Well that is Upton Jazz Festival done and dusted for another year and it was a significant improvement upon last year with a much more positive vibe throughout, I'm guessing the heavy shadow of Brexit loomed over the place, plus no real headliner act put the dampeners on that festival. But with the Temperance Seven … Continue reading Back in Town
Sunday 14th May proved to be a very busy day for me in Jazz circles as I attended not one, but two Jazz gigs in one day. The was the Jazz Club 90 lunch time gig in Albrighton Sports and Social Club which was an appearance by the youthful Worcester(ish) based band Second Line whom I … Continue reading Whose Second Line Is It Anyway?
Sunday 9th April marked my second visit to the Chicago Swing Katz gig at the Brooklands in Meole Brace, the details of the place can be found in my last gig report and they haven't really changed that much, only a different guest ale I think. Details of the band can be found at http://www.chicagoswingkatz.co.uk. … Continue reading Kattin’ it at the Brooklands
Gig report: The Chicago Swing Katz at the Brooklands Hotel Meole Brace. 12th March 2017 This is the second time I have seen the Swing Katz which could be described as a West Midlands Jazz Super group as it has something of an all star line up of the local scene featuring many familiar … Continue reading Chicago Swing Katz Gig Report 12/3/17
This past week has marked the first time this year (and quite a while before that) that I have managed to get a to a live Jazz and to top it all I managed two in one week. Gig One This was on Tuesday night and was the monthly Jazz night hosted at the Boycott … Continue reading Boycott Bop
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to catch his own fish and he'll sit in a boat drinking beer all day." No idea, probably Jay Leno or some such. My first thought upon reading this prompt was of childhood memories of fishing trips with my Dad on which I … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Fishing
What do you value most in a friendship? Honesty, loyalty and integrity are the things I value the most in my friendships. Do you prefer eating the frosting of the cake or the cupcake first? Do you prefer a specific flavor? I just tend to eat it all at once without separating the different layers. … Continue reading Share your World week 49
No I haven't regenerated into Jimmy Witherspoon or Billie Holiday, nothing as exciting as that it just so happened to be the name of the piece of music playing on the radio as I opened the post. Thanks to the London Jazz Festival the boys and girls at the BBC have started a pop -up … Continue reading T’aint Nobodies Business if I Do
How has life in the world of the Sandman been this week? Well it has been a mixed bag, reasonably busy week at work... well aside from Tuesday night which wss f***ing manic. The sunny weather bought the population of Shropshire out in force to the Plume of Feathers and we have a large number … Continue reading Flight Through Infinity
Well my first thought when I saw the word maybe as the prompt of the Brit pop anthem "Wonderwall" by the wannabe Beatles group Oasis. So here is a Jazz version of the tune by the youthful West Midlands Jazz Ensemble "Second Line" fronted by the very talented and charismatic Pete Johnson with the maturity … Continue reading Wonderwall
