Nice review by Stewart Smith in the current issue of The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music of the Cadillac/Ogun 50th anniversary gig.
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Cadillac & Ogun Celebrated on JazzFM
Jez Nelson put together a tribute to Cadillac and Ogun Records and a celebration of their 50th anniversaries on his excellent show Somethin’ Else on Jazz FM last Sunday night.
Cadillac & Ogun’s 50th – A Special Night at Café OTO
“A cleverly constructed and joyous evening”
The words of Geoff Winston, in his beautiful review for London Jazz News, reflecting on the Cadillac & Ogun records joint 50th anniversary celebration at Café OTO on 28th September.
JOY – Making of the Band, Making of the Album
Keith and the other members of the band provided some remarks about the history of the album, which we had to edit down to fit into the CD packaging for the release. We are pleased to be able to publish them in full here.
Bonus Material for Fans of The Jazz Doctors: The 1984 UK Tour
In October 1984 John Jack/Cadillac records made possible the second UK tour of the Billy Bang Quartet, known as The Jazz Doctors for the purposes of the recording they made whilst in London. The tour incorporated three elements. First, participation in Anthony Wood’s Actual Festival at the Bloomsbury Theatre London on Monday Oct 15th. Second,Continue reading “Bonus Material for Fans of The Jazz Doctors: The 1984 UK Tour”
Bonus Material for Fans of The Jazz Doctors: The Nahigian Photoshoot
In rereleasing the classic Jazz Doctors session LP Intensive Care, Cadillac unearthed a wealth of additional material. Photos flyers, memories from contemporaries – see our dedicated Bonus Material page for the collection, which will expand in the coming weeks. Today we have some selections from a Manhattan photoshoot of 1984, kindly provided to us byContinue reading “Bonus Material for Fans of The Jazz Doctors: The Nahigian Photoshoot”
Cadillac Records is 50!
April 5th 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Cadillac Records, the DIY label set up by John Jack and Mike Westbrook in 1973 to release Mike’s album Live! (SGC1001). To commemorate this momentous event ace designer Frode Sorensen has reworked the famous Cadillac logo for the anniversary – cleaning it up and giving it aContinue reading “Cadillac Records is 50!”
Fresh From Finland Finds a Fan in Fordham
Many thanks to the great man John Fordham for finding space to review ‘Fresh From Finland’ in today’s Jazz Album of the Month column alongside Peckham’s own KOKOROKO and the great Charles Lloyd – nice company to keep! “UK journalist/broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre’s occasional Now’s the Time compilations continue with Fresh from Finland (Cadillac), aContinue reading “Fresh From Finland Finds a Fan in Fordham”
Fresh From Finland: Best of Suomi Jazz – Out Next Week!
Our newest release is out this Friday (17th)! New ReleaseVarious ArtistsFresh From Finland Best of Suomi Jazz Worldwide release date: 17th June 2021 – Preorder now! Kevin LeGendre, journalist, presenter, author, fell in love with Finnish music following his many visits to the rich musical festivals of that country. It seemed a logical step toContinue reading “Fresh From Finland: Best of Suomi Jazz – Out Next Week!”
A Tribute to Victor Schonfield
It’s with a real sense of loss that we learned of the passing of our great friend Victor Schonfield. Victor was a presence of enormous significance in the world of improvised music, as a teacher, a promoter, a fund of knowledge, a generous and open man. He was kind and always ready to help. EverythingContinue reading “A Tribute to Victor Schonfield”
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