Surge In SpringPhoto Credit: Marcin Sz Two world premieres…a cast of over fifty musicians drawn from three continents…a programme that encompasses jazz, electronica, hip-hop, classical, spoken word, reggae, and folk music: The […]
Julian Siegel Quartet – Vista (Whirlwind Recordings – WR4717. CD review by Patrick Hadfield) Vista is both more immediate and accessible than some of saxophonist Julian Siegel recordings: there is a seam […]
Arild Andersen – In-House Science(ECM 6716897. CD Review by John L. Walters) Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen is a towering presence on the European scene. His appearance at any jazz club, studio date […]
Lalah Hathaway It’s plumping up nicely! Peter Bacon admires the increasingly sumptuous multi-genre artist list for this year’s Love Supreme Festival at Glynde Place in East Sussex. New names, announced officially this […]
Andy Sheppard Quartet – Romaria(ECM 578 6980 – CD review by Mark McKergow) Saxophonist Andy Sheppard produces a rich and resonant collection of reflective work, combining gentle tunes with atmospheric improvisation in […]
Martin Speake (L) and Scott Stroman Saxophonist MARTIN SPEAKE and conductor/singer/formerly trombonist SCOTT STROMAN were born on precisely the same day in 1958, and are about to celebrate a significant birthday. With […]
Brandon Allen and Arnie Somogyi at Herts Jazz in 2014Photo credit: Melody McLaren Brandon Allen Quartet(Karamel N22, 29 March 2018. Review by Brian Blain) We are so blessed with terrific tenor players […]
Federico AlbanesePicture from artist’s website Following the release of Italian composer and producer Federico Albanese’s third album By The Deep Sea (Neue Meister) and ahead of his appearance at London’s Vortex on 4 […]
Buster BirchPublicity picture Buster Birch, award-winning jazz educator, has an impressive CV. Co-director of the UK’s longest running summer school (it’s at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama), course leader […]
Sebastian was reviewing the first date of the Gregory Porter’s 14-date UK tour with his quartet, and the London Studio orchestra directed by Vince Mendoza. His four-star review for The Arts Desk […]
Jazz and cinema is an abidingly rich theme. Peter Bacon reports on a new festival dedicated to the coming together of the two art forms. The first Offbeat Jazz and Cinema Festival […]
Peter Jones – This is Hip: The Life of Mark Murphy(Equinox, 262pp., £25. Book Review by Chris Parker) As the title of this biography implies, singer Mark Murphy (1932-2015) was the quintessential […]
Soweto KinchPublicity picture Soweto Kinch – These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things(Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. 27 March 2018. Report by AJ Dehany) Soweto Kinch is a prodigious talent treasured as a […]
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – The New Classics (Concord Records/Postmodern Jukebox Records. CD Review by Jane Mann) Scott Bradlee is an American pianist and arranger, originally from Long Island but now based in […]
Shake Stew – Rise And Rise Again(Traumton Records 4663. CD Review by Peter Slavid) When I reviewed Austrian band Shake Stew‘s first CD (Golden Fang) – here – a year ago, I commented a lot […]
