Happy Birthday, Ewan Mackenzie

Today marks what would’ve been the 70th birthday of Ewan Mackenzie musician, poet, founder of the Ozmanouche Festival, mentor and mate. Loved and missed by everyone in the gypsy jazz community.

This quote is taken from a poem of Ewan’s from his website. Which I believe aptly describes the man, his philosophy and his impact on the lives of the people who knew him.

”Life is in the strength of the links, not the length of the chain”

Here's a YouTube playlist of Ewan related performance videos spanning his entire musical life. CLICK HERE.

Ewan MacKenzie’s recordings on Bandcamp

Ewan MacKenzie website