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Photos and Interview by Patricia Pascal
- Nov 27, 2021
XVNGO - The Musician, the scientist, the philosopher
Ayodeji Ijishakin aka Deji aka XVNGO is the last musician part of #jazznewbloodALIVE2021 line-up to be featured in our interview series. Get to know him a little better. Deji, tell a bit more about your path with music. Are you part of a musical family? My parents themselves are quite musician people, but they never pursued it professionally. We would often sing as a family, and my Mother has actually released a few of her own songs. The musicality really has been expressed


Photos and Interview by Patricia Pascal
- Nov 11, 2021
Morgan Wallace @JazznewbloodALIVE2021 @EFGLJF @WoolwichWorks
Meet Morgan Wallace in our #jazznewbloodALIVE2021 interview series. Tell us a bit more about your background growing up in Devon. How is the jazz scene there? Growing up in Devon was lovely. I really value time outside, especially as a way to clear my head, and after moving to London I realised how much of the landscape I took for granted. I played in my school jazz band and the Devon youth Jazz orchestra, but most musical experiences I had in Devon were playing with friends


Photos and Interview by Patricia Pascal
- Nov 9, 2021
Scottie Thompson @JazznewbloodALIVE2021 @EFGLJF @WoolwichWorks
Next, pianist Scottie Thompson on our interview series. Scottie please tell us about growing up in Portsmouth. How did you start playing the piano? I started playing piano when I was about eleven and learnt by ear, working out the chords to my favourite songs. I eventually started classical lessons, which were an essential part of my development of technique and the fundamentals of the piano. I didn’t discover jazz properly until I was in sixth form. Was there a moment or a m


Photos and Interview by Patricia Pascal
- Nov 5, 2021
Miles Mindlin @JazznewbloodALIVE2021 @EFGLJF @WoolwichWorks
Today in our interview series we introduce composer and guitarist, Miles Mindlin. Your father is also a musician. Did he influence your choice of instrument? My dad began teaching me guitar when I was around 6 years old after I literally begged him to! Then around the age of 9 I asked him 'how do you play Jazz' and that was it really. He took me to sit in on a gig with Jim Mullen when I was 10 which was an incredibly inspiring early experience, we played Autumn leaves togethe