Jazz Connection playlist 29 June 2009

Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Radio Cardiff on Monday 29 June. The show included a couple of tracks in tribute to Michael Jackson - many jazz musicians in the US and the UK grew up listening to his music and were influenced by it.

Jazz Jamaica – I Want You Back
Oleg Kireyev – Night Train
Get The Blessing – Music Style Product
The Impellers – Be Ready
James Chadwick – Seventh Wave
Rebirth Brass Band – Shake Your Body Down To The Ground
Joachim Kuhn – Transmitting
Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 9
Branco Stoysin Trio – Where's The Pen
Kyle Eastwood – Bold Changes
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Back to California
Maceo Parker - ABC

The Jazz Connection goes out every Monday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff - tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

By the way, it was a great night for Mike Markey and Nick Jones - they also had a track played on Paul Jones' blues show on BBC Radio 2 this evening - check it out about 11 minutes into the recording on the BBC iPlayer

Jazz Connection playlist 22 July 2009

Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Radio Cardiff on Monday 22 June. It was the 25th anniversary of the death of Welsh jazz pianist Dill Jones.

Root Doctors – Goin' To Louisiana
Geoff Eales – Iolo's Dance
Bluesy Susie – Nature Boy
John-Paul Gard's Pedal Mania – Pee Wee's Blues
Heavy Quartet – Bore Sul (Sunday Morning)
Dill Jones – Jay Walk
Wyn Lodwick Interview re Dill Jones
Dill Jones & Wyn Lodwick – Rose Room
Julian Arguelles/Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Evans Freedom Pass
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones
The Amigos – Icek

The Jazz Connection goes out every Monday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff - tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

Get in touch if you want me to mention your gig or play your CD on the show - email andy @ jazzinwales.co.uk

Jazz in Haverfordwest

Message from Declan Connolly of Span Arts in Pembrokeshire:

"Just a note to say that despite the recent demise of Django's club in Haverfordwest, Span Arts continues to present live jazz in the town at The Pembroke House hotel Barn Street on the second Wednesday of every month.

"Summer sessions continue with Jean Paul Gard's Organic featuring Dom Norcross on saxes Wednesday 8th July.

"Young trumpeter Ben Cummings with the John Gibbon Trio play on Wednesday 12th August.

"Further news of jazz in Pembrokeshire can be found on Jazzy Pembrokeshire Facebook page."

Jazz Connection playlist 18 June 2009

Here's what I played on the monthly edition of the Jazz Connection on Thursday 18 June on south Wales valleys station GTFM. It featured tributes to the great Welsh jazz pianist Dill Jones who died 25 years ago this week:

Oleg Kireyev – Night Train
Dill Jones – Anything Goes
Bluesy Susie – Nature Boy
The Swiss – Jazz Pills
John-Paul Gard's Pedal Mania – Pee Wee's Blues
Heavy Quartet – Bore Sul (Sunday Morning)
The Impellers – Be Ready
Julian Arguelles/Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Phaedrus
Roberto Fonseca – Lo Que Me Hace Vivir
Dill Jones – Jay Walk
Root Doctors – Goin' To Louisiana
Geoff Eales – Iolo's Dance
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones
Troyka – 140
Acoustic Ladyland – Cuts & Lies
Dill Jones – Meet Me at Condon's
Interview with Wyn Lodwick re Dill Jones
Dill Jones & Wyn Lodwick – Rose Room
Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 9
Branco Stoysin Trio – Where's The Pen
Charles Mingus – Better Get It In Your Soul

Don't forget the weekly edition of the Jazz Connection every Monday at 8pm on Radio Cardiff 98.7 and www.radiocardiff.org

Jazz Connection playlist 15 June 2009

Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Monday 15 June on Radio Cardiff 98.7:

Hugo Strasser – Black Night
Laura Collins – Battersea Park
Freddie Hubbard – A Night in Tunisia (Live in Bristol)
Ray Camacho & the Teardrops – Si Si Puede
The Swiss – Remember When
Trudy Kerr/Michael Garrick - Lush Life
Troyka – Call
Acoustic Ladyland – Red Sky
Ian Shaw – Comes Love
Wyn Lodwick and Friends – Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Roberto Fonseca – Lo Que Me Hace Vivir
WhiskyCats – In This Chair
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Remember When

The Jazz Connection goes out every Monday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff - tune in at 8pm on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

The monthly version of the show for south Wales valleys station GTFM goes out this Thursday night from 7 till 9pm - tune in on 107.9 FM or listen online at www.gtfm.co.uk

New name and home for Women in Jazz

The Swansea-based Women in Jazz organisation is moving into new premises at Swansea Metropolitan University, with a new name - Jazz Heritage Wales.

The collection of recordings, photographs, books, stage gowns, artefacts and memorabilia will now be housed in the main library on the Townhill campus, under the care of the University Records and Archives Office.

The new office space will provide full access to its resources for students, researchers, media and the general public.

