Gerald 'Jazzman' Short
Confessions of a cratedigging addict
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It can be elitist, yeah, and sometimes it’s a good thing.
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What the hell is Egyptian jazz music doing? Who even thought that such a thing existed?
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It does make sense to spread the music using whatever medium it takes.
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He wasn’t in and then he suddenly appeared in his wheelchair and you could see the grin on his face.
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His master tapes were stolen by one of the employees and the whole thing was released without him knowing.
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The concentration of that musical legacy is in that one little three-minute song.
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Interviewer
Benji B
Via his eclectic midweek Deviation club night in London and must-listen radio show on BBC Radio 1, Benji B blurs genre lines more dauntlessly than most DJs of his generation. Inspired equally by soul, jazz, hip hop, dance music, and the young new crop of artists and producers he champions, Benji B is at once tastemaker, intrepid selector and astute club DJ.
