We know that many members have activities planned to celebrate International Jazz Day and we hope they all go well! JPN considered what we could do that was a little bit different and our Vice-Chair Orphy Robinson suggested the idea of hosting on-line conversations between key UK jazz musicians with an inter-generational slant. We are proud to publish that the first of this series of JPN DIALOGUES featuring Leeds based composer, band leader and musician Fergus Quill, talking with one of the UK’s most celebrated pianists and composers Django Bates (joining from Switzerland). The discussion covers everything from their respective experiences of doing ‘bread and butter’ gigs to keep the wolf from the door- some extremely funny- to their views on the current state of music education and the recording industry. It’s a fascinating listen! We will be publicising future editions on the JPN website and via the newsletters.

Fergus Quill https://fergusquill.bandcamp.com
Django Bates https://www.djangobates.co.uk

Jumping off points from the dialogue

Django Bates (Human Chain) “New York, New York” https://open.spotify.com/track/3RdU3AEWomm8pRYwNBrtK3

Frank Zappa – Decline of the Music Industry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP4wsURn3rw

Herbie Hancock “Stella by Starlight” (Third Plane 1978) – https://open.spotify.com/track/5haqzVluOgiyyvISM8SlC6

Bill Evans – Stella by Starlight (Conversations With Myself 1963 ) https://open.spotify.com/track/4dhV2eZij1EzqpivZwnxgS

Charlie Parker – live at Rockland Palace – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upRIGRCcN0Q

Ornette Coleman – Intro To Harmolodics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO-RqnrLVcE

Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band – https://fergusquill.bandcamp.com/album/fergs-imaginary-big-band-2

¡Up Yours! Fergus Quill Plays Xero Slingsby – https://fergusquill.bandcamp.com/album/up-yours-fergus-quill-plays-xero-slingsby

Saluting Sgt. Pepper – https://djangobates.bandcamp.com/album/saluting-sgt-pepper

Delightful Precipice – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delightful_Precipice

The Shags – Philosophy of the World https://open.spotify.com/track/2WhRJwrsy57H5Mm1P3lykJ

Stuart Lee – https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/category/john-cage/

Charles Ives – The Unanswered Question https://open.spotify.com/track/2NhR7a45fouihE2r1XgAJU

Graham Collier https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mosaics-the-life-and-works-of-graham-collier-graham-collier-by-duncan-heining

Karlheinz Stockhausen “Helicopter String Quartet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1YY_BvWU

Django Bates, Vortex Jan 2024 – https://www.jazzwise.com/review/article/django-bates-returns-to-his-spiritual-home-for-vortex-winter-warmer-solo-shows