Chris Ingham Quartet – Hoagy II(Downhome Records DOHO006 – Album review by Mark McKergow) Chris Ingham and his comrades dig further into the songwriting magic of Hoagy Carmichael and come up with […]
Chris Ingham Quartet – ‘Hoagy II’
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‘Indigo: Revelations In Small Steps’ – documentary about Byron Wallen
Indigo: Revelations In Small Steps – documentary film about Byron Wallen(Takminister Music Films. 56 minutes. Film review by Liam Noble.) There are too many lines, and not enough circles, in life. Graphs, […]
John Butcher, Pat Thomas, Dominic Lash, Steve Noble – ‘Fathom Parts 1, 2 and 3’
John Butcher, Pat Thomas, Dominic Lash, Steve Noble Fathom Parts 1, 2 and 3 (577 Records. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) 577 Records is a Brooklyn, New York based label formed by […]
Yussef Dayes – ‘Black Classical Music’
Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music (Brownswood / Warner Music/ Cashmere Thoughts Recordings/ Nonesuch Records in the US. Album review by Dan Paton) A prodigiously talented drummer, Yussef Dayes was already performing with […]
Gaume Jazz Festival 2023, Belgium
Gaume Jazz Festival(Rossignol, Belgium. 11-13 August 2023. Round-up by Oliver Weindling) Gaume Jazz Festival this year celebrated a full return to pre-pandemic sized programme, helped by extending the capacity of its second […]
Ezra Collective win 2023 Mercury Prize
Sebastian writes: Congratulations to Ezra Collective (Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones) for bringing to an end one of the longest waits in British music…all of thirty-one […]
Zoe Rahman “Colour of Sound” album launch at Kings Place
Zoe Rahman Octet(Kings Place Hall One. “Colour of Sound” album launch. 6 September 2023. Brief (*) live review by Sebastian Scotney) Kings Place Hall One was completely sold out for the Zoe […]
Proms 66 + 67: Rufus Wainwright – ‘Want Symphonic: Want One & Want Two’
Proms 66 + 67: Rufus Wainwright – ‘Want Symphonic: Want One & Want Two’(Royal Albert Hall. 5 September 2023. Live review by AJ Dehany) The Royal Albert Hall is the only place […]
Insa Stanke (Organiser of jazzahead! Showcase programme – 2024 applications currently open)
The jazzahead! Showcase programme gives bands the opportunity to perform in front of a representative and influential group from the worldwide jazz industry. The window for applications to appear in the 2024 […]
Outreach Festival 2023, Schwaz, Austria
Outreach Festival, (Schwaz, Austria, 3-5 August 2023. Round-up and photos by Oliver Weindling) Franz Hackl is the mastermind behind the Outreach Festival – this was the 31st edition. His particular skill is […]
Ambleside Days 2023
Ambleside Days Contemporary Music Festival(31 August to 3 September 2023, Zeffirelli’s, Ambleside. Round-up review by Mike Collins) The fifth edition of the Ambleside Days Contemporary Music Festival confirmed the staying power of […]
Supersonic Festival 2023, Birmingham
Supersonic Festival 2023 (Various venues, Digbeth Birmingham. Festival round-up by AJ Dehany) Artists/bands covered: un.procedure (Piera Onacko/ Cassie Kinoshi /Nathan England-Jones); Matana Roberts (in absentia); Agathe Max; Jessica Moss; Ondata Rossa; Big […]
Gboyega Odubanjo (1996-2023). A tribute.
The poet Gboyega Odubanjo has died tragically early, at the age of just twenty-seven. A foundation has been set up to honour his legacy. At the time of publishing, it has already […]
Liam Noble & Geoff Simkins – ‘Lucky Teeth’
Liam Noble & Geoff Simkins: ‘Lucky Teeth’(FMR Records FMRCD659-0423. Album review by Frank Graham) It would be remiss not to remark on the album’s enigmatic title, an allusion to the bizarre exploits […]
Ian Shaw (Greek Street Friday album launch at Ronnie Scott’s)
Ian Shaw(Ronnie Scott’s. 31 August 2023. First night of two, first house. Review by Sebastian Scotney) These Ronnie Scott’s gigs – of which I attended the first of four – were to […]
