JazzIan
@jazzian.bsky.social
Jazz programmer. Reader. Frequenter of cemeteries.
Two months after visiting Prague, I finally got round to reading this, which I bought while I was there....Read it in about twenty minutes. Might have another read over a pint sometime soon.
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Two months after visiting Prague, I finally got round to reading this, which I bought while I was there....Read it in about twenty minutes. Might have another read over a pint sometime soon.
Recovering from the Jazz Promotion Network Conference in Cardiff. Great to catch up with people I only see once a year. 14 bands in two days and a lot of beer. Favourite gig was by Charlotte Keeffe.
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Recovering from the Jazz Promotion Network Conference in Cardiff. Great to catch up with people I only see once a year. 14 bands in two days and a lot of beer. Favourite gig was by Charlotte Keeffe.
Little box (right) inside big box. Should have ordered 20,000 business cards to make full use of the box and help save the environment...
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Little box (right) inside big box. Should have ordered 20,000 business cards to make full use of the box and help save the environment...
Redundancies by the University of Nottingham have forced me out of Lakeside Arts after nearly 24 years. Here I am commiserating with some bearded ladies.
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Redundancies by the University of Nottingham have forced me out of Lakeside Arts after nearly 24 years. Here I am commiserating with some bearded ladies.
Read lots of Czech literature before I went to Prague and read but 3 more there. I read Nezval's A Prague Flâneur while sat under a photo of Nezval at Cafe Slavia. I went to the Smichov district to read Brabcova's Aviaries and then spent a couple of days in Žižkov reading Hodrova's City of Torment.
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Read lots of Czech literature before I went to Prague and read but 3 more there. I read Nezval's A Prague Flâneur while sat under a photo of Nezval at Cafe Slavia. I went to the Smichov district to read Brabcova's Aviaries and then spent a couple of days in Žižkov reading Hodrova's City of Torment.
One down. Like visiting Prague in a dream...
August 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
One down. Like visiting Prague in a dream...
And let's not forget Kafka...
August 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And let's not forget Kafka...
Also reading Magic Prague and have Meyrink, Leppin and Nezval to help with my research...
August 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Also reading Magic Prague and have Meyrink, Leppin and Nezval to help with my research...
Just had a delivery from @jantarbooks.bsky.social in preparation for my first ever trip to Prague(and a bonus book for ordering directly from the publishers.)
Looking for suggestions of unusual things to do in Prague and things to avoid
Looking for suggestions of unusual things to do in Prague and things to avoid
August 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just had a delivery from @jantarbooks.bsky.social in preparation for my first ever trip to Prague(and a bonus book for ordering directly from the publishers.)
Looking for suggestions of unusual things to do in Prague and things to avoid
Looking for suggestions of unusual things to do in Prague and things to avoid
Recent reads. After finishing The Fortress this morning it made me think: when my redundancy comes through from Nottingham Uni how will I cope without the library? I found a receipt inside The Fortress from the last person to take it out in 2017. Who will love the forgotten when I am forgotten?
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Recent reads. After finishing The Fortress this morning it made me think: when my redundancy comes through from Nottingham Uni how will I cope without the library? I found a receipt inside The Fortress from the last person to take it out in 2017. Who will love the forgotten when I am forgotten?
All that remains of Gerard Brothers Soap Works, Basford, Nottingham. I sometimes catch the bus here.
August 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
All that remains of Gerard Brothers Soap Works, Basford, Nottingham. I sometimes catch the bus here.
Just found Mishra in Oxfam in Nottingham. @jazzteabeer.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Just found Mishra in Oxfam in Nottingham. @jazzteabeer.bsky.social
A few months ago Brian Hanrahan recommended A Goat's Song by Dermot Healy. Now I'm recommending it to all of you.
Read this book.
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social
Read this book.
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A few months ago Brian Hanrahan recommended A Goat's Song by Dermot Healy. Now I'm recommending it to all of you.
Read this book.
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social
Read this book.
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social Was it you who recommended A Goat's Sing by Dermot Healy a few months ago? It's brilliant...whether you recommended it or not.
July 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
@hanrahanistan.bsky.social Was it you who recommended A Goat's Sing by Dermot Healy a few months ago? It's brilliant...whether you recommended it or not.
Was it you @simonguy.bsky.social who recommended A Goat's Song a few months ago? Just finished it. A brilliant work...I was utterly washed up on the shores of the Mullet by the end.
July 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Was it you @simonguy.bsky.social who recommended A Goat's Song a few months ago? Just finished it. A brilliant work...I was utterly washed up on the shores of the Mullet by the end.
Huge congratulations to Jeff Young for winning the TLS Ackerley Prize last night. Much deserved after decades of amazing work.
July 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Huge congratulations to Jeff Young for winning the TLS Ackerley Prize last night. Much deserved after decades of amazing work.
I've always loved The Soothsayer and wonder why it never gets mentioned. Maybe it's because it wasn't released until 1979 although recorded in 1965?
July 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I've always loved The Soothsayer and wonder why it never gets mentioned. Maybe it's because it wasn't released until 1979 although recorded in 1965?
Haven't read anything by Nicola Barker before but this is a hilarious account of the repercussions of a heckle at an avant-garde jazz gig. The only thing she got wrong was that there was a sizeable crowd at the gig.
July 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Haven't read anything by Nicola Barker before but this is a hilarious account of the repercussions of a heckle at an avant-garde jazz gig. The only thing she got wrong was that there was a sizeable crowd at the gig.
Really liked this collection of shot stories from a writer new to me.
July 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Really liked this collection of shot stories from a writer new to me.
Bought some CDs from pianist Alexander Hawkins. These will annoy the new neighbours...
July 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bought some CDs from pianist Alexander Hawkins. These will annoy the new neighbours...