Monthly Archives: June 2009
The Contender
Amongst the many notable jazz anniversaries of recent months, one important one has been pretty much universally overlooked. December 2008 was the centenary of a trumpet legend with whom jazz history has been particularly careless. He was lost, found and … Continue reading
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Musicians’ Movie Talk
Over the last however-many years of interviewing and socialising with jazz musicians of all ages and backgrounds, I’ve come to notice a certain leit-motif when it comes to their interests: many of them, like me, are avid old-movie buffs. The … Continue reading
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Paris on Film, Je T’aime
I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago, to hear about a new skincare launch by Chanel and to do some research for a forthcoming piece about the new biopic Coco Avant Chanel. As we traced the great couturiere’s dainty footsteps across the quartier … Continue reading
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