow Davenports “Cow Cow Blues” from 1928 to Montana Taylor … [Read more…]
Peter King, Britain’s greatest jazz saxophonist and world-class model aircraft builder – obituary From the Daily Telegraph 02/09/20 – He was also internationally recognised as a builder of model aircraft and in some parts was known chiefly as ‘the free-flight guy’. Peter King, who has died aged 80, was the finest alto saxophonist that British … [Read more…]