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    • Interviews
      • 2020 Interviews
        • Byron Wallen
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      • 2016 Interviews
        • Cleveland Watkiss Pt.1
        • Marvin “Smitty” Smith
        • Carmen Lundy
        • Justin Thurgur
        • Grégory Privat
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        • Nduduzo Makhathini
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        • Don-e
        • Tony Rémy
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        • Tamar Osborn
        • Tony Kofi
        • Junior Giscombe Pt.2
        • Chris Bowden
        • Camilla George
        • Junior Giscombe Pt.1
      • 2015 Interviews
        • Nat Birchall
        • Steve Williamson Pt.3
        • Enzo Zirilli
        • Georgie B
        • Steve Nichol
        • Jay Phelps
        • Mark Guiliana
        • Tomasz Bura
        • Dee Dee Bridgewater
        • Steve Williamson Pt.2
        • Moyses Dos Santos
        • Vagabond Beaumont
        • Keni Stevens
        • Tom McClung
        • The Last Poets
        • Austin Howard
        • Joe Davis
        • Steve Salvari
        • Theo Jackson
        • Brian Auger Pt.3
        • Brian Auger Pt.2
        • Brian Auger Pt.1
        • Jean Toussaint
        • David Lyttle
        • Nakisha Esnard
        • Zhenya Strigalev
        • Tori Handsley
        • Van Gelder/Fleming
        • Timothy Bloom
        • Rowland Sutherland Pt.2
        • Rowland Sutherland Pt.1
        • Andrew McCormack
        • Filomena Campus
        • Nicola Conte
        • Simon Spillett on Tubby Hayes @ 80
        • Shaun Escoffery
        • The British Collective Pt.2
        • The British Collective Pt.1
      • 2014 Interviews
        • Bobby Avey
        • Miguel Zenón
        • Noemi Nuti
        • Steve Williamson Pt.1
        • Robert Mitchell Pt.3
        • Robert Mitchell Pt.2
        • Heston
        • Robert Mitchell Pt.1
        • Chantelle Nandi
        • Elliott Macauley
        • Melissa James
        • Pat Thomas
        • Robert Strauss
        • Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Pt.3
        • Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Pt.2
        • Lee Fields
        • FiL Straughan
        • Orphy Robinson
        • Xantoné Blacq
        • Nadjib Le Fleurier
        • Ellene Masri
        • Lex Cameron
        • Leon Ware – Love’s Endless Servant Pt.3
        • Gary Bartz Preview
        • Gregory Porter
        • Leon Ware – Love’s Endless Servant Pt.2
        • Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Pt.1
        • Malik & The O.G’s
        • Leon Ware – Love’s Endless Servant Pt.1
      • 2013 Interviews
        • Archie Shepp 2013
        • Paul Jackson 2013
        • Steve Arrington 2013
        • Don-e
        • Ntjam Rosie 2013
        • OMAR 2013
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        • Lee Fields 2012
        • Rowland Sutherland 2012
        • Yuriy Galkin 2012
        • Smoove & Turrell 2012
      • 2011 Interviews
        • Iness Mezel 2011
        • Russ Dewbury 2011
        • Etienne Mbappe 2011
        • FiL Straughan 2011
        • Vieux Farka Toure 2011
        • Zara McFarlane 2011
        • Dub Colossus 2011
        • Tuomo 2011
        • Kim Gottlieb-Walker 2011
        • River Nelson 2011
        • Anthony David 2011
        • James D-Train Williams 2011
        • Eric Roberson 2011
        • Don-e
        • The Godfathers of Groove 2011
      • 2010 Interviews
        • Matthew Halsall 2010
        • Fred Wesley JR 2010
        • Soulive 2010
        • Matti Roots 2010
        • Talib Kweli 2010
        • River Nelson 2010
        • Izzi Dunn 2010
        • Soweto Kinch 2010
        • Noel Mckoy 2010
        • Soil & Pimp Sessions
        • Bluey 2010
        • Nailah 2010
        • Chris Hill & Johnny Wright 2010
      • 2009 Interviews
        • Bruce Q
        • Dick Jewell
        • Mark ‘Snowboy’ Cotgrove
        • Ian Dewhirst
