Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 3 (Hajanga Records. CD review by John Bungey) First a warning: if your musical life is saturated in Coleman’s harmolodics or Coltrane’s sheets of sound, best stop […]
Jacob Collier – “Djesse Vol. 3”
Pizza Express Maidstone will not re-open
Pizza Express have announced their decision that the Maidstone PizzaExpress restaurant and music venue in Earl Street, which has been hosting music events for three decades, will not be re-opening, citing deterioration […]
Tommy Scott Trio – “Going For It”
Tommy Scott Trio – Going For It (Tommy Scott Music – CD review by Mark McKergow) This extraordinary CD sees the re-emergence of British piano wizard Tommy Scott, back on the scene 20 years […]
In lockdown with… vocalist and composer Barb Jungr
Barb Jungr “finds confessional depths in Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel that no one else can see,” wrote Clive Davis in the Sunday Times last September of her most recent album Bob, […]
Tin Men and the Telephone – The GREATEST Show
Tin Men and the Telephone – The GREATEST Show (Hosted by the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. 6 June 2020. Online gig review by Alison Bentley) Travel to another […]
Markus Strothmann (new release “Emerald”)
Markus Strothmann wears his heart on his sleeve, writes Rob Adams. The Hamburg-based drummer has had a love affair with Ireland since he first visited his mother’s birthplace, Westport in County Mayo […]
RIP Sue Davies OBE (1933-2020)
Sebastian writes: In 2005, Digby Fairweather introduced me to a quite remarkable person. Sue Davies, who passed away peacefully from cancer on 18 April 2020, four days after her 87th birthday, had […]
RIP Julia Craik (Managing Director of The Premises Studios, Hackney)
Viv Broughton, CEO of The Premises Studios, a vitally important and popular London recording and rehearsal venue has reported the tragic news that Julia Craik, Managing Director of the studios, passed away […]
Tom Green Septet – “Tipping Point”
Tom Green Septet – Tipping Point (Spark 008. CD Review by Peter Jones) In the five years since his impressive debut Skyline, trombonist Tom Green has stuck to his winning formula. There […]
Superposition- “Superposition”
Superposition – Superposition (We Jazz Records. CD review by Dick Hovenga*) In these totally unfamiliar times, jazz that is lively and adventurous is something we can perhaps use more than ever. And […]
Bruce Barth and Barry Green (GMF Online Concerts)
Bruce Barth and Barry Green (GMF Online Concerts) (15 and 16 April 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Solo concerts from pianists Bruce Barth from his home in New York, and […]
Sarah Lancman – “Parisienne”
Sarah Lancman – Parisienne (Jazz Eleven JZE11006. CD Review by Adam Sieff) As the album title implies, Sarah Lancman is a Parisienne hailing from Les Halles in the heart of the city. […]
Sigurd Hole – “Lys/Mørke”
Sigurd Hole – Lys/Mørke (Elvesang Records. Album Review* by Dick Hovenga) This double album by Norwegian double bass player Sigurd Hole takes the listener on a particularly appealing voyage of musical discovery. […]
Stefano Bollani – “Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar”
Stefano Bollani- Piano Variations on Jesus Christ Superstar (ALOBAR AL1007. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Does musical virtuosity or emotional appeal seem more important in jazz? Italian pianist Stefano Bollani’s new solo […]
Phoenician Blinds – “The Sight, The Seer and The Seen”
Phoenician Blinds – The Sight, The Seer and The Seen (Self-Released. Review by Nick Davies) It was the name of the band that caught your reviewer’s eye, an interest that was sustained […]
