The daily tune

March 24, 2020

With sickness in pursuit, and home becoming the orbit, social media are coming into their own. We all used them all along, of course, sometimes quite a bit! But now Read the full article…

Monk’s music

August 21, 2019

There was a time when I thought I could be, like, pure jazz. That was the time when I thought such a thing existed, for which I beg forgiveness. I Read the full article…

Criticising the critics: I write about ‘La La Land’

August 14, 2019

So right up the front I have to say spoilers, because if you read this and haven’t seen La La Land then certain things will have been ruined for you when Read the full article…

Wynton

March 3, 2019

When one name is enough. Like Keith. Miles. Billie. Duke. When the contribution is so sizeable and so distinctive that there can be no confusion. You might say, well Wynton Read the full article…

Plaudits, recent

January 26, 2019

This is not me at my flashest but I’m disposed to get a bit boasty as my double trio record ranked no. 25 in Dave Sumner’s ‘Bird is the worm’ Read the full article…