Nigel Rampant
@nigelrampant.bsky.social
Aged B-boy and frustrated DJ. Gooner. Green. Left. Funk, spiritual jazz and Zappa freak #RejoinEU
Was lucky enough to be in an audience of 12 to watch a very special spiritual jazz gig by the legend Andy Hay on Saturday. Check him out on Bandcamp.
June 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Was lucky enough to be in an audience of 12 to watch a very special spiritual jazz gig by the legend Andy Hay on Saturday. Check him out on Bandcamp.
Final version of my #Zappa portrait, (after more work on his chin).
Charcoal pencils over inked musical scores on coffee-stained paper (Frank loved his coffee!).
Charcoal pencils over inked musical scores on coffee-stained paper (Frank loved his coffee!).
June 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Final version of my #Zappa portrait, (after more work on his chin).
Charcoal pencils over inked musical scores on coffee-stained paper (Frank loved his coffee!).
Charcoal pencils over inked musical scores on coffee-stained paper (Frank loved his coffee!).
My Deep Spiritual #Jazz playlist on Spotify is more of a database, running for 116hrs+ and featuring luminaries like:
Horace Tapscott
The Coltranes
Sun Ra
Pharoah Sanders
Eddie Gale
Hannibal Peterson
Byard Lancaster
Roland Kirk
It has nearly 5,000 saves. Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
Horace Tapscott
The Coltranes
Sun Ra
Pharoah Sanders
Eddie Gale
Hannibal Peterson
Byard Lancaster
Roland Kirk
It has nearly 5,000 saves. Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
May 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My Deep Spiritual #Jazz playlist on Spotify is more of a database, running for 116hrs+ and featuring luminaries like:
Horace Tapscott
The Coltranes
Sun Ra
Pharoah Sanders
Eddie Gale
Hannibal Peterson
Byard Lancaster
Roland Kirk
It has nearly 5,000 saves. Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
Horace Tapscott
The Coltranes
Sun Ra
Pharoah Sanders
Eddie Gale
Hannibal Peterson
Byard Lancaster
Roland Kirk
It has nearly 5,000 saves. Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
Just framed my Frank #Zappa portrait, drawn in charcoals over hand-inked copies of his musical scores.
Video of my process below ⤵️
#FrankZappa #portrait
Video of my process below ⤵️
#FrankZappa #portrait
May 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just framed my Frank #Zappa portrait, drawn in charcoals over hand-inked copies of his musical scores.
Video of my process below ⤵️
#FrankZappa #portrait
Video of my process below ⤵️
#FrankZappa #portrait
April 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Props to @bylinetimes.bsky.social cover designer @babs-i.bsky.social for this month's cover. Abyss-olutely superb!
November 23, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Props to @bylinetimes.bsky.social cover designer @babs-i.bsky.social for this month's cover. Abyss-olutely superb!
Nice! Would've been there, but.... couldn't join you as I was taking my 87 Yr old Dad to the Ellington cinema event in the Barbican.
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Nice! Would've been there, but.... couldn't join you as I was taking my 87 Yr old Dad to the Ellington cinema event in the Barbican.
The best music on Spotify? It's hard to find.
But I've done it for you! 100 hours of the best Afro-Eastern modal SPIRITUAL JAZZ! An Aladdin's Cave of audio wonderment.
Right here for free: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
But I've done it for you! 100 hours of the best Afro-Eastern modal SPIRITUAL JAZZ! An Aladdin's Cave of audio wonderment.
Right here for free: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
November 14, 2024 at 8:19 PM
The best music on Spotify? It's hard to find.
But I've done it for you! 100 hours of the best Afro-Eastern modal SPIRITUAL JAZZ! An Aladdin's Cave of audio wonderment.
Right here for free: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...
But I've done it for you! 100 hours of the best Afro-Eastern modal SPIRITUAL JAZZ! An Aladdin's Cave of audio wonderment.
Right here for free: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...