Another week goes by another show under our belts, a very warm hello to our growing band of listeners. Thanks to all who have emailed us, Kevin and I get a huge buzz when we get emails wether they are entries for a competition or queries and feedback - every email and comment is welcome.
This is not an Oscars acceptance speech but it's important to say thanks to people who make things happen – so both Kevin and I would like to thank Resonance FM’s stalwart Patrick – the man who gets us on air and never fails to back us up with wit, technical expertise and vital dousings of water.
Last weekend we both glutted out on live music but the high point of the weekend was Zoe Rahman at the Vortex in Dalston. Listening to jazz and improvised music live often means entering into an atmosphere of polite seriousness – a kind of respectful reservedness which is sometimes appropriate but sometimes not – however Zoe Rahman’s gig was from the first note on her handsome Steinberg simply joyous – a celebration of her music, her influences and the skill of her musicians, Oli Hayhurst on bass and Gene Calderazzo on drums. Inspired by this performance the trio featured heavely on the show. But a particular high point of Zoe's gig was her rendition of an oft forgotten gem of a tune by Joanne Bracken titled Egyptian Dune Dance with it's odd time signatures and dazzling melodic shifts. So of course Kevin took out his cellar key, brushed of the cobwebs, descended the stairs to his vault, pushed open the oak door with Joanne Bracken carved into it and pulled out the original recording for your delight dear listener.
Alongside this rarity we played the following:
artist - title - album - label
* Mina Agossi - Au Bois de Boulogne - Well You Needn't - Candid (soon to be released)
* Zoe Rahman - The Calling - Melting Pot - Manushi Records
* Joanne Bracken (ft Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette) - Egyptian Dune Dance - Special Identity - Island Records
* Mat Meneri - Irena - Pentagon - Thirsty Ear
* Julien Lourau - Collateral Damage - Fire & Forget - Label Bleu
* Mina Agossi - (secret track 14) - Well You Needn't - Candid (soon to be released)
* Henri Texier/Louis Sclavis/ Aldo Romano: Le Querrec - Derriere le Sable - African Flashback - Label Bleu
* Tom Arthurs - Overwrought - Squash Recipe - Babel
* Ingrid Jensen – captain jon – At Sea – Artistshare Records
* Craig Harris - The Colour Line - Souls Within The Veil - Questra Music
* Ba Cissoko - Dandala - Sabolan - Marabi Records
* Andrew McCormack - Facing the Fire - Telescope - Dune Records
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