Howdy everyone!
YJS Issue 2 is out NOW! There are a lot of exciting articles inside, including afterthoughts about the Kenny Wheeler gig, a feature interview with Rob Lavers, articles about the 'Al Wood experience', exciting information about the upcoming Spring Festival of New Music and NCEM Jazz Weekend, as well as a very interesting article from Dave Smyth about the authenticity of Jamie Cullum's music, which may spark some lively debate!
Included inside this edition is a feedback form, which has been designed to ensure that YJS is staying 'on the ball', so to speak; i.e. that it is producing information that YOU, the jazz community, actually want to read about.
Having this sort of 'hard fact' information will also be really useful in business contexts, so by completing the form, you will providing a valuable contribution towards the future growth and development of YJS, so if you love the jazz, please take the time to fill it out.
Be sure to let us know what you think!
Thursday 7 May 2009
Monday 20 April 2009
Avishai Cohen w/ Bohuslan Big Band
This is an hour-long video of the Avishai Cohen trio with the Bohuslan Big Band. It's a great quality video/audio (BBC iPlayer type stuff) and only available til the 30th so make sure you watch it.
http://svtplay.se/v/1499678/veckans_konsert/avishai_cohen_och_bohuslan_big_band
http://svtplay.se/v/1499678/veckans_konsert/avishai_cohen_och_bohuslan_big_band
YOUR YJS!
Hey everyone!
Goodness, how time flies - I can't believe it's been a few weeks now since the last post!
YJS is committed to making sure it represents the jazz community, SO to make this blog more of an empowering experience, I'm inviting people who have contributed to the magazine (either issue 1, or issue 2, which is currently in process, yay!!!!), so that they have the opportunity to post jazz-related things up as well.
Hope everyone has had a lovely Easter!
Much jazzy love,
Anna
Goodness, how time flies - I can't believe it's been a few weeks now since the last post!
YJS is committed to making sure it represents the jazz community, SO to make this blog more of an empowering experience, I'm inviting people who have contributed to the magazine (either issue 1, or issue 2, which is currently in process, yay!!!!), so that they have the opportunity to post jazz-related things up as well.
Hope everyone has had a lovely Easter!
Much jazzy love,
Anna
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Al Wood at the Black Swan
The York Jazz Jam proudly presents multi-instrumentalist Al Wood as its special guest for March. These nights always prove very popular, so it is highly advisable to arrive early in order to get a seat, because the room isn't that big.
Music starts 8:45pm and finishes about 11:15pm. The first set will feature Al with the Black Swan houseband, and subsequent sets will move into the jazz jam, so be sure to bring along your instrument! There will be a small charge on the door, but this goes towards paying Al's fee AND you get a free raffle ticket to boot, so it's worth a try! Will tonight be my turn to win? I wonder!
I'm hopefully going to be able to interview Al at some point during the evening, so wish me luck!
Anna
Music starts 8:45pm and finishes about 11:15pm. The first set will feature Al with the Black Swan houseband, and subsequent sets will move into the jazz jam, so be sure to bring along your instrument! There will be a small charge on the door, but this goes towards paying Al's fee AND you get a free raffle ticket to boot, so it's worth a try! Will tonight be my turn to win? I wonder!
I'm hopefully going to be able to interview Al at some point during the evening, so wish me luck!
Anna
Monday 23 March 2009
York Jazz Scene on Jazz Yorkshire
Want to see something funny?
My face is currently emblazoned across the Jazz Yorkshire website! (It certainly surprised my Mum and Dad when I instructed them to take a look)!
http://www.jazzyorkshire.org/
Nigel Slee has kindly put an item about YJS, quoting from my editorial greeting, and has put a link to the magazine on issuu. Very sporting of him, I say. No seriously, Nigel has been a great help over the past days, and is providing valuable technical know-how which I lack; he's also been providing lots of advice and suggestions regarding advertising, future sustainability of the magazine, and ideas for what to do with the various online mediums that YJS has been gradually tapping in to.
He's also suggested that I send a copy of YJS to the editor of Jazzwise; am currently in the midst of typing a letter to him - wish me luck!!
My face is currently emblazoned across the Jazz Yorkshire website! (It certainly surprised my Mum and Dad when I instructed them to take a look)!
http://www.jazzyorkshire.org/
Nigel Slee has kindly put an item about YJS, quoting from my editorial greeting, and has put a link to the magazine on issuu. Very sporting of him, I say. No seriously, Nigel has been a great help over the past days, and is providing valuable technical know-how which I lack; he's also been providing lots of advice and suggestions regarding advertising, future sustainability of the magazine, and ideas for what to do with the various online mediums that YJS has been gradually tapping in to.
He's also suggested that I send a copy of YJS to the editor of Jazzwise; am currently in the midst of typing a letter to him - wish me luck!!
YJS Facebook Group
Saturday 21 March 2009
Read YJS ONLINE!!!
Fantastic news, everyone!
There is now an easier way to read YJS online; the Media Fire host was causing problems for some people, but the wonderful Nigel Slee at Jazz Yorkshire has discovered a Danish website that allows PDF files to be read as magazines online; it's called issuu, and as of today, York Jazz Scene has an account and has been uploaded onto there!
Honestly, folks, the website looks so professional, and means that reading the magazine has now been made a much easier process for you all!
What do you think of the issuu site? Let me know!
Anna
There is now an easier way to read YJS online; the Media Fire host was causing problems for some people, but the wonderful Nigel Slee at Jazz Yorkshire has discovered a Danish website that allows PDF files to be read as magazines online; it's called issuu, and as of today, York Jazz Scene has an account and has been uploaded onto there!
Honestly, folks, the website looks so professional, and means that reading the magazine has now been made a much easier process for you all!
What do you think of the issuu site? Let me know!
Anna
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