Alan Broadbent
Alan Broadbent (born 1947) left school at 15 and worked as an apprentice signwriter, while gigging at night. While still...
Year: 2020
Jazz in Panama
Before I get around to writing a proper essay on jazz in Panama, here's what I can say off the...
Carlos Garnett
Carlos Garnett (born 1938) was born in Red Tank, a town in the Panama Canal Zone, that was abandoned while...
Jazz in Norway
After the First World War, during which Norway remained more or less neutral, venues in the capital city Kristiana, not...
Mzee Bango
Joseph Ngala (born in 1935), known professionally as Mzee Bango, is a singer, saxophonist and composer, credited with the invention...
Babatunde Olatunji
Babatunde Olatunji (1927-2003) was a key figure in introducing American audiences (and musicians) to the spiritual power and rhythmic complexity...
Jazz in Israel
Such is the depth of jazz talent that has emerged from Israel in the last couple of decades (albeit usually...
Chris Barber
Chris Barber is almost certainly the UK’s most famous trombonist. He has been a bandleader since 1953, scoring a million-seller...
Maffy Falay
Trumpeter Muvaffak 'Maffy' Falay (born 1930) grew up in the Aegean town of Kuşadası, where a statue of him was...
