Mark Guiliana – the sound of listening (Edition Records – EDN1210 Review by Graham Spry) One small benefit of the unscheduled leisure time brought about by the lockdown was the opportunity musicians […]
Mark Guiliana – ‘the sound of listening’
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa at The Sultan Room, NYC
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
REVIEW: Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet at CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Mark Guiliana at the CBSO CentrePhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet(CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 27 April 2018. Review and photos by John Watson) There is frequently a single element that […]
FEATURE: Mark Guiliana (RCM Festival of Percussion, 6 May and touring)
Mark GuilianaPhoto Credit: Gretsch Drums Ahead of his appearance as headline act at the Royal College of Music Festival of Percussion and dates around the UK leading his jazz quartet, drummer and […]
REVIEW: Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet at Ronnie Scott’s (2017 EFG LJF)
Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet in RotterdamPhoto from artist’s Facebook page/ permission pending Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, Ronnie Scott’s, 13 November 2017. EFG LJF. Review by Jon Turney. Full house abuzz on a […]
CD Review: Brad Mehldau, Mark Guiliana: Mehliana- Taming the Dragon
Brad Mehldau, Mark Guiliana: Mehliana- Taming the Dragon(Nonesuch STCD 400220 CD Review by Alison Bentley) Mehliana is Brad Mehldau (Fender Rhodes, synthesisers) and Mark Guiliana (drums and effects), recording here the electronic music they’ve been touring for […]
Review: Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana at Village Underground
Brad Mehladau and Mark GuilianaDrawing by Geoffrey Winston. © 2013. All Rights Reserved Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana(Village Underground. 11 March 2013; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) This fascinating and unpredictable […]
Carl Hyde (new book ‘Jazz Noir’ published today 18 October 2021)
Carl Hyde, who has been an official photographer at Ronnie Scott’s since 2014, is today (18 October) launching a new book of photos, Jazz Noir, consisting of “a selection of images that […]
Avishai Cohen – ‘Two Roses’
Avishai Cohen – Two Roses(naïve/believe M7369. Album Review by Jon Carvell) When it first came out, I spent months listening to Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen’s 2007 album As Is… Live at the Blue […]
Diego Pinera – ‘Odd Wisdom’
Diego Pinera – Odd Wisdom (ACT 9920-2. Review by Jon Carvell) Uruguayan drummer Diego Pinera’s search for the perfect groove has taken him all over the world, from his upbringing in Montevideo […]
Gretchen Parlato (‘Flor’ – release date 5 March 2021)
A major new album – after eight long years – from the much admired and hugely influential vocalist GRETCHEN PARLATO is something to look forward to in 2021. She and fellow singer […]
Phoenician Blinds – “The Sight, The Seer and The Seen”
Phoenician Blinds – The Sight, The Seer and The Seen (Self-Released. Review by Nick Davies) It was the name of the band that caught your reviewer’s eye, an interest that was sustained […]
JZ Replacement – “Disrespectful”
JZ Replacement – Disrespectful (Rainy Days Records. CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) The startling orange and lime-coloured acid-grunge-style album cover immediately gives notice that something a bit punky and fresh is in […]
#IWD2020: Nabou Claerhout, trombonist and composer
Nabou Claerhout celebrated the release of her band’s debut EP, Hubert, at the end of 2019. Her band NΔBOU have been together since 2016 and are working on releasing a full album […]
Kamasi Washington at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn
Kamasi Washington (Kings Theatre, Brooklyn. 20 February 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) It has probably been five years since Kamasi Washington last played an intimate venue, but the Kings Theatre is really […]