        • Paul Bradshaw and Jason Jules
        • Joe Bataan
        • Naturally 7
      • 2008 Interviews
        • Fred Wesley JR 2008
    • Revibe
      • Nelson Mandela – Why I Am Ready To Die
      • Revibe: Norman Connors 1996
      • Revibe: Ronnie McNeir 1996
      • Brasil Na Minha Alma
      • Revibe: Joyce 1996
      • Revibe: Sonali Fernando 1996
      • Revibe: Archie Shepp 1996
      • Revibe: Airto Moreira 1995
      • Revibe: Elis Regina 1995
      • Revibe: Gilles Peterson 1995
      • Revibe: Janet Lawson 1995
      • Revibe: Terry Callier 1995
      • Revibe: Carmen Lundy 1995
      • Revibe: José Feliciano 1996
      • Revibe: Wayne Shorter 1996
      • Revibe: Gary Bartz 1995
      • Revibe: Jean Toussaint 1995
    • Excursions
      • 2020 Excursions
        • Byron Wallen and The Four Corners @ Pizza Express, Holborn
        • Legends of Jazz Funk @ indigo at The O2
      • 2019 Excursions
        • The Ben Crosland Quintet @ The Albany Club, Coventry
        • Örjan Hultén Orion @ NAC Wolverhampton
        • Bokani Dyer Trio @ Eastside Jazz Club
        • Steve Fishwick Quartet @ NAC Wolverhampton
        • Louie Vega’s E.O.L. Soulfrito @ Royal Festival Hall
      • 2018 Excursions
        • EFG London Jazz Festival: The Headhunters / The Stanley Clarke Band @ Royal Festival Hall
        • J.P. Bimeni and the Black Belts @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Sean Gibb’s Fervour @ Riverside, Stratford-upon-Avon
        • Eddie Henderson Quartet @ Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham Conservatoire
        • Ben Crosland Quintet @ 1000 Trades
      • 2017 Excursions
        • Mike Westbrook Uncommon Orchestra at the Blue Orange Theatre
        • Chris Laurence Quartet @ 1000 Trades
        • Joshua Redman Old and New Dreams Quartet @ Manchester Jazz Festival
        • La Mambanegra @ Pavilion Theatre, Manchester
        • Fred Thomas’ Polyphonic Jazz Band @ The Red Lion UAB
        • Julian Argüelles @ CBSO Centre
      • 2016 Excursions
        • Nduduzo Makhathini @ York
        • Marc Copland and John Abercrombie @ Birmingham Conservatoire
        • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson: Suite for Ma Dukes @ Barbican
        • Neil Cowley Trio @ The Church of St John the Evangelist
        • Roy Harper @ Symphony Hall
        • Jazz re:fest 2016
        • Sarathy Korwar @ O2 Institute
        • Naturally 7 @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Theo Travis Double Talk @ The Red Lion
        • Trinity Laban Jazz @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Tony Kofi’s Sphinx Trio @ Vortex Jazz Bar
        • Sean Khan @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Tom Harrison Group @ Pizza Express Jazz Club
      • 2015 Excursions
        • Tom Harrison Quintet @ Spice of Life
        • The Revolution Will Be Live @ St George’s Hall, Liverpool
        • Gilad Hekselman Trio @ Silvershine Jazz Club
        • Andy Sheppard @ The Warwick Arts Centre
        • The Revolution Will Be Live
        • Tom Paxton @ The Lowry
        • Cécile McLorin Salvant / Aaron Diehl Trio @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • TG Collective & Mike Fletcher Trio @ Kings Place
        • Chris Bowden’s Tomorrow Band @ The Jam House
        • Kyle Eastwood Band @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Pat Martino Trio @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Cyrille Aimée @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Marius Neset @ CBSO Centre
        • Ned Doheny @ Soup Kitchen
        • Sarah Weller Band & Azymuth @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Gary Crosby’s Groundation @ Jazz In The Round
        • Freedom: The Art of Improvisation Loft Sessions
        • Cecilia Stalin @ 606
        • Sarah Weller @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Ravi Coltrane @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • On The Corner Records @ Cafe 1001
