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Where’s the blog gone…?

Posts here got sparse during the pandemic, then focussed on one idea – a track a week – through last…

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All this foolish beauty… 52 jazz tracks for 2021

This category is just me revisiting some recordings that meant a lot. It’s an idea I toyed with last year,…

New recordings, 2022 sample

This blog being in a state of benign(?) neglect, I can’t see that I’ve posted any of the CD reviews…

2022 jazz

London Jazz Festival 2022

The London jamboree was back on full song this year, and we succumbed to temptation – in contrast to 2021…

daniel herskedal, Dave Holland, linda may han oh, London Jazz Festival, matana roberts

Jazz by the sea – a few notes on Swanage 2022

Swanage had a few travails even before the pandemic so it was good to see the festival bounce back after…

Swanage Festival

Rambling on – 13: Dancing in your head?

I came to a stop last time with Roger Scruton’s declaration that there is nothing to be learned about music…

Rambling on – 12: A different mystery

Do gibbon duets work up a kind of proto-musical call and response? With the ear of faith, perhaps. But of…

Rambling on 11 – what is sound good for?

Almost certainly unnecessary continuity note: held this piece until I’d written some more, but I haven’t. So posting now, and…

Rambling 10 – Origins of what?

Thought of missing a week, because of wars and stuff, but trying to keep this regular for now. Consequently, what’s…

Rambling on – 9. Here comes the good bit.

Can one get a bit deeper into how this bit of music produces its effects? Others think so, so I’ll…

Keeping good company – Martin Speake next week

I’ve lost the habit of highlighting upcoming gigs but here’s a good one that’s got me excited in advance. Altoist…

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