The Funky Knuckles have been listening to…
…my older brother Charles used playing it all the time when I was in high school. The band is composed of such an amazing group of musicians and singers, and…
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Ten funky tunes from The Haggis Horns
…up NYE tickets while you still can! Funkadelic – (Not Just) Knee Deep “Ground breaking track with kick arse production. Also gives the DJ time for a piss!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_20BvG3H6DY Charles…
Just announced: Banned from Utopia, 2nd November.
…who opened Zappa’s door for three brothers before he went on to become Ray Charles’ last bass player for well over a decade… As Banned From Utopia, referring to Frank…
The Music of England
…working-class, as immortalised in the literary works of Charles Dickens and Friedrich Engels. Yet, this inequality did sow the seeds for the rise of radical socio-political movements (incl. the Chartists,…
The Music of Brazil: Samba and Cultural Expression
…Brazilian samba’, The Conversation, 2 July 2014, <www.theconversation.com>. Perrone, Charles and Christopher Dunn (eds.), Brazilian Popular Music and Globalization (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2001). Reily, Suzel ‘Brazil: Central and…
Ireland: Enchantment and Folklore
…2010). Acton, Charles, Irish Music and Musicians (Dublin: Eason and Sons, 1978). Boland, Frederick, ‘Ireland’, Encyclopedia Britannica Online, 2017, <www.britannica.com>. Carolan, Nicholas, ‘Ireland’, Grove Music Online, 2017, <www.oxfordmusiconline.com>. Carson, Ciarán,…
An in-depth interview with The Magic Band’s John ‘Drumbo’ French
…to a lot of stuff that Don had albums of: Miles Davis, Charles Lloyd, John Coltrane of course… I listened to a lot of jazz back when we went to…
Just announced: Kenny Garrett Quintet, 14th April.
…Charles Mingus before his career really took off with the release of his first album, Introducing Kenny Garrett, in 1984. His music is very much open to outside influences and, as…
Just announced: The Blockheads, 10th July.
…the first Stiff Records tour of the UK, Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, Charlie Charles, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher became known as ‘The Blockheads’. In 1978, they released ‘What a…
‘Live from Band on the Wall’ – New fundraiser album featuring exclusive live tracks from Gregory Porter, Jazzanova, Dele Sosimi, Snarky Puppy and more
…Boom Klack 03 Dele Sosimi – Lady 04 Charles Bradley – I Believe in Your Love 05 Kirsty Almeida – Cool Down Rewind 06 Azymuth – Club Morocco 07 Snarky…
Dizzy Reece: The Kingston-born trumpeter who remains one of bop’s great enigmas – part two
…Reece-organised NYC Jazz Festival took place. Free entry performances were held at Damrosch park, within Citicorp and the Lincoln Centre – performers including Clifford Jordan, Charles Davis and Tommy Turrentine…
An interview with Elson Nascimento of the Sun Ra Arkestra
…Over time Sun Ra included me in carrying out some of the Arkestra’s responsibilities. Was it a difficulty joining a group with established players like Marshall Allen, Charles Davis and…
Just announced: Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, 9th July
…young guitarist with a broad spectrum of artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Peggy…
Just announced: The Blockheads, 10th September.
…album ‘New Boots and Panties’ on the first Stiff Records tour of the UK, Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, Charlie Charles, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher became known as ‘The Blockheads’. In…
Guide to the Week of Music: Mr Scruff, Imarhan, new sounds and visuals
…Charles Bradley. It’s almost 12 months since the vocalist’s passing at the age of 68, following a career resurgence that saw him go from James Brown impersonator to internationally-acclaimed solo…
Guide to the Week of Music: New Tutenkhamen, Mark Lockheart, new sounds and visuals
…rhythmic elements also feeding into this sound. The release is incredibly rare, despite a song from it being fairly well known in Zimbabwe. As label founder Charles Houdart explained to…