wow... heavy üsker in demand!

i was chuffed just now to see that the 12" i did on hitop records with the remix of cesar mariano's "futebol de bar" was just sold from japan to hong kong on ebay for $20! i told hitop we should have pressed some more of them... :-)

danzz on you tube

check these out (from the opening danzz night):

danzz workshop

the monthly jazz dance night in madrid is going to the next level: javi has organised a jazz dance workshop for kids (or maybe i should say "young people") aged between 12 and 15 years. jazzcotech will be showing their moves! i can just see this turning into madrid's answer to ny's legendary "body and soul" where people of all ages get together... (i might try to pass myself off as a slightly weather worn adolescent.)

the workshop will take place the day after the april session in sala morocco on the 1st of april when we will have paul murphy(!) - one of the originators of the london jazz dance scene in the early 90s - in the house. this is no april fool!!

details: la casa encendida, 2-4 april, telephone 902430322 / 916024641, www.lacasaencedida.com

the places are limited so don't miss out!

i'll be doing a new podcast in the next few days so keep your ears peeled.

DANZZ

yes, its that time of the month again for the second www.danzz.es in sala morocco (madrid). make sure you get there unfashionably early (19:00 this sunday) so as not to miss the masterclass from the jazzcotech dudes and dudesses. as i said, this event is breaking moulds!! for radio madrid listeners there's the chance to catch john gomez on the decks! unfortunately i won't be able to make it as i have to fly to chile on sunday evening... but i will be there in spirit... DON'T MISS IT! even the jazzcotech guys were psyched by the last one, and they get spoilt by the london jazzdance crowd. that's the spanish passion they are missing you see...

podcast #9 - www.danzz.es

danzz was a phenomenal success! the jazzcotech boys and girls did a sterling job in catalysing the dancefloor which allowed us to take things to a level that spain has never seen or heard before! i was able to drop tracks i've never evern dared drop in london AND EVERYONE DANCED LIKE CRAZY! anyway, if you can't wait until the next session on the 7th of january (get booking those flights!) you can make do with this special session featuring the mastermind behind danzz (javi bayo) and the other deejays putting the tracks down... have a great christmas and new year!

a fantastica orquestra de studio de cipo - caravan (imperial)
jonathan richman - egyptian reggea (jazzman)
salah ragar - eqyptian strut
morton and the uptights - montego (palette)
guido carnagy - free way exit (rbr)
chaquito - special project (fontana)
carlos lacerda - disintegracao (js discos)
helen merrill - why don't you do right (rca italia)
lee mason - the connection (chappell)
pege trio - baby car (hungaroton)
clarke boland big band - om mani padme hum (atlantic)
joanne grauer - see you later (mps)
steve & eydie - this could be the start of something big (abc)
cannonball aderley & sergio mendes - sanibop (emi)
mark murphy - milestones (rah)
ray terrace - you've been talking 'bout me baby (tower)
paul winter sextet - viaje a recife (cbs)
the leslie drayton orchestra featuring barbara morrison - when will you be mine? (esoteric records)
the james taylor quartet - it doesn't matter (polydor)
jon hendricks - reza (fontana)
jackie & roy - don't be blue (concord jazz)
teurmoso hino - samba de la cruz (flying disc)
dadisi komolafe - speak no evil (nimbus)
guida de palma - casa forte (club brasil)
dick morrissey quartet - don't fall over the bridge (mercury)
john suriman - dance (deram)
quintessence - samba de santa rosa (quintessence)

http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiomadrid/heavyusker7.mp3

DANZZ this sunday

jazzcotech

this sunday we are going to be breaking some moulds in madrid! the first one is a nod to the legendary dingwalls in london, where gilles peterson and patrick forge rose to fame: we will be playing from 7pm to midnight. this may not seem a big deal, but in a city where there are clubs that go on until this time from saturday night, its filling an important gap in the clubbing calendar. the second mould-breaker is that javi bayo (soundclash) is bringing the incredible jazzcotech dancers (think fred astaire meets capoeira) to share the dancefloor. when i first started deejaying about 15 years ago i used to be bowled over by those moves, the kneedrops, the spins, the improvisation. danny freidman, if you are reading this please drop me a line! i am so excited that i've got the opportunity to be involved in this! check the movie and the flyer... as usual, hit me for the guest listage.