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Creative?

Posted on 26 March 2020 by Pete — No Comments ↓

Reading this book (Verso) about the cooption of creativity by capitalism over the past 20 years – ie how everything, everyone, every job, is expected to be “creative”, whatever field it’s in – and thus creativity becomes meaningless, an empty Continue reading Creative?→

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Day one official lockdown

Posted on 24 March 2020 by Pete — No Comments ↓

This is my favourite photo of the bottom of the garden at the moment. We’re all working from home now, though some of us do that all the time and others don’t (and don’t like it). I’ve printed out a Continue reading Day one official lockdown→

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Enforced inactivity leads to activities…

Posted on 23 March 2020 by Pete — No Comments ↓

Or at least that is the hope. All work cancelled within 24 hours last week, examining, teaching, playing, youth theatre, choir – plus all Wakefield Jazz gigs cancelled until September – and it was all going so well. So I Continue reading Enforced inactivity leads to activities…→

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New Year 2020

Posted on 15 January 2020 by Pete

Into a new decade, the 2020s, as an increasingly older person, already I have to confront the reality that there won’t be a government in the UK that I can support until I’m in my 60s, despite much door-knocking in Continue reading New Year 2020→

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged 2019 election, Karl Marx, Richard Dawson, Victor Jara

Into November

Posted on 8 November 2019 by Pete

Time marches on! Always much to report and little time, plus the needs of diplomacy. Booking the Jazz club and promoting the gigs, and compering – it’s a constant task in the back of my mind. And all activities distract Continue reading Into November→

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged Arnolfini, Esther Bennett, Nate Chinen, Slavoj Zizek, Wakefield Jazz

Solo piano culture

Posted on 24 October 2019 by Pete

Friday’s gig at Wakefield Jazz was two hours of solo piano impro, Laura Cole (Leeds) followed by Alexander Hawkins (Oxford) – a treat for myself, a respectable audience of just under 40 – some of the regulars stayed away, others Continue reading Solo piano culture→

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged Alexander Hawkins, Laura Cole, Mark Fisher, Matana Roberts, Richard Dawson, Sleaford Mods

Working it all out.

Posted on 14 October 2019 by Pete

Back to work at NSCD playing piano for ballet classes, back to work at CVYT (youth theatre in Leeds), singing songs about Dr Martens (my shockingly faulty vegan DMs, split within months) and ravenous dragons, back to work with intermittent Continue reading Working it all out.→

Posted in Uncategorised | Tagged Alexander Hawkins, Allodi Accordions, CVYT, Jim Rattigan, Laura Cole, Matt Mitchell, NSCD

Early October

Posted on 9 October 2019 by Pete

Definitely heading into autumn this week, with oodles of rain most days. Currently recovering from an unexpectedly strenuous cycle ride with Mr Peter H, out to St Aidan’s Nature Reserve and Fairburn Ings, back via Castleford – we were promised Continue reading Early October→

Posted in Books, Music | Tagged Empirical, Nate Chinen, Wakefield Jazz

Mists and mellow fruitfulness?

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Pete

(Written on Monday 30th Sept) The sun was shining only a minute or two ago, brightening the front yard, a few apples still hanging from the tree, nasturtiums hanging on and one or two roses still imminent. Wind and rain Continue reading Mists and mellow fruitfulness?→

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Testing!

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Pete

The new blog, direct to the website. It’s very wet and grey and miserable in Wakefield this morning.

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