Spirit’s Rejoice! Albert Ayler and His His Message by Peter Niklas Wilson (Wolke PBK 176 pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) The late Peter Niklas Wilson was a sober, insightful commentator who […]
Alan John Ainsworth – Sight Readings: Photographers and American Jazz, 1900-1960 (Intellect Books, Hardback, 472 pp. Book Review by Andy Hamilton) This fascinating and beautifully-produced book addresses a neglected issue in jazz […]
Conrad Cork, writes Andy Hamilton, was an alto-saxophonist, bassist, and Director of Jazz Studies in the Performing Arts Department at De Montfort University, Leicester. He was born in Birmingham, England, in 1940 […]
Andy Hamilton – Pianos, Toys, Music and Noise: Conversations with Steve Beresford (Bloomsbury Academic. 228pp. Book review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This book presents a series of conversations between author Andy Hamilton and […]
Henry Martin – Charlie Parker, Composer (Oxford University Press Hardback 338pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) The founder of bebop was born 100 years ago this year – an anniversary that for […]
Will Friedwald – Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole (Oxford University Press Hbk 633pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) This very authoritative title is the […]
Sebastian writes: The centenary of Charlie Parker’s birth falls today, 29 August 2020. We asked alto saxophonists two questions: first to describe thoughts and feelings which the centenary evokes. The second, optional, […]
Andy Hamilton, author of Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser’s Art (University of Michigan Press, 2007), writes in tribute to this inspiring figure in jazz: Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh, the famous […]
Jazz From Detroit by Mark Stryker (Michigan University Press Hardback, 342 pp. Book Review by Andy Hamilton) Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s role in shaping modern and contemporary jazz. The book […]
Eric Lewis – Intents and Purposes: Philosophy and the Aesthetics of Improvisation (Michigan University Press Hbk 265pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) Intents and Purposes is named after a 1966 album by […]
Struan Douglas – The Story Of South African Jazz: Volume One (Afribeat.com Pbk 344pp Book review by Andy Hamilton) Struan Douglas is a jazz journalist and trumpeter, born in Durban. This second […]
