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You and me is it?" And that was my first meeting with the legendary Diz Disley: jazz guitarist, cartoonist, raconteur, Good Time Charlie and genius. He shuffled off this mortal coil a few weeks ...
The death of Diz Disley sparked affectionate memories from fellow guitarist John Etheridge, who appears at Seven Jazz in Leeds next Thursday. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire ...
Diz Disley was a versatile Django Reinhardt-inspired player who moved comfortably between concert stage, jazz club and folk club. It was his invitation to Grappelli to join him for a Cambridge ...
Returning to Britain in the 1990s, he lived a freelance life until ill-health overtook him. Diz Disley died penniless on March 22. He was unmarried.
Jazz musician who revived Stephane Grappelli's career but never kept a grip on his own Diz Disley, who has died aged 78, was a charismatic figure who came and went on the British jazz scene in ...