Tony Dudley-Evans had just turned 80, and has taken the decision that it is time for him to step back from active involvement in the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Peter Slavid reflects… Tony […]
Tony Dudley Evans and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Paal Nilssen-Love’s Circus at Cheltenham Jazz Fest 2023
Paal Nilssen-Love’s Circus (Parabola Arts Centre. 30 April 2023. Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Slavid) Paal Nilssen-Love is one of the outstanding improvising drummers of his generation, appearing on countless albums […]
Black Top with Xhosa Cole at 2023 Cheltenham Jazz Fest
Black Top with Xhosa Cole (Parabola Arts Centre. 29 April. Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Slavid) Black Top is the improvising duo of Pat Thomas on piano and effects, with Orphy […]
Lizz Wright / Kit Downes Deadeye/ Laura Jurd Ensemble at Cheltenham Jazz Fest 2023
Lizz Wright; Kit Downes Deadeye; Laura Jurd ensemble. (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Sunday April 30 23. Review by Jon Turney) Sunday afternoon (just) in Cheltenham, and it’s Lizz Wright’s turn to comment on […]
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Exchange at 2023 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Over many years, a highlight of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival has been this sold-out Saturday morning concert led by students from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. In the past these concerts have thrown up […]
Capturing the artistry and energy of Stanley Clarke (Cheltenham Jazz Fest 2023)
John Watson writes: The bass artistry of Stanley Clarke inspired me to take these photographs at his band’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023 concert. I have tried to capture the joy and amazing […]
