Jazz education in the UK owes an enormous amount to Graham Collier (alongside Eddie Harvey and Lionel Grigson) without whom our current positions and extent of provision would been considerably harder to achieve. As well as being an instigator of projects for young jazz musicians, Graham was an articulate and politically astute advocate for theContinue reading “Graham Collier 1937 – 2011”
Category Archives: Jazz in London
A treasure… Bob Cornford
Do visit this website, dedicated to the late Robert (Bob) Cornford… click here. Besides being a tribute to one of Britain’s unsung artists, the site is an invaluable resource of British jazz from the late 1970s and early 1980s, music that was so influential for my own generation of musicians. I was lucky enough toContinue reading “A treasure… Bob Cornford”
Simon Purcell 5tet @ London Jazz Festival – November 19th
SIMON PURCELL QUINTET – London Jazz Festival on Friday 19th November 2010 The quintet (with Chris Batchelor, Julian Siegel, Gene Calderazzo and Steve Watts) will be performing at the free stage in the Royal Festival Hall from 1 – 2pm on Friday November 19th.
Simon Purcell Trio with special guests Liane Carroll and Julian Siegel.
Gig coming up… Monday October 4th – Finchley Arts Festival – Simon Purcell Trio (Gene Calderazzo and Steve Watts) plus special guests Liane Carroll and Julian Siegel. A special event, featuring the music of Bill Evans, re-workings of standards and multiple combinations of music and voice.
Man making a difference
Cleveland Watkiss is a man making a difference. It is some time since Cleveland’s birthday gig at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in November 2009, which brought together 40 musicians from across the generations, peer groups and genres. A devout believer in musical multiculturalism, and innovation informed by the traditions, it is worth watching this musician’sContinue reading “Man making a difference”
Simon Purcell 