advancing years and children would be good places to start looking

That Gilles Peterson geezer and his Acid Jazz nonsense has a lot to answer for too.

use of this photo does in my opinion deserve some sort of prize ...
though I'm not sure what sort of prize ...
it made me feel right jolly I can tell you ...

Special Guests on Soul Discovery Sunday 26.7.09
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Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove


Archived show is currently available 26.7.09
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Play-list 26.7.09
Carla Thomas “Blossom”
Halo “Valley of love”
Marcell of Marcell the Truth “Greatest love”
Roy Hightower “Trumpin’ my ace”
Steeve Wellon “I really love you”
Mandrill “Feeling good”
Angela Bofill “People make the world go round”
Chick Corea “Central Park”
Lonnie Liston Smith “Expansions”
Bobbi Humphrey’s “Harlem river drive”
Gil Scott Heron “The Bottle”
Sonny Knight “Let’s get it on”
Flora Purim “What game shall we play today”
Pacific Jam “Antes da Mais Nacla”
Paulinho da Costa “Belisco”
Ariel “The girl with three faces”
Wave “Anli Sugano”
Joanne Grauer “See you later”
Pharoah Sanders “You’re got to have freedom”
John Dauser “Combre guitar”
Snowboy “Snowboy Special”
James Hunter “She got away”
James Hunter “Talking about my love”


Cheers
Mick

Big speaker destroying tune.

Lp for you:

Hi Mark,

When we were chatting at the Dingwalls session last November, while you were giving out the flyers for the book, (Jonny Kango couldn't make it up there that day with me and Loz if you remember) we were musing about your broken beats session at Sunrooms (Southend) last summer which absolutely smashed the place to bits. Did you ever get around to seeing if there is going to be a repeat of this, either there or anywhere else? It was the best event down that way for a long time and I'm eager for a return fixture! Cheers.

I'm glad you enjoyed that session mate. I always believed in Broken Beat from the beginning of People records, and a lot of it - to me - was Y2K Jazz Fusion, but there doesn't appear to be much or any being made now. That sound system was amazing that night, like a Reggae sound system almost.

I haven't given up on Southend, but while the current climate of every other bar, pub and restaraunt having a DJ playing lowest common denomination and with every venue offering binge-drink offers, I'd rather steer clear rather than having people shuffling up to me gurning asking for shite. I love my area and am proud of it's roots and heritage in underground Black music, but the better undergroud venues are all suffering, numbers-wise, aren't they? I did a Funk 45's night at Saks earlier this year that was 3/4 full but the next one there was about 40 people in because they went to see DJ Format at The Sun Rooms. That says to me that there is not enough of a hard-core to sustain a regular night in the area anymore. Perhaps a regular session at The Sun Rooms might be the way forward.

A few years back when Gilles and I did the Zero 6, I was hoping that would become a regular event. There was about 700 people dancing from Broken to Samba to Afro Cuban to low-slung Hip Hop and the atmsphere was buzzing but it wasn't to be. Bugger.

Ah, Southend do not forsake us.

Right, anyone fancy a triple Red Bull and Vodka?

Magic...

over 10,000 views for this thread!

hell of a setlist there, with one of my favourite things ever...

i had an accident the first time i heard this tune. and Snowboy's mention of EW Wainwright as well, ooooooooooooh.

Just read the Chris Sullivan interview properly this morning.

It was all about the clothes apparantly

Local magazine Leftlion asked me to put together a few words last month about the Nottingham Jazz Dance scene. Here's a very small piece I wrote for the new issue of their mag. They've edited it a little bit and chopped it up a bit, but here's the general jist. In local shops as we speak >> clicky clicky click <<

"Bruce Forsyth mincing about in tap shoes"

If any of you can make it, I'll be deejaying at 'Shiftless Shuffle' this coming Sunday. Come and take that heavy Fusion like a man!

Here is some foot patrol footage for you to enjoy - guess this must be the opportunity knocks footage mentioned in the book...

I've never seen this before

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Not sure how long it will be around for so grab it while you can...