Founder and jazz historian, Jen Wilson said: "Swansea Metropolitan University have all the right systems in place to ensure Jazz Heritage Wales can flourish: Faculty of Applied Design and Engineering, Faculty of Art and Design and Faculty of Humanities.

"The multi-media jazz collection is unique to Wales and the UK. It offers a huge resource for music, music technology, photography, socio-historical research, politics, and cultural heritage.

"Talks and lectures will continue for community groups and international conferences. The performance side will be retained under the Women in Jazz banner at festivals and functions; the popular Swing Band Workshops will continue to run, as will its school tours of the in-house production of Before Freedom and performances.

"I would like to thank our Trustees, volunteers and musicians who have worked hard helping keep the organisation on track, and for the support and encouragement we have received from Swansea Metropolitan University".

Patron Dame Cleo Laine said: "I am very pleased to support this exciting venture and hope I will be able to fit in a visit to Swansea again to see the new home."

The exhibition Crossing Oceans: Wales Slavery and its Music will be on display for Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth & Friends at their Wavendon Music in the Garden series on Sunday 19th July 2009. Dame Cleo is featured on one of the exhibition panels.

As Women in Jazz celebrates its 23rd year, it has secured successful funding projects have been secured with the Arts Council of Wales, Heritage Lottery Funding, Welsh Assembly Government, Awards for all Wales, Communities First, Swansea Council for Voluntary Service, and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

Under the new name Jazz Heritage Wales the organisation looks forward to nurturing new sponsors and funders in the future. The Board of Trustees also welcomes new members.

See www.jazzheritagewales.smu.ac.uk for more details.

Huw Warren on Radio 3

Huw Warren can be heard on BBC Radio 3 tonight - Monday 8 June - in a live recording of his quintet.

The group will be performing music from Huw's forthcoming CD inspired by the Brazilian musician and composer Hermeto Pascoal.

The quintet features Huw Warren (piano), Iain Ballamy (saxophone), Maria Pia De Vito (vocals), Dudley Philips (double bass) and Martin France (drums).

The concert recorded on May 7 will be broadcast as part of Jazz on 3 tonight at 11.15pm, and available to hear anytime until June 15 via www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kstc1

The new album Hermeto+ featuring Peter Herbert and Martin France will be released on Basho Records in autumn 2009 accompanied by a tour.

See www.huwarren.com for more about his music and forthcoming concerts.

Jazz Connection playlist 8 June 2009

Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Monday 8 June on Radio Cardiff:

Mingus Big Band – Moanin'
Sirius B – Watermelon Man
Zed-U – Phone Tap
Mark Moraghan – Blast From The Past
Nicky Campbell Interview
Mark Moraghan/Steven Sproat – Through It All
Led Bib – Call Centre Labyrinth
Miles Davis – Solea
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara - Kele Kele (No Passport No Visa)

Nicky Campbell was talking about his love of big band jazz - he wrote those tunes for Mark Moraghan and will be performing them at the Raglan Music Festival on Friday 12 June - read more about it on the BBC South East Wales website.

The Jazz Connection goes out every Monday night at 8pm - tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

Welsh Jazz Awards celebrate local talent

Jazz musicians and promoters have been celebrated at the all new Welsh Jazz Awards presented as part of the Cardiff Jazz Festival.

Little Fish were named the Best Jazz Band, with the Dave Cottle Trio runners-up and the Jones O'Connor Group third.

Lee Goodall - a member of Little Fish - was named Best Solo Musician, with Osian Roberts runner-up and Huw Warren third.

Dempseys in Cardiff was voted the Best Jazz Venue, Swansea Jazzland second, and third place tied between Cafe Jazz in Cardiff and the Queen's Head in Monmouth.

Alistair and Brenda thanked the audience for supporting their work at Dempseys, with Alistair adding that credit was due to the bands who were willing to play for "very little money" (or words to that effect...)

The awards were voted for by jazz fans visiting the website at www.cardiffjazzfestival.com and were presented at the Globe in Cardiff last night.

Little Fish can be seen at the Globe tonight, Monday 8 June, as part of a triple bill including the Dave Stapleton Quintet and Burum.

Jazz Connection playlist 1 June 2009

Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Monday 1 June on Radio Cardiff. It was a special edition looking forward to the Cardiff Jazz Festival with special guest Steve Coombe:

Osian Roberts/Steve Fishwick Quintet – The Hit
Karen Lane – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
John Law's Art of Sound – Can a Cannibal Nibble?
John-Paul Gard – Beef Dumplin' Stew
James Chadwick and Julian Martin – Enrico's Last Dance
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Images
Ray Thompson/Jim Barber – Slowboat To China
Led Bib – Yes, Again
Top Shelf Jazz - Istanbul
Cookin' On 3 Burners – Cars

Click here to listen to edited highlights of my chats with Steve Coombe.

The Jazz Connection goes out every Monday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff.

Tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org

Thanks to everyone who's been sending CDs and gig info for use on the show.