MusicObituaryFred Ho obituaryJazz saxophonist and composer who identified with the civil rights struggles in AmericaThe American multi-instrumentalist and composer Fred Ho, who has died aged 56 of cancer, rejected the word "jazz" as a patronising European label for his style of music. Yet jazz traditions and energies clearly fuelled this single-minded maverick's playing and composing life.
At his most accessibly productive in the 1980s under the name of Fred Houn, he formed the first of his Afro Asian Music Ensembles in 1982 and began productive relationships with Asian jazz musicians such as the pianist Jon Jang and the saxophonist Francis Wong – creating albums such as Tomorrow Is Now! Read More...
Kate Bush This article is more than 5 years oldKate Bush clarifies political stance: 'I am not a Tory supporter'This article is more than 5 years oldSinger expressed support for Theresa May in 2016 but says she was simply celebrating a woman in power
Kate Bush has written a statement clarifying her political beliefs, saying a magazine interview from 2016 “could make it seem like I am a Tory supporter, which I want to make clear I am not”. Read More...
MoviesObituaryPaul Wendkos obituaryFilm and TV director made famous by his ‘Gidget’ surf movies
Despite a long and varied career, in which he made several excellent films noirs, westerns, thrillers and war dramas, and a fair number of superior television movies, it was the wry fate of the film and television director Paul Wendkos, who has died of a lung infection aged 87, that his death was announced widely with the words " Read More...