Jazzman John Thomson’s guide to jazz: ‘If you can’t swing, you’ve got no soul’

He spent six years lampooning jazz as The Fast Show’s Louis ‘Niiiice’ Balfour. But the actor actually loves the music. He recalls the ‘Ceefax jazz’ that first got him hookedJazz. The very word strikes terror in many hearts. For others, the word is always followed by “Niiiice” and a smirk. … Read entire story.

Source: Music | The Guardian