Mark Wingfield is a mixing and mastering engineer at Heron Island Studio. He has three DownBeat Masterpiece albums under his belt, a Jazzwise Best Release Of The Year, and over 300 rave […]
ADVICE: Sound Reasoning Part 7 – other things to consider
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Soloists announced for Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas (Royal Albert Hall, 19 Dec)
Peter Bacon reports: This, annnounced this morning, from the Royal Albert Hall: “A host of special guests have been announced for Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas, as the bandleader’s festive showcase returns […]
Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool – UK Premiere at London Film Festival
Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool – UK Premiere at London Film Festival Director: Stanley Nelson (Eagle Rock/Firelight Films/American Masters Pictures/BBC Music. Film review by Adam Sieff) When a really great music documentary comes […]
Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano – Roma
Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano – Roma (ECM 774 2428. Review by Peter Bacon) Such is the quality of live recordings these days that it can come as a surprise to hear applause at […]
Martin Speake & Alex Maguire – Feathers
Martin Speake & Alex Maguire – Feathers (Pumpkin Records. 011. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) This two-CD set from Martin Speake (alto saxophone) and Alex Maguire (piano) shows the two improvisers in deep conversation, […]
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion – Eleven
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion – Eleven (Concord Jazz Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) Jeff Lorber is the original gangster when it comes to jazz-funk-fusion and all the variations thereof (indeed, he’s been […]
Luca Manning – When The Sun Comes Out
Luca Manning – When The Sun Comes Out (Luca Manning. CD review by Mark McKergow) The debut CD from Glasgow vocalist Luca Manning is a real landmark – a stripped-back collection of […]
Bill Frisell (new album HARMONY; Cadogan Hall, 15 Oct)
Everybody sings on Bill Frisell’s new album HARMONY by the band of the same name… but this being Bill Frisell, everyone sings in their own way, of course. Ahead of the band’s […]
Loz Speyer’s Time Zone – Clave Sin Embargo
Loz Speyer’s Time Zone – Clave Sin Embargo (Spherical Records. CD review by Richard Lee) Now here’s a name I’ve bumped up against for the last I don’t know how long, but […]
Eliane Elias – Love Stories
Eliane Elias – Love Stories (Concord Jazz. CD review by Frank Griffith) Eliane Elias‘ new album Love Stories is imbued with lush arrangements and unrelenting passion that marks all of her work. […]
