Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade (MoodSwing Quartet) (Barbican. 14 November 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) Following its postponement in 2020 and 2021, MoodSwing Quartet finally made their […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry […]
Christian McBride & Joshua Redman (Wigmore Hall, 28 May 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) Saturday night’s concert concluded bassist Christian McBride‘s tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall. During the past year, […]
In continuation of his tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall, Christian McBride will return with Inside Straight to perform a concert at the hall on Monday, 21 March, with a £5 ticket […]
Christian McBride and Jason Moran (Wigmore Hall, 6 October 2021. Live Review by Chris Parker) An amiable, impressive figure with a streak of mischievousness (I once witnessed him doing an impromptu James […]
Walking the Changes: Legends of Double Bass in Jazz (Film documentary directed and produced by Nick Wells. Review by Mary James) A labour of love, almost by definition, takes a long time […]
Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller – In Harmony (Resonance Records HCD-2060. Review by Leonard Weinreich) Mainly dependent on inspired improvisation, jazz music is ephemeral stuff. Unrecorded performances evaporate into the ether never to […]
The Royal Bopsters – Party Of Four (Motema 0372. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) If you’re allergic to vocalese, stop. Sorry about that, but you’ve arrived at the wrong review. On the […]
Diana Krall – This Dream Of You (release date 25 September) (Universal/Verve. Review by Adam Sieff) Diana Krall has made some truly great albums during a stellar career, but this isn’t likely […]
Christian McBride – The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons (Mack Avenue MAC 1082. CD review by Peter Vacher) The brilliant US bassist Christian McBride is something of a present-day […]
