Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Sep 23, 2008	Taking Off: James Morton
As the Bristol scene becomes increasingly self-confident and highly talented players pour out of the city seeking wider exposure, Frederick Bernas profiles the latest to make a splash, saxophonist James Morton . “I don’t class myself as a jazz musician,” says James Morton....... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Jul 31, 2008	North Sea Jazz Festival 2008
North Sea Jazz Festival Ahoy, Rotterdam July 11-13, 2008 The 33rd North Sea Jazz Festival was a showcase of epic proportions. 15 different stages in the Ahoy Centre played host to 200 artists; venues varied in size from large concert halls like the Amazon, Darling and Hudson to smaller,...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Jul 22, 2008	Latin Funk Spectacular to hit Jazz Café
Tuesday 29 July will see two acclaimed Latin funk collectives take to the Jazz Café stage in a special gig to showcase new albums on Aire Sol Records. Hailed as one of the hardest-working and most exciting bands to emerge from the States in the last decade, Grupo Fantasma draws on a wide...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008	The Heliocentrics / Flying Lotus - Thekla, 7/6/08
Bristol's ambitious Venn Festival came to the end of its fifth year in spectacular fashion with a showpiece evening at Thekla on Sunday 7/6/08. Californian DJ/producer Flying Lotus, a.k.a. Steven Ellison, warmed the crowd up with a frenzied sequence of myriad beats – drum&bass, hip-hop,...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Nov 30, 2007	Three Gigs, Two Cities, 48 Hours
An epic musical journey from downtown Bristol to fashionable Shoreditch via London’s South Bank, this could definitely be regarded as a full weekend. Saturday November 24 saw three of Bristol’s finest live acts and numerous DJs swarm to The Attic in Stokes Croft, a new underground venue...... [view]

Posted By:  Rapscallion Posted On:  Oct 13, 2007	James Taylor Quartet - Don't Mess With Mr. T
James Taylor's vintage Hammond-led outfit has consistently delighted lovers of jazz, funk and R&B in equal measure over the last twenty years. The group is most famous for its signature tune, the "Theme From Starsky and Hutch," but this album shows greater variety than the standard jam...... [view]

Zambia Knowledge Bank
Submitted By:   Sekani Website:  http://www.bridgewater.edu/zanoba/ Phone:  15408285351 E-mail:  mtembo@bridgewater.edu	Vision:   The purposes of the Organization shall be: 1. To document and validate Zambian culture and technology. In order to achieve this purpose, ZANOBA members will collect scientific data, information, and artifacts from......   [view]