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Description: My Life in Jazz, A Lifetime of Jazz by Danny Silverstone. Danny Silverstone is a jazz enthusiast with an extensive knowledge of jazz spanning decades. Based in London Danny shares regular episodes from his blog "My Life in Jazz" that talk about not only the music but also the culture, social history, politics, urban myths and influences of the music genre.
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Jazz is a unique art form – the main contribution to American music in the 20th century played in obscure clubs by under-paid and disregarded musicians, some of whom rank as virtuosi in any era or context.
After many years spent on the listening and observing side of bandstands, I can now draw on my experience as a practitioner, playing alto sax with a couple of modern jazz bands playing music drawn from the great modern jazz repertoire stretching from early bebop through to the 1970’s around London. From Monk & Bird through to Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, & Herbie Hancock. Plus many less well-known jazz composers – Mal Waldron, Benny Golson, Tadd Dameron.
Jazz has been a significant feature and factor in my life since my mid-teens. I am deeply immersed in its music, culture, social history, politics, urban myths and influences. I realise how much jazz has invigorated my life.
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