Colin RileyPublicity picture Is it a suite? Is it a song cycle? Is it a spoken word project? Is it classical? Is it jazz? Is it electronica? AJ Dehany goes in search […]
INTERVIEW/PREVIEW: Colin Riley – In Place (UK dates 13 June to 8 July)
REPORT/DRAWINGS: Art Ensemble of Chicago at the Jazz Cafe
Roscoe Michell, Art Ensemble of Chicago at the Jazz CafeDrawing by Geoff Winston. © 2018. All Rights Reserved Art Ensemble of Chicago(Jazz Cafe, 4 June 208; report and drawings by Geoff Winston) […]
REVIEW: Art Ensemble of Chicago at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona
Roscoe MitchellPhoto credit: Alba Ruperez Art Ensemble of Chicago (Rockdeluxe Auditorium. Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona. 31 May 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) «¡Anarquía! ¡Anarquía!» cackles a long-haired solidário as he slips out […]
INTERVIEW: Claudio Scolari Project – Natural Impulse
Claudio ScolariPhoto credit: Antonio Bassi Natural Impulse (Principal Records), the third album by Italian trio Claudio Scolari, Daniele Cavalca and Simone Scolari, was released in January. AJ Dehany and Claudio Scolari took […]
REPORT: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Music Mags panel session at BSME
The British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) held their May 2018 Event on 23 May – a panel discussion about music magazines, “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Music Mags”, chaired […]
PHOTOS/REVIEW: Anton Eger at the Vortex
Anton EgerPhoto Credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Anton Eger(Vortex, 25 April 2018. Photos by Monika S. Jakubowska. Words by AJ Dehany) Drummer Anton Eger is one third of the mighty Phronesis with Jasper […]
REPORT: Rewire Festival in The Hague
Laurie AndersonPhoto credit: Pieter Kers Rewire Festival(The Hague, Netherlands, 6-8 April 2018. Report by AJ Dehany) Our species stands at another crossroads in its own survival, and so the themes explored by […]
INTERVIEW: Federico Albanese (Vortex, 4 April 2018)
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 […]
REPORT: Soweto Kinch – These Are A Few of My Favourite Things at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
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 […]
REVIEW: Shifa (Rachel Musson, Mark Sanders, Pat Thomas) at the Hexagon, Birmingham
L-R: Mark Sanders, Pat Thomas, Rachel Musson, and (half in shot) Tony Dudley-Evans REVIEW: Shifa (Rachel Musson, Mark Sanders, Pat Thomas) Hexagon Theatre, mac, Birmingham. 27 March 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) […]
INTERVIEW/PREVIEW: Tony Buck of The Necks – (The Long Now at Kraftwerk Berlin, 24 March)
A previous Berlin appearance by the Necksin the Gedächtniskirche at the 2015 Berlin Jazz FestivalPhoto credit: Camille Blake/ Berliner Festspiele Australian free-improvising trio The Necks will be collaborating with ‘A’ Trio from […]
REVIEW: Jason Moran and Joan Jonas – A Lecture-Demonstration at Tate Modern
Jason Moran at Tate ModernPhoto by AJ Dehany (*) Jason Moran and Joan Jonas – A Lecture-Demonstration (Tate Modern Tanks 16 to 18. Review by AJ Dehany) “Making language happen on the piano,” is […]
INTERVIEW: Capri-Batterie (digital album Bristol Fashion available now)
Capri-BatteriePhoto supplied Avant-garde trio Capri-Batterie’s album Bristol Fashion, a collaboration with comedian Stewart Lee, has drawn attention to their unique approaches to free improvisation. AJ Dehany spoke to them via Skype between […]
REVIEW: John Cale (2018-1964): A Futurespective at the Barbican
John CalePhoto credit: Mark Allan /Barbican John Cale (2018-1964): A Futurespective(Barbican. 9 March 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) On his 76th birthday John Cale shows no sign of slowing down or offering […]
REVIEW: Derek Bailey // Three Presences (2 March 2018. Cafe OTO)
Alex Ward painted live by Gina SouthgatePicture credit: © Gina Southgate Derek Bailey // Three Presences(2 March 2018. Cafe OTO. Review by AJ Dehany) Experimental free-improvising guitarist Derek Bailey (1930-2005) remains divisive. […]
