OUT OF NOWHERE. The uniquely elusive jazz of MIKE TAYLOR. : 2017

08/10/2017

Radio programme on a Californian FM radio based on "Out of Nowhere"!

Mike Taylor's old friend Michael Burke, who collaborated with me for "Out Of Nowhere", few days ago wrote me this:

"Hi Luca
my friend, Abe Perlstein, here in California, and I are presenting a local feature on Abe's radio show, on November 14 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, which is probably 10:30 pm your time. It's based on your biography of Mike Taylor.

I gave Abe a copy of the book, and he called me and asked me to appear on his show, and talk about Mike, and play his music. I just spoke to Abe, and he suggested that you can stream the show at centralcalforniaradio.org and perhaps you could even call in and talk on the show as well.

Sounds like a great idea... it would complete the circle and give you an opportunity to publicize your book".

Of course I'm honoured by this, and for those who interests into the programme these are some references:

Abe Perlstein, Host
"Tuesday Lunch With Abe"
Tuesdays, 12:00-4:20pm PST
KEBF-FM, 97.3 / KZSR-FM 107.9 The Rock
Streaming at: www.CentralCaliforniaRadio.org
Fan page: www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe

Michael Burke promoting the radio programme.

OPINIONS

"An exhaustive near hagiography... Out of Nowhere encompasses the virtues of oral history: dogged research, exhaustive detailing and reproduction of key items in Taylor’s life and music".

KEN WAXMAN, "Jazz World"

"Well researched and well illustrated..."

BRIAN PRIESTLEY, "Jazz Wise"

"A fascinating account of a musician who epitomised the creatively significant mid-to-late 1960s period of British jazz... a welcome addition to the canon of British jazz biographies..."

ROGER FARBEY, "Jazz Journal"

"A morbid tale then at the outset, at some considerable remove from sentimental fandom... This book, not huge in length, is packed full of carefully gathered research...".

STEPHEN GRAHAM, "Marlbank"

"An excellent and obviously very painstaking piece of research. Thank you very much both from self and on behalf of the jazz community for preserving the memory of an unique artist".

JOHN JACK, manager of the Ronnie Scotts

"It's a fine book and the only one of its kind about Mike. Gradually the book will be included in stories about Mike so people might begin to seek it out. Congratulations."

DAVE TOMLIN, sax player, poet and writer

"With his two albums barely-reissued Holy Grail collectables, Taylor seemed doomed to obscurity until Luca Ferrari spent two years interviewing those who had known and played with him, while doggedly trawling archives and public records to emerge with the first book about this fascinating figure. His English sometimes may not to be perfect but just the fact this essential document now exists deserves the highest praise".

KRIS NEEDS, "Record Collector"

"Sublime!"
J.J. TIMMONS, Amazon UK

"A valuable biography..."

RICHARD WILLIAMS, "The Guardian"

OUT OF NOWHERE. The uniquely elusive jazz of MIKE TAYLOR.

08/10/2017

Radio programme on a Californian FM radio based on "Out of Nowhere"!

29/09/2017

A review on the book.