John Ferguson

Ellen Andrea Wang composes Virgin Mary inspired piece 'Magnificat' - #EllenAndreaWang #Magnificat #kvindesang @ellenandreawang dlvr.it/SycVL7

New music by @trishclowes with her #MyIris band w #chrismontague #rossstanley & @JoelBarfordDrum released today as a download at: trishclowes.bandcamp.com/album/wild-swi… A 'must buy' in my book!

It is important that UK jazz keeps its links with European jazz: on Tuesday 10th October TDE Promotions presents Laura Toxvaerd + Jeppe Zeeburg from Denmark, and the Samuel Blaser Trio (Switzerland, France and Denmark) @mac_birmingham macbirmingham.co.uk/event/tde-laur…

@discogs Bought this @midnightoilband in March 1988, then bought the vinyl a month later! Still buy more vinyl than CD - indeed far too many of each! Always has been superior sound, no matter whether digitally recorded or not (& yes I have excellent hifi equipment, so it's not about that)

On the 41st anniversary of the release of the world's first CD player, share the first CD you ever purchased. disc.gs/3rrRG2M

The final sea shanty of the trilogy 🎶⚓️(an adaptation of #Wellerman and #DrunkenSailor) inspired by @SuellaBraverman's recent speech on migration. We stand and sing in solidarity with a different vision from #Braverman's of what our country stands for & who it should stand by🧡

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government is breaking its promise on arts funding, and trying to reimpose a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland. Scotland's arts and culture needs backing, not broken promises. Please join me in signing the @_CFTA petition. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

My first funded project straight out of college was the PW Development Award (@empiricalmusic got the main award that year 🏆) ... get involved people!

So excited that we're hosting Moonfish this Wed 27th Sept at @TheLescar. Maria Chiara Argirò (keys) & Riccardo Chiaberta (drums) plus guest Rich Muscat (alto sax). Ethereal, mesmerising music. Here they are at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2022. Join us! youtu.be/n71ZcUJ45jc?si…

Check out The Miles Davis Shopping Spree Sweepstakes! swee.ps/dYXUiK_cnEcXq

Don't miss this coming Thursday - a 'supergroup' of SoundCellar stars, when NICK MALCOLM brings his 'OUT FRONT' band with JASON YARDE, JAKE MCMURCHIE, OLIE BRICE & DAVE SMITH. Tix for live or livestream thru soundcellar.org It's going to be a fab one #culturalpoole

Coming up @TheLescar! So excited for all these. Every Wednesday, doors 8.15pm, music 8.45pm.

Tomorrow's Warriors and @DeccaRecords have partnered to deliver an innovative Career Mentoring Scheme to 15 emerging Warrior musicians. This is the second year that the scheme has been running. Read the full story here tinyurl.com/55hfp7m7

What @trishclowes said londonjazznews.com/2023/08/31/kri…

@CDPlayaa @LauraJurd @Rob_Luft @rebeckaedlund #caiuswilliams Join us for the first of the autumn season of fantastic gigs #culturalpoole #livemusic All tix give access to a video of the gig for a month after, so no need to miss it!

Only 2 days till we return from our short summer break with the mighty CORRIE DICK 'Sun Swells' - his fabulous band with LAURA JURD, ROB LUFT, REBECKA EDLUND & CAIUS WILLIAMS. Live in Poole Thurs 7th + we're livestreaming it in HD. Tix live or stream thru soundcellar.org

My first ever album review published yesterday in @LondonJazz is of the new release from @krisdavismusic londonjazznews.com/2023/08/31/704… Buy it today on #BandcampFriday, cos all the money goes to the artist. krisdavis.bandcamp.com/album/diatom-r…

the time has come for you to buy your tickets for my Autumn tour. i provide you with the link, play the music and make sure me and the band are there sounding hot, you do the rest. THE LINK: linktr.ee/corriedick @Jazzwise @jazznewblood @vortexjazz @sndcellarpoole

@howfartohitchin @GrumpyOldRick Not right away!

dogs are all tired and lying down in the kitchen fast asleep....I'm tempted to join them ..........

@thejazzestate 1973 Between Nothingness & Eternity - Mahavishnu Orchestra - then I went back to their two studio albums, swiftly followed by In A Silent Way to find out who this @milesdavis chap was that #JohnMcLaughlin had played with?! It all snowballed from there - 50 years no looking back!

What album got you into jazz music?

@jonimitchell OK make that '...in the last 150 years...', as much of Stravinsky's great body of work was slightly over 100 years ago!!

@jonimitchell Not many musicians in the last 100 years warrant the term 'genius'. I'd argue only Stravinsky, Miles, possibly Lennon & definitely Joni do! (And before anyone 'corrects' me, yes I'd argue that Dylan, Hendrix, Prince and even Parker or Coltrane don't!)

“When I found that I had a public voice and an audience I felt a peculiar responsibility to be saying something. Then I wasn’t sure what I should be saying. I fell back on Shakespeare you know ‘to thine own self be true’ so to speak.” - Joni in conversation with Barbara McDonough for MTV on August 14th, 1998. Photo by Brian Cooper