Peter Brötzmann, Jason Adasiewicz, John Edwards, Steve Noble(Cafe OTO, 2-day residency 10-11 February 2023. Live review and drawings by Geoff Winston) After humbly letting the Cafe OTO audience know that “It’s a […]
Peter Urpeth and Evan Parker (Hundred Years Gallery, 28 January 2023. Live Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Poet Peter Urpeth and saxophonist Evan Parker go back a long way, some 40 […]
Loré Lixenberg and Denis Dufour (Cafe Oto, 15 January 2023. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Free-thinking mezzo soprano Loré Lixenberg, champion of contemporary opera and experimental music, was the prime mover […]
Valentina Magaletti residency (Cafe Oto, 12-14 December 2022; review and drawings by Geoff Winston) The first and final nights I attended of percussionist Valentina Magaletti’s landmark three-night residency at Cafe Oto, which […]
Sun Ra Arkestra (EartH, promoted by Cafe Oto, 15 May 2022; review and drawings by Geoff Winston) In its own understatedly riotous way, the Sun Ra Arkestra, led by the explosive, single-mindedness […]
Loré Lixenberg performs Conlon Nancarrow (Cafe Oto, 10 January 2022. Live review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg’s vocal interpretation of the works for player-piano of American composer Conlon Nancarrow […]
Steve Beresford / Thurston Moore duo (Cafe OTO. 16 March 2020. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Cafe OTO embarked on an ambitious fundraising campaign with five concerts on consecutive nights, opened […]
Anthony Braxton (Cafe Oto, 21 January 2020. Third and final night of residency. Review by Gail Tasker. Drawing by Geoff Winston) Tuesday evening at the Cafe Oto was a clear reminder, if […]
Steve Beresford and Mandhira de Saram at BOTH AND exhibition, Burley Fisher Books, 24 November 2019. Report and drawings by Geoff Winston As part of our BOTH AND exhibition, and serendipitously coinciding […]
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Barbican, EFG London Jazz Festival, 23 November 2019. Review by Jon Turney; Drawings by Geoff Winston) Anyone who has heard the Art Ensemble of Chicago live during their […]
Geoff Winston is co-exhibitor with Calum Storrie at Burley Fisher Books in Dalston. The exhibition is called BOTH AND and runs until 24 November 2019 (now extended to Christmas). Sebastian Scotney asked […]
Reich/Richter and Moor Mother’s The Great Bailout (Barbican complex, 23 October 2019. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) This was a very busy evening at the Barbican with two must-see concerts of […]
Charles Lloyd’s Kindred Spirits (Ronnie Scott’s, 1 August 2019, first night, second house. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Charles Lloyd’s first appearance at Ronnie’s with a truly amazing group was a […]
Evan Parker with Birds (Evan Parker, John Coxon, Ashley Wales, Mark Sanders) (Cafe Oto, 26 July 2019. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Evan Parker with Birds: For Steve Lacy is a […]
Van Morrison (Roundhouse – 7 July 2019, second night of 2-night residency. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Van Morrison pitched it just right on his second night at the Roundhouse. He […]
