Fergus McCreadie Trio (Octagon Chapel, Norwich. Norfolk and Norwich Festival, 23 May 2023. Live review by Bruce Lindsay) Pianist Fergus McCreadie is still, in his mid-twenties, at the beginning of his career, […]
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: […]
Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor (Edition Records – EDN1197 review by Graham Spry) This third release from Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie, Forest Floor is a wonderful album inspired by Scotland’s unique landscape which is both craggy […]
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club recently announced their concert season from April to June. Among the performers are Joe Lovano, Donny McCaslin and Fergus McCreadie. Charles Rees writes… Joe Lovano , one of […]
Jyotsna Srikanth and Justyna Jablońska / Fergus McCreadie Trio. (Celtic Connections at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 30 January 2022. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) Opening this typically eclectic Celtic Connections gig […]
The forty bands for the jazzahead! showcases are announced and are listed here. First the Canadian Night (eight bands); then the European Jazz Meeting (sixteen bands), then the German Jazz Expo (eight […]
The first acts are announced for the 2021 Glasgow Jazz Festival. It will be a three-day digital festival from Friday 18 and Sunday 20 June, based at Saint Luke’s near the Gallowgate. […]
Fergus Hall – Shores (Self-released. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, improvisor and producer in the early stages of his career. He hails from the west of […]
Graham Costello’s STRATA – Second Lives (Gearbox Records. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Scotland is teeming with young jazz talent these days, and a notable example is Glasgow-based drummer and composer Graham Costello. His […]
Matt Carmichael – Where Will The River Flow (Porthole Music PM01. CD/Digital review by Fiona Mactaggart) There’s a lot of water here in Scotland. We sometimes grumble about it, and about the […]
David Milligan Trio and Stephen Henderson’s Modern Vikings (Streamed from 54EP, Sighthill by Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Scottish Jazz Weekend, 5 December 2020. Review by Patrick Hadfield) The Edinburgh Jazz & […]
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 […]
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival moves online for its 43rd edition, with new sets recorded during lockdown, solo home videos, selections from the festival’s video archive, talks, conferences, and late-night DJ sets, […]
Rob Adams previews: Multi-award-winning Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie brings his trio to the 606 Club on Wednesday 4 March, the group’s first London appearance since McCreadie’s debut recording, Turas, won Album of […]
Luca Manning – When The Sun Comes Out (Luca Manning. CD review by Mark McKergow) The debut CD from Glasgow vocalist Luca Manning is a real landmark – a stripped-back collection of […]
