Category: Others’ articles of interest
How about these totally brilliant photos of jazz musicians?!!
14/02/2024
https://www.jazzworldphoto.com/gallery-2024/
Here’s an important UK government report, just published.
31/01/2024
https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/43084/documents/214478/default/
Great new (digital) magazine from Women in Jazz Media – showcasing lots of amazing women musicians and jazz photographers! Link below..
30/07/2023
https://womeninjazzmedia.com/Women-in-Jazz-Media-Magazine-July-2023/?fbclid=IwAR1zmaE3vEG9u0_HHd2dwSOMv4nW6hxdB-B8hvCaSTS9Ewh3yEBJu7L9seQ
Saxophonist Phil Bancroft’s latest project sounds excellent! Here’s The Scotsman’s piece on it
02/05/2023
Pic credit: Decarlo https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/saxophonist-phil-bancroft-on-his-new-artist-led-web-platform-im-interested-in-rebalancing-things-4123753
Scottish Jazz Space is being read in the Americas!
11/08/2022
Julie, from New Hampshire USA, is using SJS in working towards her Junior Musician Badge – how fabulous! Music –…
Music writer Ted Gioia’s petition for Duke Ellington to be granted the Pulitzer Prize which he was denied in 1965. Further details and the petition are both ?
21/07/2022
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/lets-give-duke-ellington-the-pulitzer
Fascinating archival article by Frank Alkyer in Downbeat, of an interview given by Thelonious Monk’s son (and namesake).
10/11/2021
https://downbeat.com/archives/detail/growing-up-monk
The great Carla Bley: Suzanne Lorge’s interesting written piece about her in Downbeat.
21/08/2021
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/carla-bley-the-voice?fbclid=IwAR3pMkysz7xfFUdaG7o200EKddKO5mqJKUFSiG-Tz3V_afBKtz49OHC43Sc
Rebecca Vasmant, Glasgow-based musician, producer, DJ and curator is getting loads of great plaudits for her debut album ‘With Love, From Glasgow’. Here’s a review by Mike Gates of UKVibe, of this beautiful album; also an audio of one of the tunes ‘Jewels of Thought’.
21/05/2021
https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/rebecca-vasmant/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GSwbpNH9Cc&ab_channel=RebeccaVasmant-Topic
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Sisters With Transistors: this documentary sounds great (featuring many of Scottish Jazz Space’s favourite composer-musicians)!! Released in virtual cinemas yesterday 23rd April 2021. ??
24/04/2021
Pic from theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/23/sisters-with-transistors-review-lisa-rovner-documentary