Chris Welch

Chris Welch, London born journalist and author has been writing about rock and pop music since his days with Melody Maker, Kerrang! and Metal Hammer.

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Can there be a finer modern jazz drummer in the UK today than Winston Clifford? Answer - nay!

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Special delight, John Horler Trio with Alec Dankworth (bass) Winston Clifford (drums) playing in foyer of Fairfield Hall, Croydon,Sunday.

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London's Southbank - greatest show on earth. Watch out for young girl singer Sherika Sherard singing 'Write Me A Letter' outside Fest Hall.

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What happened to 'Dragon's Den?' A handful of new shows, then all 'repeats'.Did they start rowing in the Den, or even rowing? As in boats?

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Steve Eggs Band launched new album 'Hometown Skyline' at Bulls Head, Barnes to great acclaim. It's already had major airplay. So, buy it.

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'Be not solitary, be not idle', says Robert Burton (1577-1640).Wise words mate.Must fling myself into social whirl and achieve great things.

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Talking of Tweets, anyone remember 'The Hot Canary' by Canadian trumpeter Maynard Ferguson? It begins 'Tweet Tweet...' So, now you know.

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South Ken's museums used to be peaceful places to commune with art and science. Alas overrun with school children yelling and texting.

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Jon Newey achieving fantastic things with Jazzwise magazine in teeth of media recession. Why not order a dozen copies each now ye Twitters?

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Watch out for Sam Brothers, blues singer,harpist and mean tambourine player, the 21 year old 'new Mick Jagger' of Brighton and Canterbury.

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Wanna hear hard core Bluesy R&B? Check out '45s Are Go!' on Rolling Records and such artist as Paul Paterson, Hi Voltage and the Excellos.