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Interests – first Charlie Parker, Django
Rheinhardt, then a wide range of music - folk, Indian classical and
20th century classical composers |
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Persuaded Oxford to let him to do a Music
degree, though he had no formal qualifications |
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Pioneered the teaching of jazz , pop music and ‘other forms
which the Establishment hated’ |
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Various books, notably Pop Music in School, still seen as significant
for the modern school Music curriculum |
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Produced education materials for the first WOMAD festival |
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Played for decades live in ballrooms, jazz clubs and functions |
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1968-70 started and directed CMU (album Open Spaces, Edinburgh Festival
Fringe, Purcell Room concert) with Terry Mortimer (later MD at the
National Theatre) and Roger Odell (later of Shakatak) |
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1990s: several Soho Festivals |
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examiner - Registry of Guitar Tutors and London College of Music |
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Since 2000 has returned to his first interest – composition
– because of the exciting new opportunities offered by music
technology |
