Trombone With A View

• OSMOSIS - OR - TECHNIQUE IS IN THE GENES
  My good friend Joe Higham sent me the link to an interview with Charlie Parker that had been posted on YouTube. Most interesting because in general not having had much opportunity to listen to Bird in ... by TromboneWithAView
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• UNDER 35 LIKES JAZZ
  This morning I had a sad email from California following on from my 'Jazz Clubs Worldwide September Newsletter' where I talked about the current health of the jazz scene internationally. I quote:"Hell ... by TromboneWithAView
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• NEVER MIND THE QUALITY FEEL THE HYPE
  How often do we hear proclaimed loudly by the publicists, in newspapers, in magazines, on radio, on television      " Behold the new Billie Holiday " or the linking of some ra ... by TromboneWithAView
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• The Enthusiasm of Individuals
  To paraphrase the quotation 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers' It is in my view a truism that jazz,has to a great extent, looked for its promotion, venues, and general wellbeing&nbs ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Real Book and The Smart Phone
  It has become a familiar sight. At  jam sessions - forgivable - perhaps. On gigs - not so acceptable - just my opinion. What am I referring to ? The array of one or more Smart Phones being used t ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Jazz Festivals Minus The Jazz
  Looking at some upcoming some major jazz festival programmes one wonders just what are the jazz credentials of many of the listed Headliners. Rock musicians yes. World Music maybe. Who knows what kind ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Croatian jazz great Petrovic dies at 75
  ZAGREB (AFP) – Croatian jazz great Bosko Petrovic, who has played and recorded with many international stars, died here Monday at the age of 75, the national musicians' association said. Petrovi ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Jazz Clubs Worldwide - New Server
  I have spent the last couple of days moving Jazz Clubs Worldwide - and a significant number of other sites to a new server. This is always a somewhat stressful activity but all seems correct with the ... by admin
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• The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Cr ...
  Festival Diary 9th. of July 2010Porec is a town located on the west coast of Istria. Due to its extraordinary geographical position, its natural attractions and cultural monuments, Porec is today one ... by TromboneWithAView
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• The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Cr ...
  Festival Diary 8th. of July 2010Long drive from Brussels 1350 km. Just to add to the joys blew out a rear tyre on the car around 6.00am en route to Stuttgart. The wheel having been put on at a tyre ce ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Hot Clube De Portugal - Fire Totally Destroys This ...
  When I put Jazz Clubs Worldwide online some thirteen years ago, the very first club to send me information was the Hot Clube de Portugal. So it is with considerable sadness, following on from a call o ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Johnny Griffin at The Club 43
  The Club 43 Manchester, England was extremely influential in promoting the appearance of live performances of American jazz musicians. Up until the later part of the sixties performances by American m ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Derek Wadsworth. Musician. Composer. Arranger. Con ...
  My thoughts at this time are about a very great friend of more that forty years, the late Derek Wadsworth,  who died on th 3 December 2008 at his home in Aynho, Northamptonshire, England.Derek wa ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Social Networking. Fred Burnett was well ahead of ...
  Welcome to my world of Traditional Jazz. The pages which follow are a tribute to the musicians who have dedicated themselves to playing the music of New Orleans and Dixieland in the North West of the ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Willy Vande Walle - Saxophonist
  I played for more than five years with Willy Vande Walle's 'Jazz Express'. Willy was a great guy but a lot of the time was overwhelmed by the complications of a life that included three former wives a ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Talent - Where does it come from ?
  A few days ago I was doing some research on the Internet to collect material for a linguistics project I am developing with and for a colleague who is based in Stockholm.The project concerns 'Intransl ... by TromboneWithAView
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• The Stonehenge City Jazzmen
  Sometimes I have a feeling that telepathy is a tangible phenomena. Ian Maud who runs the excellent  website http://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk asked if I would contribute an article about playing wi ... by TromboneWithAView
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• Monday Night Jazz Jam In Ljubljana
  Though I have often traversed Slovenia en route to Croatia - my Son Adam and his family live and work in Zagreb - my visits have always been transitory, just stopping to fill the car with petrol, ... by TromboneWithAView
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