Zoot alors!

He was the ‘Flamingo Flasher’, chief mischief maker and mickey taker, the clown prince of the beat clubs, always game for a laugh and a ready foil for whoever he played alongside – when they come to write the definitive history of British Beat they’ll need plenty of space dedicated to Zoot Money.

Gilson Lavis

Best known as the superbly versatile drummer with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Gilson Lavis is launching a second career as an artist.  His characterful portraits of fellow musicians go on show this month in a new exhibition, Portraits: Gilson Lavis in Black and White, at the Hatch Gallery in Christchurch.  Over the past Read More…