        • Sons Of Kemet @ Hare & Hounds
        • Mark Guiliana Quartet @ Ronnie Scott’s
        • Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble @ The Crypt
      • 2014 Excursions
        • Robert Mitchell’s ‘Invocation’ @ Q.E.H
        • Filomena Campus & Giorgio Serci @ Pizza Express
        • Nat Birchall @ Jazz In The Round
        • Tori Handsley Trio @ Vortex
        • FiL Straughan – Live @ Shaka Zulu
        • Ami Koita @ King’s Place
        • Dele Sosimi & The Afrobeat Orchestra – Live @ Jazz Café
        • HKB FiNN Ensemble – Jazzmo’thology @ Club 414
        • Personal Life
        • James Lavelle’s Meltdown 2014 meets ‘Enlightenment’ (A Re-envisioning of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’)
        • Lee Fields – Live @ Xoyo, London
        • Jalal Mansur Nuriddin & The Jazz Warriors International
        • Juwon Ogungbe & Outerglobe presents Progress Ceremony – Upstairs at the Ritzy
        • Phronesis @ RNCM Manchester
        • Evelina De Lain Trio Live @ Gallery Different
        • Robert Cray Band at Bridgewater Hall Manchester
        • Ed Motta – Live @ Union Chapel
        • Gregory Porter Live at The Stables
        • Michał Urbaniak Celebrates
      • 2013 Excursions
        • Dingwalls 2013
        • Butterfly Healing For Maya
        • Don-e live @ Jazz Cafe, London
        • Omar @ Jazz Cafe, London
        • Kevin Davy Quartet @ The Attic
        • Lady @ Jazz Cafe, London
      • 2012 Excursions
        • Lee Fields & The Expressions 2012
        • Soul II Soul: 25 Year Anniversary
        • The Master Drummers of Africa
        • Brecon Jazz makes a big noise in 2012
        • Sacred Music – Sacred Spaces The Chapel, King’s College, London
        • Fil Straughan – Live at Shaka Zulu
        • Vieux Farka Touré, 14 February 2012, Band on the Wall, Manchester
      • 2011 Excursions
        • Yaaba Funk at The Venue 4th Nov 2011
        • The Dustaphonics Live at the Blues Kitchen 27/10/11
        • London Mela 2011
        • The Fantastics Live the Jazz Cafe 03/09/11
        • Candi Staton
        • Dennis Coffey
        • Impossible Gentlemen, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 17 June 2011
        • Trichotomy, Tuesday 22 February 2011, Band on the Wall, Manchester.
        • Creole Choir of Cuba
        • Drizabone Soul Family Live @ the Jazz Cafe 3rd February 2011
        • Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 30 January 2011
        • Cheikh Lô
      • 2010 Excursions
        • Jocelyn Brown & the Allstars Collective Live @ London’s Jazz Cafe 10th Dec 2010
        • Kindred the Family Soul
        • Robert Glasper Trio 2010
        • John Williams
        • Herbie Hancock
        • Fred Wesley
        • UB40
        • Avery Sunshine & Anthony David
        • Mystère des Voix Bulgares
        • Kenny Wheeler
        • Paco Peña
        • Soil & “Pimp” Sessions @ Jazz Cafe
        • Bilal
        • Eddie Palmieri
        • Matthew Halsall
        • Rakesh Chaurassia
        • Sa Dingding
        • Rokia Traoré
        • Jerry Dammers
        • African Soul Rebels
        • Mariza
      • 2009 Excursions
        • Bassekou Kouyaté and Nogoni Ba @ Band on the Wall
        • Tord Gustavsen
        • Julie Fowlis
        • Jorge Pardo
        • Art of Sound & Alata
        • Joe Bataan @ Cargo
        • Naturally 7 @ The Stables
        • Christy Moore
    • The Other Side
    • Soul Asylum
    • From Cassette
    • Poetry
      • Baked Beans Means Music 1996
      • Butterfly 2013
      • She Can Feel It 2013
      • Permanent Light 2013
      • Sun Jam, Moon Jelly 2013
      • Black Doll 2000
      • Abstract Words 1996
      • Unseen Crystal 1995
    • Scribes
      • ‘This is Hip: The Life of Mark Murphy’ by Peter Jones (Equinox Publishing Ltd)
      • Simon Spillett – The Long Shadow of the Little Giant: The Life, Work and Legacy of Tubby Hayes
      • Garrison Fewell – Outside Music, inside voices: Dialogues on Improvisation and the Spirit of Creative Music.
