Henry Grimes, 3 November 1935 – 15 April 2020; tribute by Geoff Winston The death of Henry Grimes last Friday 15 April from Covid 19 complications is sad indeed, bringing the eventful […]
RIP Henry Grimes (1935-2020)
Punkt is coming to Birmingham (18-20 March)
Peter Bacon reports: For those who have always hankered after attending the Punkt festival of live remix but haven’t managed to make it to Kristiansand in Norway, good news! Punkt, in collaboration […]
Jamie Saft Quartet – Hidden Corners
Jamie Saft Quartet – Hidden Corners (Rare Noise Records RNR0109 – CD/LP review by Mark McKergow) Prolific New York keyboardist and composer Jamie Saft hits the decks (and the CD player) with […]
REVIEW: Forward Festival 2018 at Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY
Forward Festival 2018L-R: Matthew Putman, Hillard Greene, Federico UghiPatrick Holmes, Daniel CarterPhoto credit: Tobias Wilner Forward Festival 2018(Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, 6 and 7 December. Review by Dan Bergsagel) There are wires everywhere, […]
FESTIVAL REPORT: ZomerJazzFietstour 2018 (summer jazz bicycle tour) in Groningen The Netherlands
William Parker, Klaas Hekman and Wilbert de JoodeHervormde Kerk, Den HamPhoto credit: Nigel Slee ZomerJazzFietsTour 2018(Groningen, The Netherlands 24, 25 August 2018. Festival report by Rob Adams) In a barn on a […]
FESTIVAL ROUND-UP: 2017 Sarajevo Jazz Festival (Part Two – 3-4 Nov.)
Hamid Drake and Mats GustafssonPhoto credit: Vanja Cerimagic via Sarajevo Jazz Festival Facebook page Sarajevo Jazz Festival(3-4 November 2017. Festival Round-Up Part Two by Tony Dudley-Evans) Day Four moved on from the […]
CD REVIEW: Olie Brice Quintet – Day After Day
Olie Brice Quintet – Day After Day(Babel BDV17148. CD review by Jon Turney) It’s hard to explain how music can evoke the same feelings in different people, but it’s also one of […]
ROUND-UP REVIEW: Bergamo Jazz Festival 2017
Marilyn Mazur’s Shamania at Bergamo Jazz 2017Photo credit: Gianfranco Rota Bergamo Jazz 2017(Bergamo, various venues, 23-26th March 2017. Round-up review by Andy Hamilton) At Bergamo this year, festival director Dave Douglas continued […]
CD REVIEW : Loz Speyer’s Inner Space Life on the Edge
Loz Speyer’s Inner Space Life on the Edge (Leo Records LR782. CD review by Jon Turney) Develop a set of tunes on the road so that they take on their fullest life, […]
FESTIVAL ROUND-UP: Unerhört Festival Zürich 2016
Jakob Bro, Thomas Morgan, Joey Baron Unerhört Festival 2016 (Zürich, Switzerland, concluding weekend, November 26-27. Review, photos, DrawNotes by Henning Bolte) The Unerhört Festival of Zürich in Switzerland, founded in 2002, is a […]
LP REVIEW: Frank Lowe Quartet – Out Loud
Frank Lowe Quartet – Out Loud (Triple Point Records TPR 209. LP review by Andrew Cartmel) Frank Lowe (1943-2003) was a Memphis tenor man who followed a very intriguing career trajectory. He started […]
Preview: Tony Malaby/ Olie Brice / Jeff Williams (13-15 May)
Tony Malaby Olie Brice writes: I’m really excited about a short run of gigs coming up with two wonderful musicians, Tony Malaby and Jeff Williams. On May 13th we’ll be playing at […]
CD Review: Jon Irabagon trio – It Takes All Kinds
Jon Irabagon trio – It Takes All Kinds(Irabbagast Records/Jazzwerkstatt JW 139. CD Review by Jon Turney) Jon Irabagon’s playing invariably evokes reviewers’ mentions of just about every saxophonist you can think of. […]
Review: Henry Grimes at Cafe Oto
Henry Grimes at Cafe Oto, 12th December 2011Drawing by Geoff Winston. All Rights Reserved Henry Grimes / Paul Dunmall / Roger Turner (Café Oto, Monday 12 December 2011. Review and drawings by […]
30th September at Cafe Oto- this week’s prize draw
This week’s prize draw (for newsletter readers) is a pair of tickets for the fourth annual Sottovoce festival’s evening on September 30th at Cafe Oto. The main event is a screening of Alan […]
