Jon Turney writes: Ten years after its first edition, the revival of something like a full programme for Bristol’s jazz festival this year feels like a small miracle. In the last five […]
Bristol Jazz Festival (19 – 21 May 2023)
Electric Lady Big Band at Ronnie Scott’s
Denny Ilett’s Electric Lady Big Band play Jimi Hendrix(Ronnie Scott’s, 6-7 January 2023. Review by Lavender Sutton) Jimi Hendrix always expressed an interest in writing music for a big band but sadly […]
‘Inside Scofield’ (film by Joerg Steineck)
Inside Scofield (Joerg Steineck / Director. Film 87 mins (145 min with DVD extras). Film review by Denny Ilett) Less of a traditional biography and more of a slice-of-life portrait of a […]
Cool Jazz, Bossa & Bebop With Strings (Cadogan Hall, London, 20 November 2022)
Returning for the third in their series of orchestral jazz concerts for the EFG London Jazz Festival at Cadogan Hall, Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company presents another exciting programme of iconic music […]
Grant Green Jr – (new album ‘Thank You Mr. Bacharach’)
Guitarist Grant Green Jr’s new album is “Thank You Mr Bacharach” (ZMI Records). Feature by Denny Ilett. Regardless of the harmonic developments in jazz that began in the early 1940’s and continue […]
Joe Webb – ‘Summer Chill’
Joe Webb – Summer Chill (Ubuntu Music . Album review by Denny Ilett) As jazz strove to retain its relevance in the 1960’s, and whether through desire or record company insistence, artists […]
John Scofield – ‘Solo’
John Scofield – Solo(ECM 2727. Album review by Denny Ilett) Ever since Joe Pass’ legendary ‘Virtuoso’ series of unaccompanied albums from the late 1970s, the solo recording has been something of a […]
Catherine Russell – ‘Send For Me’
Catherine Russell – Send For Me (Dot Time Records. Limited Edition CD or Download. Album review by Denny Ilett) Vocalist Catherine Russell is a native of New York city and also happens […]
Adrian Cox and Joe Webb – ‘Both Sides Now’
Adrian Cox and Joe Webb – Both Sides Now (A.P.P Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) Adrian Cox (clarinet) and Joe Webb (piano) are two young musicians with a deep love, respect […]
Pee Wee Ellis: a Tribute by Denny Ilett
In this tribute, Denny Ilett (*) remembers his close colleague and friend Pee Wee Ellis, who passed away on 23 September 2021 at the age of 80. Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis has […]
Chris Barber – ‘A Trailblazer’s Legacy’
Chris Barber – A Trailblazer’s Legacy(Last Music Co LMCD227. Album review by Denny Ilett) Serving as a fitting memorial to trombonist Chris Barber’s extraordinary career, A Trailblazer’s Legacy is a beautifully packaged […]
John McLaughlin – ‘Liberation Time’
John McLaughlin – Liberation Time (Abstract Logix ABLX065. Album review by Denny Ilett) John McLaughlin’s decision to retire from touring in 2017 was greeted with shock and sadness by his legions of […]
‘Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain’ (1965-1972, Decca)
Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain (Decca 5393586. Album review by Denny Ilett) The great trumpeter and educator Clark Terry used a phrase that became somewhat of a mantra for budding jazz musicians; […]
Larry Coryell – ‘Last Swing With Ireland’
Larry Coryell – Last Swing With Ireland (Angel Air. Album Review by Denny Ilett) There can sometimes be something slightly voyeuristic about listening to an artist’s final recordings. One might become pre-occupied […]
Georgia Mancio and Alan Broadbent – ‘Quiet Is The Star’
Georgia Mancio and Alan Broadbent – Quiet Is The Star (Roomspin Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) That glorious body of 20th Century musical work known as The Great American Songbook has […]
