Posts Tagged ‘jazz’
08/11
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Uniqlo have collaborated with the legendary Jazz label Blue Note Records to produce a new range of UT printed t-shirts. There is a total of 21 designs to choose from, which range from prints of album covers to word slogans related to albums. Available now from the Uniqlo online store.
“Blue Note, established in New [...]
13/10
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Following the resounding success of 2009 this ever popular celebration of jazz, now in its 4th year, returns to Canada Square Park with a powerful line-up.
Whether you’re completely new to jazz or a committed aficionado, Canada Square Park is the place to be for an unforgettable three days of traditional and [...]
05/10
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
I’ve always been a huge fan of supreme producers and composers whose music simply stood alone, without any lyrical accompaniment – producers and musicians like Flying Lotus, MF Doom, RJD2, the late great J.Dilla and epic composers like Ryuichi Sakamoto and Hans Zimmer. These craftsmen create a world for their listeners to dive into and immerse [...]
02/10
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
For those that are not familiar, Esperanza Spalding is a jazz bassist, vocalist and composer with 2 great albums already under her belt. She is known for playing the double bass so brilliantly that her graduate college Berklee, begged her to join the staff. The announcement of her 3rd album, titled Chamber Music Society, has [...]
28/10
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
I came across this little number this morning and have not heard Mos Def roll through on the ipod for quite some time now but this really put me in the mood to for some more. A great track with a really soulful feel to it with great elements of jazz thrown in as well [...]
30/10
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
A tribute is being held at the world renowned, Jazz Café on 4th April 2010, for the great Muddy Waters. Muddy was born 4 April, 1913, so what better time to pay homage to one of the greatest blues musicians in history. Muddy Waters is one of the pioneers of Blues music and one of [...]



