Gifted guitarist vigorously picks away. Eight years ago or so I was sitting 10 feet behind Chucho Valdez, as the big man played jazz piano in the Bluenote. He played so fast I could not see his hands actually move – there was just a blur at the end of his arms. Although this was in my period…
West Indian piano wizard vigorously thumps away at keyboard in new Blues Festival – at least one audience member quite nicely set up for this. London has a new festival, ‘Bluesfest’, with the usual line-up of ‘not blues’ or ‘barely blues’ artists, as well as some real bluesmen, although few that I would call genuine…
A method formerly used to baffle fiendish mastermind Fu Manchu comes back into style It’s been a while since the world was threatened by evil genius Fu Manchu. Dr Manchu and his posse of grinning Lascars, Dacoits, and Thugees terrorized the world through the work of Sax Rohmer in the first half of the 20th…
At last an end to locally-bought French wines that taste rather unpleasant misery Like many Brits of my age, I grew up with the ingrained belief that French wine was the quality yardstick in the vinibev department. In fact when I grew up, there was only really French and German available, and the German, being…
At last: an end to ‘sit in rock-hard pew for two hours waiting for concert to start without an adult bev or lose your place’ misery. It’s only fair to characterize this one as ‘in progress’, due to the many mishaps on its first trial. However, it shows some promise. The problem is this. At…
Announcers at the beginning of concerts quite rightly request all phones and things that beep to be switched off. What they don’t, and in my opinion, should request, is that no-one coughs. I am continuously amazed by the fusillade of barks, hacks and full-throated clearances that rattle around most London concerts, not just in the…
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