Links for 1. Bands & Jam, 2. Academic work and 3. Photos
email: johnnigelcook@gmail.com
1. BANDS & JAM
Three Bop
Guitar based trio playing original compositions and new interpretations of jazz, latin and pop classics.
Lloyd Cooks and Burns
Smooth jazz, hot latin and cool blues. Vocals, piano, acoustic double bass, sax and drums.
Big Mudfish
Hooked on blues inspired by New Orleans' second line music from the Treme.
The Bear Essentials
A 5-8 piece group of jazz musicians. Play a mix of standards and not-so standard jazz tunes.
Jazz Jam, Wotton-Under-Edge
2. ACADEMIC WORK
Academic Blogs (most recent):
(05/03/26) Visiting my younger self in London at a time of squatting, conflict and cooperation: the discomfort resulting from reconstructing my past. Abstract has been accepted for The International Conference of Autoethnography (ICAE) 2026. Keywords: London squatter movement, indie music, conflict, cooperation, social mobility, autoethnography. See ResearchGate for PDF of my conference abstract and a teaser for the draft full paper. Or contact me for a copy of full paper: email: johnnigelcook@gmail.com Blog post
(15/01/26) Digital and AI literacy for social mobility #1. I am a gamekeeper’s son who has travelled a long way! But I am slightly ashamed to say that I unconsciously hid my northern roots and accent when I joined academia in the 1988 Blog post
(15/05/25)Who writes the history of Punk and Post-Punk is a bone of contention. Try my ‘cold case’ approach for size! Blog post
3. PHOTOS etc
Connections with the edge portfolio on my blog
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