Ethno jazz who was born to a gypsy family and performed with famous musicians like Arthur Briggs, Bill Coleman, and Bill Arnold. His predominate style of playing was “Gypsy-Jazz.” Traveling to and learning from other cultures was another factor that influenced the development of Ethno Jazz. For example, a variety of musicians like pianist Randy Weston, trumpeter Lester Bowie, multi-instrumentalists Yusef Lateef, Ornette Coleman, and drummer Max Roach had a fascination for other cultures’ music. They went to Africa and studied different countries’ melodies, rhythms, and harmonies, and adapted them into their jazz playing and compositions. Intercultural musical exchange was well received
Sarah Gillespie with Gillespie drawing on high-profile cases, including those of Jean Charles de Menezes and Moazzam Begg. Reviewing the launch at Ronnie Scott's on 4 April 2012, Jazzwise described the piece as a "partly comic, partly deadly serious take on The War on Terror.". The Times music critique David Sinclair dubbed it 'a prog-jazz epic." Sarah Gillespie Sarah Gillespie is a British American singer songwriter and writer based in London. She has three albums known for combining poetic lyrics with folk, blues and elements of jazz. Her debut collection of poetry 'Queen Ithaca Blues' is published by Albion Beatnik Press. Sarah