      • Africa o-ye! – A Celebration Of African Music
      • The Billboard Book of Brazilian Music / Samba / The Latin Tinge
    • Visual World
      • Open Land – Meeting John Abercrombie DVD, Colour, PAL (ECM) Directors: Arno Oehri and Oliver Primus 90 min
      • Tubby Hayes ‘A Man In A Hurry’ DVD Documentary (Mono Media) 5/5
      • Soul Clans and Allniter venues of Scotland
      • The Art of Ian Clark
      • The art of Matthew Hart
      • The art of David Ellis
      • The art of Greg Lamarche
      • The art of Stuart Hammersley
      • The art of Mark Wallace
      • The art of Shaun Bloodworth
      • The art of Swifty
      • The art of PhlAsh
    • Abstract
      • No Jazzman Is An Island
      • Late Trane 1970
      • The fireman is dead 1967
      • Them a call us Pirates
      • Ditch The Shitstem
      • Mr. Soul – The Movie
  • The Team
    • Active
      • Nathalie Freson
      • Thomas Pooley-Tolkien-Sharpe
      • Steve Williams
      • Michael J Edwards
      • Damian Wilkes
      • Andy Allen
      • James Read
      • Mark Wallace
      • Mike Gates
      • Ian Ward
      • Brian Goucher
      • Andy Hazell
      • Glyn Phillips
      • Alan Musson
      • Sammy Goulbourne
      • Bruce Q
      • SG
      • Brian Homer
      • Fred Neighbour
      • Mark Jones
      • Kevin Ward
      • Molly Gallegos
      • Imran Mirza
      • Haji Mike
      • Nick Schlittner
    • Inactive
      • Donald Palmer
      • Gibsy Rhodes
      • Mark Harrington
      • Pete Buckenham
      • Steve Ward
    • Deceased
      • Tim Stenhouse
      • Brian Parsons
  • Podcast
    • 2020 Mixes
      • MIX NO. 33: Waltz For Peace
      • In Memory: Wallace Roney
      • MIX NO. 32: Hip Modes
      • MIX NO. 31: MollegrÍa
      • In Memory: Wolfgang Dauner
    • Meet Me In Bombay 2006
    • 2019 Mixes
      • MIX NO. 30: Beauty & The Unpromising Beginning
      • MIX NO. 29: Urban Gardening
      • MIX NO. 28: A Little More Blue
      • MIX NO. 27: The 11th House
      • MIX NO. 26: “You Go Your Way… and I’ll Go Mine”
      • MIX NO. 25: Global Flavas
      • MIX NO. 24: ‘’What, no Miles?!’’
      • MIX NO. 23: Touchstones
      • MIX NO. 22: STEPPING STONES
      • MIX NO. 21: JAZZ FUSION
      • MIX NO. 20: MODERN JAZZ
      • MIX NO. 19: FOLK
      • Mix No. 18: AOR
    • Acknowledgement for John Coltrane
      • Sixth Acknowledgement
      • Fifth Acknowledgement
      • Fourth Acknowledgement
      • Third Acknowledgement
      • Second Acknowledgement
      • First Acknowledgement
    • 2017 Mixes
      • Mix No. 17: Vibe Out South Africa
      • Mix No. 16: Vibe Out Finland
      • MIX NO. 15: A LIFE DIVINE
      • Mix No. 14: Vibe Out Poland
      • Mix No. 13: Vibe Out Argentina
      • Mix No.12: Vibe Out Israel
      • Mix No.11: Vibe Out France
      • Mix No.10: Sunshine People
      • Mix No.9: Jazz-Funk and Jazz Fusion
    • 2016 Mixes
      • Mix No.8: Vibrations, Themes, Textures and Sounds
      • Mix No.7: 2016 Year End Delights
      • Mix No.6: Mode For Modal
      • Mix No.5: Liquid Fusion
      • Mix No.4: Speak No Evil
      • Mix No.3: Good Vibes
      • Mix No.2: Thokoza! South African Jazz Past and Present
      • Mix No.1: Celebrating Rudy Van Gelder

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9th February 2015 650 × 510 Alice Babs – One year has passed

(left to right) Devene Gardner, Roscoe Gill, Trish Turner, Tony Watkins and Alice Babs

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