‘The Whirlpool Series’ opening night (Vortex. 3 October 2023. Report by Sebastian Scotney) This was not so much an evening of “Be Still My Soul” as “Be Dropped My Jaw”. The first […]
Ogun and Cadillac Records – 50th birthday celebrations with Mike Westbrook, Jason Yarde, Alexander Hawkins and others(Cafe Oto. 28 September 2023. Live review and drawings/photos by Geoff Winston) This was a cleverly constructed […]
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Geoffrey Keezer – The Art Of Arranging(Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, 1 October 2023. Live review by Mark McKergow) Arranger, pianist and composer Geoffrey Keezer’s short visit to Scotland […]
Mike Westbrook Band of Bands(Pizza Express, Dean Street. 23 September 2023. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) This gig closed in a way that summed up the whole event: with a joyous, witty, […]
Cleveland Watkiss, Mark Mondesir, Frank Harrison, Mark Hodgson (Frank and Mark’s, Iffley Church Hall, Oxford. 20 September 2023. Review by Mark Rowan-Hull) The other evening I went to a local village hall […]
Bruno Råberg (Shapeshifter Lab, Park Slope, Brooklyn . 23 September 2023. ‘Look Inside’ album launch. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Album launches are interesting events: they highlight the excitement of spontaneous live performance […]
Matthew Halsall (Norwich Arts Centre. 22 September 2023. Live review by John Arnett) As Matthew Halsall obligingly explained at the outset, this sold-out show at the Norwich Arts Centre was a game […]
Floating Points with Shabaka Hutchings – “Promises” (Hollywood Bowl. 20 September 2023. Live review by Dick Hovenga(*)) There are concerts that you will never forget, and for as long as you live. […]
Brad Mehldau(Wigmore Hall. 20 September 2023. Live review by Sebastian Scotney) You can tell instantly that it is Brad Mehldau playing. A particular touch at the piano, the shape of a phrase…it […]
Jazz Central Festival (1000 Trades, Birmingham. 8 -10 September 2023. Round-up by Tony Dudley-Evans) BACKGROUND Jazz Midlands, the consortium of jazz promoters in the West Midlands established by Birmingham Jazz, has set up […]
Nu Civilisation Orchestra with Nubya Garcia presents Stan Getz’s Focus(Royal Festival Hall, 15 September 2023. Part of Nicholas Daley’s Woven Rhythms. Live review by John L. Walters) Eddie Sauter’s LP-length, seven-part suite […]
Nigel Price Organ Trio(St Mary’s Sessions, St Mary’s Church, Dorking. 9 September 2023. Review and photos by John McGloin) This concert, the first of a forty-three date British tour being undertaken by […]
Corrie Dick’s Sun Swells(Jazz Hastings at East Hastings Sea Angling Association. The Stade, Hastings. 12 September 2023. Review by Adam McCulloch) Glaswegian drummer Corrie Dick’s musical imagination and desire to create music that speaks to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
