Louis Armstrong - I can't give you anything but love

What do you think of Louis Armstrong singing "I can't give you anything but love"? Please comment.

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band: Concert Sun 30 nov at Pub 19

Join me tomorrow, Sunday Nov 30th, at a concert with Stockholm Classic Jazz Band at Pub 19 in Uppsala at 15.00.

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band play trad jazz and has some of the very best musicians in that genre: Bent Persson (trumpet), Jens Lindgren (trombon, song), Göran Eriksson (clarinet, alto saxophone), Holger Gross (banjo, guitar, bandleader), Göran Lind (bass) and Christer Ekhé (drums).

The concert is arranged by Uppsala Jazz Club.

What do you think of Stockholm Classic Jazz Band? Please comment.

Jazz photography: The Great Jazz Party

Last Saturday I attended the concert The Great Jazz Party. The concert hall was almost sold out. It was a really good concert, how could it not be that way with some of Swedens best jazz musicians in the band. I'm especially thinking of Klas Lindquist, Klas Toresson, Karl Olandersson and Andreas Pettersson and of course the maestro himself: Ulf Johansson Werre.



Two vocalist were featured in the concert: Roger Pontare and Vivian Buczek. Roger Pontare is known for his songs with a strong ethnic influence from northern Sweden (which you might have guessed by his clothes in the picture above) but he has also recorded an album with Frank Sinatra songs.

Vivian Buczek comes from the other end of Sweden, from the town Malmö, in the very south of Sweden. I've heard her before when she sang with Claes Crona Trio at Katalin last year.

Both singers sang excellent.



At the concert they played a song that I heard a couple of times but never known what it's called, now I got it: Filthy McNasty written by Horace Silver. (Hear a clip of Filthy McNasty at Youtube).

If you want to see more of my photos from the jazz concert, take a look here: The Great Jazz Party at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress 2008.

The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.

What do you think of Great Jazz Party? Please comment.

Ondrej Havelka - Sing, Sing, Sing

I discovered Ondřej Havelka pretty much one year ago when he sang Beat Me Daddy Eight To he Bar and later on with Jingle Bells.

Today I have a clip where Ondřej Havelka performs Sing, Sing, Sing from his show "How jazz was born and reached Bohemia". As I said bfore: who wouldn't like to be multi-talented like him: singer, dancer, comedian, actor and director. Wow.

Apparently there is a DVD where all his short movies are collected: "Ondrej Havelka uvadi Temer kompletni almanach filmovych pisni".

If someone would give me this DVD, I would be so happy. If I have a fan of the blog in the Czech Republic: if you really like this blog, send me a copy, please.

What do you think of Ondřej Havelka and the Melody Makers playing Sing, Sing, Sing? Please comment.

Cats Corner at Grand tonight

The venue for our weekly dance night Cats Corner has changed for the rest of the season due to unforseen problems. Tonight and next week we will be at Grand. What a super location. Tonight's dj is Trina Dobbs.

As usual: 20-23. 20 kr. Lots of fun!

The photo is taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to buy or license it.

What do you think of Cats Corner this season? Please comment.

Artie Shaw - Lady Be Good

Here is a terrific up-tempo version of Lady Be Good done by Artie Shaw and his orchestra. In the video clip you also see couples dancing collegiate shag (or possibly some other form of shag).

I spot Buddy Rich at the drums, but who are the other musicans in the clip, can you help me identify them?

What do you think of the video clip with Artie Shaw playing Lady Be Good? Please comment.

Great Jazz Party: Roger Pontare + Vivian Buczek

Tonight it's time again for The Great Jazz Party at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress. Ulf Johansson Werre has assembled a big band with professional jazz musicians. The concert features the singers Roger Pontare and Vivian Buczek.

Th concert starts at 19.

The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.

Will you attend The Great Jazz Party? Please comment.