”That jazz” is referring to a miracle in music that happened in the beginning of 1900s when people from a big variation of ethnical and cultural background inspired each other to play in a new fashion. Luckily all this coincided with the development of new inventions like the phonograph recordings, photography and film so that it became in part documented and still can be enjoyed today. In my early teens I happened to be exposed to ”that jazz” and it struck a string deep within me that has kept vibrating ever since.
Paul Bocciolone Strandberg
Upcoming events:
Konsert på Fernanda’s Café i Staffanstorp – lördag 28 september
Lördagsjazz med Kiki & Paul, Lördag 28 september kl. 12:00 på Fernandas café & konditori Torget 5a, 24521 Staffanstorp. Kiki Desplat (piano, sång), Paul Bocciolone Strandberg (klarinett, sång) (…) view eventKonserter i september 2024
Föreningen Hot House – fredag 25 oktober
Konsert med Paul’s New Orleans Gang, featuring Angela Strandberg. Fredag 25 oktober 2024 på Restauramg Wega. Medverkande: Angela Strandberg (kornett, sång, washboard), Kiki Desplat (kornett, sång, piano, ), Paul Bocciolone Strandberg (kornett, klarinett, sång) (…) view eventKonsert den 25 oktober 2024
NEW Series: From the Studio and From the Record Shelves
Today’s Tune:
From the Record Shelves #306
Just Too Soon
LP Jazz Panorama JPLP 19
The pianist as a solo instrument should imitate an orchestra, said Jelly Roll Morton, and his follower Earl Hines is surely one of these one-man bands. The tempo and the timing on a number like this are bound to catch your attention at once and to keep it through the three minutes approximately.
He has a tremendous technique but also a good combination of a well-planned structure and a good portion of wild, exciting ideas.
It sounds sometimes almost as if the two hands and the ten fingers have run away from their master and that he has a hell of a time to keep them in control. But he manages, of course, and behind it all there is a mind that really knows how to swing. The recording was made in December 1928.
Radioprogram (Swedish):
Radio Swingtime 100 – 1 november 2002
MY PRETTY GIRL – Nu är vi framme vid det näst sista avsnittet i denna unika radioprogramserie. Vi gläds åt livaktig jazz från New Orleans med Oliver Naylor och Halfway House Orchestra, vi njuter av Fletcher Hendersons fina orkester med arrangemang av (…) lyssna på radioprogramlyssna på Radio Swingtime 100
Latest CD:
New Sensational CD with Narcisse Jazz Band
Melodious jazz inspired by the irresistible sound and pulse of the 1920’s. Buy at $10.00 (+shipping) (…) view the CDMore about Narcisse CD
New Paul and His Gang CD:
Paul and His Gang – new CD Live in USA and Canada
Paul and his Gang was founded in Malmoe, Sweden by Paul Bocciolone Strandberg in 1990. At the most prestigious jazz festival for “old style jazz” in Breda, Holland they won the first prize in 1992. Their genuine interpretations of early jazz created an interest also in the US where (…) view the CDMore about Paul and His Gang CD Live in USA and Canada
Also Available:
“Remembering” CD
I’m proud to present a new double-CD in co-operation with jazzarkivet. The production is a retrospective collection of recordings and presents two of my most successful bands, Scaniazz (CD 1) and The Absalon Orchestra (CD 2), covering the period from 1975 until 1988 (…) continue readingRemembering CD