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Kind of Green: Jazz Legends, from '86 - '90, through an Irish lens

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English
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Blurb (26 Jun. 2024)
Weight
0.32 KG
Publication Date
23/08/2024
ISBN-10
1911100262
Pages
108 pages
ISBN-13
9781911100263
Dimensions
20.32 x 0.71 x 25.4 cm
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9781911100263
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Martin Connolly (Author)
Martin Connolly is Irish, from Belfast. He is a professor of UK & Irish literature at Tsurumi University, Yokohama. Martin has lived in Japan for the last three decades. He is primarily known as a Joyce scholar, but has also published on Seamus Heaney, Maeve Kelly, and Claire Keegan. Martin has also published widely in the field of Late Medieval English literature, a subject which he studied at Trinity College and Queen's University in Ireland. Academic publications about works of popular culture -Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Beatles- indicate the eclectic nature of his interests. (He also plays guitar and has released two digitally available albums under the artist name of Machrijam.) Martin is married and has two sons. Martin also teaches Creative Writing at Keio University, Tokyo. His classes are always well attended.In addition to his academic output, Martin has published a number of highly acclaimed works of his original creative writing: ‘Eri, a Japanese ghost story’ (2015), 'Labournight & Other Poems' (2016), and his first novel, 'The Conjuring Cowboy' in 2017, 'Contemporary Bloody Literature – Stories & Poems’ (2018), ‘Kind of Green’, a book of original photos of famous jazz musicians (2023 with pdf reissue in 2024). See Snowchild Press for more info.In 2022, Martin published a highly acclaimed novel about the Troubles entitled: 'Belfast, with Dinosaurs, 1979 -a Prehysteric Farce.' For further info on this, see the publisher Shanway Press (Belfast) or look in Google for the dedicated site.In June 2024, Martin published a very well received collection entitled ‘Narrative Poems – Out of the Ordinary’ through Brimstone Press. Martin Connolly has been nothing if not prolific. Watch this space!Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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Kind of Green is a jazz photo book, but with an Irish angle. The author accompanied his jazz journalist brother to a variety of festivals and gigs, lenses at the ready, between 1986 and 1990.

This book is a chronicle of their adventures, in word and image. It is also the story of an Irish jazz magazine, JazzNews International, 'widely considered to be the best English-language jazz publication in the world' when it was published.

This book captures the essence of jazz. It contains over 150 never-before-seen images of some of the all-time greats of the jazz world -Miles Davis, George Benson, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cab Calloway and many, many more! This book is a time-machine for lovers of jazz and good music.

Note: This edition is identical to the book of the same name which can be purchased on the Blurb website, except for the price and the ISBN. It should also be noted that a digital version of Kind of Green can be purchased and downloaded on Blurb.

Trevor Hodgett, journalist at Jazz Journal, Jazzwise etc: "Martin Connolly's photos and text powerfully convey the unbounded passion of a jazz fanatic, and the magic of the music. " Walter Kolosky, jazz journalist and author: "a heartfelt homage to his jazz journalist brother, Jim, who introduced him to the wonderful world of jazz.

It should be of great interest to any jazz lover. " Michael Pronko, jazz journalist at Jazz in Japan: "Connolly's fantastic collection of photos makes it clear that photographers are crucial to jazz culture.

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This collection lets us live the shows anew. " Debbie Burke, award-winning jazz author: "Not just a slice in time but a slice of jazz at the tail end of its mid-century intensity.

Great stories here and for their behind-the-scenes insights, worth the read. ".

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