Some Music Stories: A Photography Project

                                                                  Photo by Maria Alzamora

Barcelona-born photographer Maria Alzamora has been capturing the lives of musicians in Leeds recently, for a photography project entitled Some Music Stories.

The photographs, mainly in black and white, feature young musicians alongside quotes from them about music and what it means to them.

Music for me is all about resolution. Or not. Like some giant clockwork machine that sets the listener up, and then either takes them to exactly the climax it promises, or denies it you at the last moment. - Tom Sharp (pictured above).

Maria's work has caught the eye of the NJN team and we wanted to spread the word! You can visit the Some Music Stories website and also Maria's photography website to see more.

Yamaha/Jazz FM's Replay Project seeks musicians

Yamaha and Jazz FM have launched a new project, designed to offer a unique performance opportunity at the Love Supreme festival to people who used to play instruments and want to start up again.

The Replay Project is on the look-out for lapsed saxophonists, trumpeters and trombonists and will give them the chance to coached by James Pearson, leader of the Ronnie Scott's All-Stars and Pete Long, MD of the Ronnie Scott's Big Band. The Replay Big Band will be then perform a set during the Love Supreme Festival in July.

Those interested in taking part are asked to download the parts on the Replay Project website (the two pieces offered are Count Bubba and The Chicken), and video themselves playing one of them. The deadline for these applications is April 3rd 2015.

Dave Hatfield Funeral - Call for Musicians

Last week, we reported on the sad passing of promoter and jazz supporter Dave Hatfield and the arrangements for his funeral. Pianist Laura Cole has asked for musicians who knew Dave and his work to be a part of the funeral procession and subsequent performances at Seven Arts.

From facebook...

Call out for musicians: As most of you now know, Dave Hatfield sadly passed away peacefully on January 12th. The funeral is at 3pm at Rawdon Crematorium on January 29th, with the wake/gig celebration for Dave at Seven Arts from 4.30 til late. Dave requested that a New Orleans inspired procession lead his hearse through Chapel Allerton, stopping at Seven, before the funeral, from around 2pm. We are just putting the call out for any horn players in the Leeds music community who would like to be involved in this procession to lead Dave through Chapel Allerton. It would be great that as a music community we were able to grant Dave his wish with a big send off. Equally if you'd like to be involved with any playing at Seven in the evening please let us know. Please message me on here [facebook] if you'd like to be involved in any way. 

If you do not use facebook but would like to be involved, use the contact form on our website and we will ensure that messages are passed onto Laura.

What Do You Do During the Daytime?

                               Art mitigating life ... Alibi (detail), by Miles Davis. Photograph: Bart Goldblatt/LMK


Jazz Journal is to run a series of articles entitled What Do You Do During the Daytime?, written by former LCoM tutor John Robert Brown. The articles focus on jazz musicians who have achieved success in areas other than jazz.