Good Night

Allysha Joy - Watercolours

Album: Light It Again [EP]
Track: 1 of 4
Title: Watercolours
Artist: Allysha Joy
Label: First Word Records

Well versed in poetry and performance, Allysha Joy's potent lyricism, unique musicianship and killer vocals have garnered legions of attentive fans the world over. She's an integral member of the Melbourne soul jazz scene, known as part of the acclaimed 30/70 Collective and for her own equally revered solo work.

'Light It Again' is a 4-part expedition across a variety of grooves and deep lyricism that marks a defiant statement of intimacy and hope. Produced and engineered by twice Grammy nominated artist Clever Austin, the EP features accompaniment from an all-star set of Melbourne artists; Horatio Luna, Ziggy Zeitgeist, Danika Smith and Josh Kelly. This EP marks a new sound for the young artist, transmitting her honest and raw expression through the signature crunch and sonic landscape of Clever Austin.

Allysha is already well established across Europe, performing on the live circuit alongside the likes of Sampa the Great, Matthew Halsall, Ezra Collective, Bradley Zero and Children of Zeus, as well as currently hosting two regular radio shows, on Worldwide FM and Reform Radio in Manchester respectively.

Good Morning

Saturnine Days

A dry but anther freezing day but the forecast for next week is substantially better. Monday could reach 11C! We shall see.

Although I slept well last most of the morning I felt knackered. So three coffees in I felt more awake if not wired, which nicely leads me on to the magazine called Wire. I was going through old copies online and rediscovered a review of a Monteverdi opera called L'Orfeo based on the Orpheus legend of him looking back at his loved one from Hades before leaving the underworld. And naturally, he loses Eurydice altogether and ends up becoming Echo. So I dug my copy of it and listened to it today.



I have forgotten how thrilling this early opera is and what a wonderful interpretation.

Lunch today was a very tasty Lancashire Hotpot.



Well, time to do some reading.

Jazzy's Saturday Night Fever #1

Time for some cool tunes and funky grooves. My viral/virtual DJ set. PLAY LOUD.

First off, sad to hear that Chick Corea passed away last few days - R.I.P. man.

Chick Corea & Return to Forever - Spain

Thandi Ntuli - Dikeledi

Arthur Hnatek Trio - Midi Sans Frontieres

Theo Croker - Getaway Gold (feat. Rose Gold)

Fela Kuti And Africa 70 - Expensive Shit

ENJOY

Jazzy's Saturday Night Fever #2

Part two of the cool and funky grooves -

Dizzy Gillespie - Prelude

Moodymann - I'm Doing Fine (feat. Amp Dog Knight & Amp Dog Knight)

OutKast - SpottieOttieDopalicious

Solange - Cranes In The Sky

Miles Davis - Pee Wee

ENJOY
Jazzman out ..

Jazzy's Saturday Night Fever #3

Final selection of cool jazz grooves now - yep really --

Yoko Miwa Trio - Sunshine Follows the Rain

Ron Carter - Third Plane

Chet Baker on trumpet

McCoy Tyner - Blues On The Corner

Emmet Cohen - Dardanella

Ella Fitzgerald - Bli-Blip

ENJOY

Well as the cartoons say -
That's all folks!

Just Wanted To Say

That you are all special to me.
*hugs* and love!