I have already listed the Gareth Lockrane Big Band (above) at the 606 on lunchtime March 22nd in my previous post on this month about the 606.But after a bit more thought […]
The Mother’s Day of All Gigs/ Gareth Lockrane Interview
Banksy, and becoming a curator by accident
Adam Hart, who runs Hackney Community Developments , is the Vortex’s landlord. He talked to me at the Barbican press bash last night about a new career turn. Thanks to Banksy, and […]
Lincoln Center Jazz Orch Residency at Barbican
Wynton This morning’s piece in the Guardian about Sir Nicholas Kenyon’s plans for Barbican makes it 100% official. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra is to have a residency at the Barbican. I […]
Anyone know Jazzbootleg or Spotify?
I try to keep ahead of the news. I launch myself in the direction of good music. But with technology I know my place : behind the pack.Youtube is said to be […]
A Prize at Cheltenham
The Cheltenham Gold Cup (3.20pm, Friday March 13th)Cheltenham Jazz Festival and the Morning Advertiser , “Officially the Pub Trade’s Favourite” (doesn’t say favourite what…) have announced a competition for pub bands with […]
Review: Ari Hoenig at Road Trip
Ari Hoenig: Bert’s Playground(Dreyfus Jazz CD, FDM 46050369192)Review: Ari Hoenig, Road Trip Bar, Old Steet, 9th March 2009An A4 sheet with six words in red and black bold capitals had been hastily […]
A cautionary tale for singers
Sarah Ellen Hughes (above) got in touch with me in response to the LondonJazz post about the Bull’s Head and her gig there tomorrow night. She seems to have been caught by […]
Alyn Shipton on books, Jazz Library etc
The unique viewpoint of an Oxford dog-walker A quick chat about life and stuff this afternoon with a dog-walker from near Oxford. Who also happens to one of the leading writers and […]
Dustin Hoffman speaks….plays…gets written about
All the Google News stories about jazz are suddenly about Dustin Hoffman. A jazz news hook is being used …..used to sell a film, ie something with more robust(?) …no, just bigger […]
A Saturday with my inner Xenakis at the Barbican
Barbican Terrace in the sunshineThis post starts with the kindness of a stranger.When I was chasing up the story of the 2009 BBC Jazz Awards last week, a Radio 3 publicist called […]
London concert halls- an architect’s view
The Royal Festival Hall : “not quite right”A very interesting presentation this afternoon at the Barbican, by architect Sir Jeremy Dixon of Dixon Jones, the practice behind both the King’s Place project […]
Review: ‘Bone Supremacy
Trombonists naturally reach out to audiencesReview: ‘Bone Supremacy: Chicken Shed, Friday March 6thI had been looking forward to this gig, ‘Bone Supremacy’s first outing. It didn’t disappoint, either as music, or indeed […]
Buddy Rich – keep a straight face…..
Mention the name of Buddy Rich to jazz musicians and often a smile will appear. At the height of his fame in the late ’70’s there was the appearance (above) on the […]
Sounding out for NYJO x 3
My piece about the classical National Youth Orchestra and NYJO (above) had one anonymous response which has provoked a couple of people to write:Here’s the “anonymous” post.“You have to contrast the volume […]
A single noise complaint closes Charlie Wright’s
A noise limiter like this costs £537Oliver Weindling reports the news on his TowerofJazz blog. There was me about to write that the next few weeks programme at Charlie Wrights which Zhenya […]
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