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April 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Ella 100 – Live at the Apollo!

Various Artists: Ella 100: Live at the Apollo! Concord Jazz In 1934 a 17-year old unknown by the name of Ella Fitzgerald took the stage at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. It was Amateur Night and that nervous first performance launched a career; she’d barely need that surname after.
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January 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 41 – Sing The Truth: Nina Simone Remembered, Wellington, 2010

The 2010 Arts Festival was hard work for me – I reviewed loads of shows and copped grief almost every second day it seemed. The Jazz Police started a campaign to get me canned from reviewing jazz gigs – and it worked. I had to return tickets to Branford Marsalis (and was super fucked-off). It […]
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