Author: Doc Jazz

Music and emotion: a personal story

Music is a way to express human emotion, and most likely has existed in its basic form for as long as homo sapiens has been roaming this planet. It has been researched extensively; we know that listening to music has measurable effects on the human mind and body. It almost functions like a drug, which can be used in both...

Samer Issawi's defiance

Samer Issawi dreigt te overlijden, ligt aan beademing

Ramallah, Palestina – Advocate Shireen Issawi, de zus van de hongerstakende politieke gevangene Samer Issawi uit Jeruzalem, heeft bevestigd dat de gezondheid van haar broer momenteel in zeer kritieke toestand verkeert. Ze gaf aan dat ‘hij momenteel in leven wordt gehouden door kunstmatige beademing, en ieder moment zou kunnen komen te overlijden’. Issawi verduidelijkte ook in een verklaring aan Palestine...

Cartoon of Doc Jazz by M. Ramadan

‘I felt strangely drawn to his message’ – Kevin Kearney about Doc Jazz

This blog was written by Kevin Kearney, UK sound engineer, on Blogz – original title: ‘Healing Hands of Doc Jazz – Palestinian Surgeon Sings Songs of Freedom‘   I was recently asked to work on a couple of tracks for a client who contacted me via a friend who didn’t have the time himself. The client wanted his songs mastered...

Samer Issawi's defiance

Samer Issawi at risk of imminent death, on artificial ventilation

Ramallah, Palestine – Lawyer Shireen Issawi, sister of the hunger-striking Jerusalemite political prisoner Samer Issawi, has confirmed that her brother is living in an extremely critical health situation. She indicated that “at the moment, he is living on artificial ventilation, and is in danger of dying at any instance.” Issawi also clarified in a report to Palestine that her brother...