Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is offering music fans the chance to access part of its programme – even if they can’t get to Scotland’s capital city in person. Rob Adams reports: […]
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John Rae Trio – “Where The Wild Clematis Grow”
John Rae Trio – Where The Wild Clematis Grow (UK release 30 October) (Thick Records. Download & ‘weasel’. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) Scotland-born drummer John Rae is nowadays a New Zealand citizen, […]
Brian Kellock Trio (BK3) – “Think About It!”
Brian Kellock Trio (BK3) – Think About It! (Thick Records. Digital download review by Mark McKergow) Versatile pianist Brian Kellock gets the band back together on this fizzing trio recording, displaying a huge range and […]
Edinburgh collective Playtime announces new livestream series
Guitarist Kevin Mackenzie and pianists Brian Kellock (photo below), Dave Milligan and Fergus McCreadie are among the musicians due to feature in a new series of livestreams organised by the Edinburgh Playtime […]
In lockdown with…pianist Brian Kellock
Scottish pianist Brian Kellock released a superb solo piano album in 2019, Bidin’ My Time. There are review and purchase links below (*) . His typically modest answer to the “instrument you […]
SNJO and Simcock headline Middlesbrough Sunday Jazz Weekender (27 Oct)
Peter Bacon reports: The Sunday Jazz Weekender is back and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring Brian Kellock, Gwilym Simcock, plus duos of SNJO head honcho Tommy Smith and Kellock, and Zoe Gilby […]
Brian Kellock – Bidin’ My Time
Brian Kellock – Bidin’ My Time (Self-released (*). HHCD1. CD Review by Sebastian Scotney) “When it’s done properly, it does sound simple; sounds like anybody can do it,” the great American pianist […]
Edinburgh Fringe – LJN writers’ pick of the jazz
The Edinburgh Fringe programme is out. There is a decent smattering of jazz alongside all the comedy and other stuff. We asked three of our writers for their tips: Mark McKergow Big […]
