OSMOSIS - OR - TECHNIQUE IS IN THE GENES

Peter Maguire — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:22:17 +0100

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 verbal exchanges rather than the musical variety. He comes across as being a highly intelligent and very articulate indiviRead More...

UNDER 35 LIKES JAZZ

Peter Maguire — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:43:13 +0100

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:

"Hello Peter: I wanted you to know, in case you haven't heard, that Charlie O's Jazz Club in Southern California cRead More...

NEVER MIND THE QUALITY FEEL THE HYPE

Peter Maguire — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:36:48 +0100

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 rather average talent to artists - usually dead - who really were great.

It really is astonishing Read More...

The Enthusiasm of Individuals

Peter Maguire — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:17:40 +0100

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 'on the enthusiasm of individuals '.

To take the example of jazz clubs. It would be interesting to evaluate just how manRead More...

Real Book and The Smart Phone

Peter Maguire — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:24:37 +0100

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 to display the Real Book. Propped up on the music stand of the piano. The bass player his eyes glued to thRead More...

Jazz Festivals Minus The Jazz

Peter Maguire — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:44:51 +0100

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 of music much of the time.

The problem is that many of the big festivals built their reputations and the ability to draw in larg Jazz Festivals

Croatian jazz great Petrovic dies at 75

Peter Maguire — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:03:10 +0100

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.

Petrovic, born in 1935 in the northern town of Bjelovar, was a vibraphone player, composer, arranger, proRead More...

Jazz Clubs Worldwide - New Server

Administrator — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:12:44 +0100

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 migration. The new server is a much faster box than my old one. More memory, disk space, and a much faster system. This is particularly noticeable when accessing features such as Jazz Community Worldwide - database driven platforms.

You might like to have a look at this video. SeRead More...

The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Croatia.

Peter Maguire — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:43:21 +0100

Festival Diary 9th. of July 2010

Porec 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 of the most important touristic sites in Croatia. The town which was designed in its cRead More...

The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Croatia.

Peter Maguire — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:07:00 +0100

Festival Diary 8th. of July 2010

Long 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 centre and the bolts tightened with a pneumatic device - impossible to loosen the wheel. Had to call out a mechanic to do this for Valamar Jazz Festival

Hot Clube De Portugal - Fire Totally Destroys This Historic Club

Peter Maguire — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:38:13 +0100

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 on Skype from Claude Moreira, that I must tell you that The Club has been totally destroyed by fire. Not only The Club, but musical instruments, and an irreplaceable collection of recordings and archive material. Hot Clube DeRead More...
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<p style= 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 musicians were very difficult to arrange because of the Musicians Union insistence that there shouRead More...

Derek Wadsworth. Musician. Composer. Arranger. Conductor.

Peter Maguire — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:28:49 +0100

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 was to use the old but apt cliche: a musicians musician.

Derek's career started as a member of a Brass Band in Yorkshire and was to develop into an astonishing CV that included jazz, pop music, television, film, orchestral arranging and conducting, choral work and much Read More...

Social Networking. Fred Burnett was well ahead of the pack.

Peter Maguire — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:26:47 +0100

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 British Isles. Although I try very hard to ensure all the information about the bands and events are correct, please check with the venues concerned before setting out on your journey. Fred Burnett.

Talent - Where does it come from ?

Peter Maguire — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:26:56 +0100

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 'Intranslatable Words' and the website www.lagomsisu.com provides the web presence for the book 'Lagom Sisu Mañana' written by John Alexander AB.

Allied to this project is another new website: Sounds Unfamiliar: www.soundsunfamiliar.com
This site presents examples of ClRead More...

The Stonehenge City Jazzmen

Peter Maguire — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:08:58 +0100

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 with the support band on a Mick Mulligan Band gig at RAF Yatesbury in nineteen fifty nine. I have been pretty busy over the past few months and thought that I really must get something down on paper. Gerry Salisbury came to mind. He was the bass player on the gig - a great muti-instrumentalist - I Read More...

Monday Night Jazz Jam In Ljubljana

Peter Maguire — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:23 +0100

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, or to take money from a cash machine.

I decided to take a holiday in the Slovenian coastal resort of Isola. My dau Isola

Blog entries

OSMOSIS - OR - TECHNIQUE IS IN THE GENES

UNDER 35 LIKES JAZZ

NEVER MIND THE QUALITY FEEL THE HYPE

The Enthusiasm of Individuals

Real Book and The Smart Phone

Jazz Festivals Minus The Jazz

Croatian jazz great Petrovic dies at 75

Jazz Clubs Worldwide - New Server

The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Croatia.

The First Valamar Jazz Festival. Porec, Istria, Croatia.

Hot Clube De Portugal - Fire Totally Destroys This Historic Club

Derek Wadsworth. Musician. Composer. Arranger. Conductor.

Social Networking. Fred Burnett was well ahead of the pack.

Talent - Where does it come from ?

The Stonehenge City Jazzmen

Monday Night Jazz Jam In Ljubljana