As I write these words, I can see my dad. He's tangible in the way that you might have a residual image of me in your minds eye as you read these words. We are at our first gig together. The first "pro" gig I ever did. Somewhere in Pimlico. Ita…
...When I began the jazzreloaded project, the web was, of course, in its infancy. Nobody could have predicted Myspace, let alone Meta. but there I was, gigging, by day, and coding HTML by night whilst working in a web hosting environment - whate…
My first ever public performance! You're entering into a different world, and people will henceforth treat you differently, but you're young, so you don't yet know what the difference is...
There was a man called Clive Diaz who came in to our junior school once or twice a week to teach steel pan. A short, fairskinned miserable looking man, he'd been attributed the moniker “monkeyman” from the students, although none were rude or stupid…
It's been a long time... I shouldn't have left you....without some jazz beats to step to
London, United Kingdom
This is Jazzreloaded. Jazz changes.
The place for the unheard scene; celebrating jazz legends in their own lifetime. A space dedicated to AfroPean jazz in all its forms; from Soca to Soul, Danson to Dancefloor, Rumba to Reggae, Rhythm and Blues to Drum and Bass, Broken Beat to Spoken Word, Hip Hop to Hi-Life, Calypso to Grime, Straight Ahead to Back in The Day, Freeform to Fusion, Ballads to Blues, Leftfield to downright funky. From the roots to the fruits. This is Jazzreloaded. Jazz changes
Jazz. A four letter word. And you love it... Jazzreloaded aims to change the way that people relate to jazz in all its various incarnations, and have more people tap in to the abundant source of creativity and expression that jazz music and musicians has always been in touch with; those performances and performers that encourage you to express your mind as well as your body.