Michael J Bolton – Earthrise (Market Square Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) With the anniversary of the moon landing upon us, it’s not surprising jazz musicians – like other artists – […]
Michael J Bolton – Earthrise
5000 gather for Ronnie Scott’s 60th anniversary street party
Peter Bacon reports: This press release received this evening: “Today, more than 5000 people turned out for the world-famous Jazz Club Ronnie Scott’s 60th anniversary street party, which took place on Frith […]
Melt Yourself Down at the Lexington
Melt Yourself Down (Lexington, 17 July 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Melt Yourself Down’s eponymous 2014 debut album of abrasive party psych-punk launched them as the pioneers of a compelling new sound. […]
Burt Bacharach at Eventim Apollo
Burt Bacharach (Eventim Apollo. 17 July 2019. Review by Andrew Cartmel) Over 90 years old, Burt Bacharach casually sauntered on stage and sat at the piano and began to conjure chords. What […]
Daryl Sherman at The Pheasantry
Daryl Sherman (The Pheasantry, 17 July 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Daryl Sherman at the Pheasantry was met by an audience of friends and fans alike. It had been a while since […]
Frowny Frown at The Stone, New York
Frowny Frown (The Stone, New York, 16 July 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Halfway through the second piece I nearly started crying. I had accepted that – however well produced – no […]
Laurence Hobgood – tesseterra
Laurence Hobgood – tesseterra (Ubuntu Music UBU0019. CD review by Mike Collins) Laurence Hobgood may be best known to many people for his nearly 20-year collaboration with Kurt Elling. His playing, arranging […]
Spanish Fly at Owl Music Parlor, Brooklyn
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 […]
Chrissie 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 […]
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