Some memories of John Barnes Newport Jazz Festival 1968. Onstage, Alex Welsh and his band, concluding their set, have become vaguely...

Dick Morrisey Saxophonists Peter King, Don Weller and Dick Morrisey were all born in South London in 1940 and all began their musical...

I read my first Sherlock Holmes story at the age of eleven and I’ve been hooked ever since. The amazing deductive powers of the great...

The first time I heard the Humphrey Lyttelton Band live was at the 100 Club in 1980. It sounded very impressive and well arranged and...

Bennett Lester “Benny” Carter, along with Johnny Hodges, defined the way the alto saxophone should be played throughout the swing era -...

Any drinker will tell you that a pub is only as good as it’s landlord. I think the same can be said of Jazz Clubs and festivals- they...