Sam Smith thinks jazz is cooler and cheaper than war. He describes an instance of enlightened American foreign policy known as the Jazz Ambassadors program. During the 1950s, the State Department sent a variety of musicians abroad to show the world something of America:
In 1958, (Dave) Brubeck visited 12 countries, including Poland, Turkey, East [...]
Their gig at Thorganby Village Hall last night was a sell out event.
Miranda Sykes was confident on the back of her new CD, Bliss, and gave us great late-night vocals, accompanying herself on double bass.
She doesn’t have a soaring voice, but the way she uses it is intriguing, exploring traditional jazz and cabaret forms [...]
We were at The Shed again last night, this time for a double bill:
The evening began with a group of young musicians from Helsinki, the Ilmiliekki Quartet, comprising trumpet, piano, bass and drums. Decidedly modern with a lot of jazz influences, but not disregarding other avant garde input from the likes of Björk and Radiohead. [...]
A new site, Top Author Blogs, is looking to incorporate as many authors as possible under the same roof. There are not many there just now, but they seem to be joining up slowly.
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Lore Sjöberg shares some interesting thoughts about blogging:
Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you’re [...]
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