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March 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Leon Lee Dorsey: Thank You Mr. Mabern
Leon Lee Dorsey Thank You Mr. Mabern Jazz Avenue 1 Harold Mabern, one of the great post-bop pianists, played soulful Memphis-blues and R’n’B-drenched jazz piano. He died, aged 83, in late 2019. There are over a dozen albums you can hear with him leading a band and he was a sideman on records by the […]Archive
February 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died. He was 101, a month off turning 102 in fact. What a life. The poet and publisher would have been important had he never written a word himself – he was a founder and co-owner of the legendary San Francisco bookstore and imprint City Lights and as a publisher he was […]Archive
February 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Milford Graves
Milford Graves, one of the pioneering free-jazz drummers, has died. He was 79. One of the players to free the drum kit from its primary time-keeping role, Graves played the trap set like it was a set of percussion instruments, disparate, like he was a percussionist. He would sometimes hold two sticks in each hand […]Archive
February 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Chick Corea
Chick Corea has died. He was 79. The legendary pianist and composer was one of the greats in modern jazz – as both bandleader and sideman; a constant innovator. He could be remembered alone for his hand in Miles Davis’ turn to the electric, Corea’s Rhodes such a crucial element on the classic album, Bitches […]Archive
January 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Double K (Michael Turner)
Sad news overnight to hear of the passing of Michael Turner aka Double K from the brilliant hip-hop duo People Under The Stairs. No cause of death announced as yet but he was just 43. Sad news indeed for hip-hop fans, perhaps particularly on the back of the recent shock announcement of the death of […]Archive
January 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
“It’s Been Five Years…” David Bowie Anniversary Drinks and Tunes: DJ Set
This weekend marks five years since the passing of David Bowie. To honour the legend (and the significance of it being Five Years!) I’ll be playing some my favourite Bowie songs and most of your favourites too this Saturday, January 9 at the San Fran bar in Wellington. From 5pm. I’ll never forget the day i heard the […]Archive
January 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. MF Doom
The rap visionary – one of the greatest MCs in the game – MF Doom has died. He was just 49. He passed away on October 31, his family grieving him in private before announcing the news just as 2021 started. Sad news for many of us waking up to a new year. In fact […]Archive
December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Harold Budd
Harold Budd has died. The composer and pianist was 84. It’s said he died due to complications from coronavirus. Budd was a poet, an avant-garde composer, a musician for hire and someone who released solo albums and collaborated – including John Foxx of Ultravox and a long-running partnership with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. He […]Archive
November 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ryan Brady (Take It Away Podcast)
There’s a special bond that develops with radio hosts – and now podcast hosts – and their long-time listeners. Usually we don’t meet, we often have no idea what the person looks like. But we carry their voice in our head. We listen to them for hours and hours and we form a picture in […]Archive
October 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Larry Willis: I Fall In Love Too Easily
Larry Willis I Fall In Love Too Easily Highnote This was the final session for journeyman jazz pianist and composer Larry Willis. He died just shortly after this 2019 set of recordings – released in 2020 as his final album. It’s a beautiful set of tunes from a hugely talented writer and player. In his […]Archive
October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman