Tony Dudley-Evans writes in tribute to Keith Tippett Keith Tippett: A Major Figure in the British and European Jazz Scenes It had been known for some time that Keith Tippett was […]
Keith Tippett (1947-2020). Tribute by Tony Dudley-Evans
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Zoöphyte – “Signs of Life”
Zoöphyte – Signs of Life (Howlin’ Werewolf 004. CD review by Andrew Cartmel) Signs of Life is the first album by Zoöphyte, a flexible collective of musicians under the leadership of vocalist […]
In Lockdown with…. saxophonist Giacomo Smith
Saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith is a leading light in Kansas Smitty’s House Band, the era-spanning talented musicians based around their eponymous bar in Hackney’s Broadway Market. The group have quickly built […]
Trey Gunn – “Punkt1” and “Firma (96k)”
Trey Gunn – Punkt1 and Firma (96k) (7dmedia.com. CD reviews by John Bungey) This music “will punish casual listening”, warns the heroically named Trey Gunn. So no, you shouldn’t be cueing up […]
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra – “The Light That Shines”
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra – The Light That Shines (SPARK009. Download Review by Jon Turney) Hard to detach this nice release from the circumstances of its production. Fears that the future of recorded jazz […]
Bumi Thomas – a year on from being threatened with deportation from the UK
A year ago a London-based jazz singer caught up in the Windrush scandal was threatened with deportation. Bumi Thomas’s new release reflects the struggles that followed, says John Bungey. Last June Bumi […]
In lockdown with… vocalist and composer Barb Jungr
Barb Jungr “finds confessional depths in Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel that no one else can see,” wrote Clive Davis in the Sunday Times last September of her most recent album Bob, […]
Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience – “To Know Without Knowing”
Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience – To Know Without Knowing (Agogo Records – AR135CD|AR135VL Review by Graham Spry) Mulatu Astatke is undoubtedly the most important and well-known proponent of Ethio-Jazz: […]
Tomorrow’s Warriors: Rethinking the Future (interview with Janine Irons and Gary Crosby)
The impact of the lockdown on freelance musicians has been grave. Opportunities to play, rehearse and record have all but disappeared with only the virtual, digital world an outlet at present. That […]
Tin Men and the Telephone – The GREATEST Show
Tin Men and the Telephone – The GREATEST Show (Hosted by the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. 6 June 2020. Online gig review by Alison Bentley) Travel to another […]
Dave Stryker with Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band – “Blue Soul”
Dave Stryker with Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band – Blue Soul (Strikezone Records 8820.CD Review by Frank Griffith) Guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist and composer/arranger Bob Mintzer team up with the […]
Harald Kisiedu: “European Echoes: Jazz Experimentalism in Germany 1950-1975”
Harald Kisiedu: European Echoes: Jazz Experimentalism in Germany 1950 – 1975. (Wolke Verlag, 256 pp., paperback, € 29. Book review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The discourse of jazz history favours the notion of […]
Reuben James – “Slow Down”
Reuben James – Slow Down EP (Rufio Records RUFIO005LP – Review by Mark McKergow) Reuben James is probably best known for his work with singer Sam Smith, appearing on 2017’s The Thrill Of […]
Sara Serpa – “Recognition: Music For a Silent Film”
Sara Serpa – Recognition: Music For a Silent Film (Biophilia Records. Review by Jon Turney) Efforts to conjure the spirit of liberation are a driving force for much of the most interesting […]
Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua – “Ajo Se Po”
Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua – Ajo Se Po (jazz re:freshed / Digital/all streaming platforms. Album review by Adam Sieff) Kevin Haynes has been a presence since his days as a percussionist in Steve […]
