Guyana

Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson

Joseph Paice July 9, 2020

Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson (1914-1941) was born in Georgetown, in what was then British Guiana. He attended Queen's College in Georgetown...

Frank Holder

Joseph Paice June 3, 2020

Frank Holder (1925-2017) was born in Bridgetown, Guyana and sang as a child at church socials and also when he...

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.