A Jazz Thing

Quite by accident I discovered that Ken Burns' opus on the history of Jazz is now on the Sky Arts channel. It'll be surprising viewing for any Ibiza regulars who are under the impression that going out dancing all night and taking illegal substances was invented here!

Rebranded as Jazz: The Gift (because black music could be regarded as America's greatest cultural gift to the world) it's a 12 part series with each programme lasting an hour and having no advert breaks. A fascinating look back on nigh on a century of musical history, my only gripe is that 9 programmes cover the first 30 years and the rest are glossed over in a mere 3 episodes.

Here's a musical journey through the history of Jazz with Gang Starr