Phill Niblock, Rie Nakajima and Thurston Moore (Cafe Oto, matinee 6 May 2023. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston) This hastily arranged afternoon gig, on Phill Niblock’s brief return from travels, brought […]
Loren Connors and Alan Licht (Cafe Oto. 6 May 2023; review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Fragile, magical, elusive – merest hints to describe avant guitarist Loren Connors’ mesmeric playing at Cafe […]
Five-Way Split (Quentin Collins, Rob Barron, Vasilis Xenopoulos, Mátyás Hofecker, Matt Home) (Pizza Express Dean Street. All The Way album launch 9 May 2023. Live Review by Gareth Thomas) Soho’s Pizza Express […]
Sebastian attended jazzahead! 2023 in Bremen, and writes about the fair, reflects on the UK presence or lack of it, and reports on a few of the 36 showcases… A SUCCESSFUL JAZZAHEAD […]
Sebastian writes: BBC FOUR TV has just broadcast (7 May 2023) a 105-minute show with the title “Spring Soul and Jazz from Cheltenham”. This was a Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023 Concert recorded […]
Mammal Hands (Norwich Arts Centre. 3 May 2023. Review by John Arnett) This concert represented a triumphant and celebratory return to home turf for Norwich trio Mammal Hands, showcasing their sixth and […]
Caius Williams ‘Thread’ and solo bass (Trinity Laban. 26 April 2023. Review by Oliver Weindling) ‘Thread’ is a single long piece composed by bassist Caius Williams, who is nearing completion of his […]
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 […]
John Pope Quintet – Live Album Recording (Star & Shadow Cinema, Tyneside – 17-18 April 2023- John Pope, Faye MacCalman, Graham Hardy, Jamie Stockbridge, Johnny Hunter. Live review by AJ Dehany) John […]
Emil Viklický – Songbook featuring Imogen Ryall & Julian Nicholas (606 Club. 27 April 2023. Live review and photos by Charles Rees) Czech pianist/composer Emil Viklický has enjoyed a successful career over […]
Gwilym Simcock and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – Release (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27 April 2023 – Live review by Mark McKergow) Pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock arrives in Scotland with an […]
Phill Niblock and Katherine Liberovskaya (Cafe Oto, 15 April 2023; review and live drawings by Geoff Winston) An 11am sound check set up Phill Niblock’s afternoon concert at Cafe Oto perfectly, ensuring […]
Oliver Weindling writes: Tony Dudley-Evans celebrated his 80th birthday at Symphony Hall in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon 8 April, with a stellar bringing-together of many of the musicians whom he has encouraged […]
Lonnie Holley (Royal Academy of Arts, 17 March 2023; Cafe Oto, 18 March 2023; review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Lonnie Holley played two sold-out concerts in London in March, each to […]
Sebastian writes: BBC TWO has just transmitted a night of Burt Bacharach’s music recorded at Ronnie Scott’s three months before the great songwriter’s death. This is not so much of a review, […]
