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Mulatu Astatke

Joseph Paice May 10, 2020
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Toshiko Akiyoshi

Joseph Paice May 10, 2020

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Joseph Paice May 16, 2020
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Joseph Paice May 5, 2020

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Jazz in Thailand
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Jazz in Thailand

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Dudu Pukwana
  • Africa
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Dudu Pukwana

Joseph Paice January 26, 2021
Graham Collier
  • Europe
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Graham Collier

Joseph Paice November 17, 2020
Ken Colyer
  • Europe
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Ken Colyer

Joseph Paice September 11, 2020
Peter King
  • Europe
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Peter King

Joseph Paice August 24, 2020
Tony Coe
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom

Tony Coe

Joseph Paice August 7, 2020
Dudu Pukwana
  • Africa
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom

Dudu Pukwana

Joseph Paice January 26, 2021

Dudu Pukwana (1938-1990) was a saxophonist, composer and occasional pianist, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, into a musical family....

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Graham Collier
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom

Graham Collier

Joseph Paice November 17, 2020

Composer/bass player Graham Collier (1937-2011) was a trailblazer for nearly 50 years. He was the first British graduate of the...

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Ken Colyer
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom

Ken Colyer

Joseph Paice September 11, 2020

Ken Colyer (1928-1988) remains a pivotal figure in the development of Traditional Jazz in the UK. When his older brother,...

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Jazz in Thailand
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Jazz in Thailand

Joseph Paice September 1, 2020

Thailand's relationship with jazz is unique among the nations of the world, for the country's most famous jazz musician was...

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Joe Zawinul
  • Austria
  • Europe
  • USA

Joe Zawinul

Joseph Paice August 29, 2020

Austrian Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) was perhaps the most influential figure in establishing synthesizers and electric piano in jazz during the...

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Marilyn Mazur
  • Denmark
  • Europe

Marilyn Mazur

Joseph Paice August 26, 2020

Percussionist Marilyn Mazur (born 1955) was born in New York City to a Polish mother and African American father. The...

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Oscar Peterson
  • Canada
  • North America
  • USA

Oscar Peterson

Joseph Paice August 25, 2020

We are fortunate that Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) left behind one of the most substantial recorded legacies of any jazz musician....

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Peter King
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom

Peter King

Joseph Paice August 24, 2020

Peter King (born 1940) was still just 18 years old when he played one of his most historic gigs, after...

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Jazz in Belarus
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Jazz in Belarus

Joseph Paice August 19, 2020

During the 20th Century, Belarus was successively ruled by Imperial Russia, German occupying powers and the Soviet Union. The country...

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Jan Garbarek
  • Europe
  • Norway

Jan Garbarek

Joseph Paice August 18, 2020

Czesław Garbarek was a Polish soldier during World War II, captured by the Germans and held in a labour camp...

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Welcome to the World of Jazz blog

On a whim, during the Covid-19 lockdown, I have rashly decided to try and tell the history of jazz from a unique non-American standpoint, tracing its development in countries all round the world.

For further excuses about why I’m somewhat sidelining the home of jazz in a story of the music, you can read this weak justification.

About Me

So why me? I have worked in jazz for more than 10 years, organising international projects and programming one of the world’s leading jazz clubs. As a result, I have become convinced that there is a wealth of exciting jazz talent to be found in every corner of the world from London to Lusaka, Shanghai to Sidney. I hope to prove that here, before I run out of steam…

You can find out more about me at my ‘professional’ website here, or on my blog here. You might also like my other lockdown project – the Art of Song website.

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