Spanish Fly (Owl Music Parlor, Brooklyn, 14 July 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) I hold these truths to be self-evident: Spanish Fly are 30 years old. Spanish Fly were beyond genre before […]
Spanish Fly at Owl Music Parlor, Brooklyn
Chryssie Hynde – a new jazzy direction?
The icon of rock and pop music announced some time ago that she was working on a jazz cover album together with a mysterious The Valve Bone Woe Ensemble. Then, at the […]
Van Morrison at the Roundhouse
Van Morrison (Roundhouse – 7 July 2019, second night of 2-night residency. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Van Morrison pitched it just right on his second night at the Roundhouse. He […]
Swanage Jazz Festival 2019
Swanage Jazz Festival 2019 (13-14 July 2019. Report by Peter Jones) “We WILL be here next year,” vowed Paul Kelly, director of the 2019 Swanage Jazz Festival as he spoke to the […]
Scottish harpist Karen Marshalsay (new CD The Road to Kennacraig)
Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay releases The Road to Kennacraig, an album of traditional Scottish music and her own tunes written in traditional forms, on Monday 15 July. This might seem an odd […]
Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster
Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster (Capri Records 74156-2. 2 CDs or LPs. Review by Sebastian Scotney) What a remarkable album. There has been a danger that in the process of researching it […]
Clark Tracey and Herts Jazz Festival (27-29 September)
Under the leadership of drummer Clark Tracey, Herts Jazz has become one of the strongest in the British, volunteer-run jazz club circuit. Tracey spoke to John Fordham about how the club developed […]
Laura Jurd – Stepping Back, Jumping In
Laura Jurd – Stepping Back, Jumping In (Edition. EDN1131. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Laura Jurd‘s new CD is a rich, eclectic mix of styles. Working with collaborators new and old – Jurd’s […]
R.I.P. Dave Wickins
Sebastian Scotney reports: The much-admired drummer and educator Dave Wickins passed away last night. We published appreciations of Dave from Liam Noble, Kirk Lightsey, Steve Watts, Simon Purcell and Buster Birch as […]
Alan Barnes – + Eleven
Alan Barnes – + Eleven (Woodville Records WVCD151 – CD review by Mark McKergow) Reeds maestro Alan Barnes celebrates his 60th birthday in vintage style with this collection of tunes from his […]
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