The Conmen 

Congratulations to ‘The Conmen’ on a fine gig and to Ninja Paul - the drummer - for picking up his drum sticks after a long absence.

Once a member of a metal band and known as ‘Skidda’ for drumming so hard the drums skidded across the stage, this gig was a little more low key.

But then Ninja Paul - a.k.a. Skidda - is also a grandad. 

See the full set here. 

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Conman Down.

My condolences go out to Robert Glasper’s love ones, friends and fans. 

From http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/news-mainmenu-139/68-2011/12013-jazz-breaking-news-farewell-richard-turner-trumpeter-and-bandleader-

“Few lives summon the spirit of Robert Glasper’s song ‘Tribute’ better than that of London-based trumpeter Richard Turner, who died tragically of a seizure while swimming on Thursday 11 August aged 27. But like the song says, it’s not those birth and death dates that matter, but the dash in between, how you fill every unforgiving minute with life that matters. And Turner the trumpet man knew how to do that.”