London’s BFI Southbank celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary Ronnie Scott’s jazz club with its Jazz In June programme which features both free and ticketed events. Amongst the attractions on offer are live performances courtesy of Ronnie Scott’s musicians and the highlight of the season will be a Jazz Weekender from 12-14th June, with [...]
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Chris Welch’s Memories, Part 1
17 April, 2009 – 2:39 pm
Chris Welch was one of the star writers on music magazine ‘Melody Maker’ in the Sixties and as such, was right at the heart of Swinging London, meeting all the leading bands of the day. Read about how he first became a music journalist below:
I left school when I was 16 and I always wanted [...]