Cuba

Mario Bauzá

Joseph Paice August 13, 2020

As musical director of Machito and the Afro-Cubans, Mario Bauzá (1911-1993) was instrumental in founding Afro-Cuban jazz. He was born...

Paquito D’Rivera

Joseph Paice July 14, 2020

Saxophonist and clarinettist Paquito D'Rivera (born 1948) has worked in classical, jazz and latin settings with equal facility. He has...

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.