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 […]
Joe Webb – ‘Summer Chill’
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 […]
‘Shaney Forbes Explores Blossom Dearie’ at the 606 (EFG LJF 2021)
‘Shaney Forbes Explores Blossom Dearie’ (606 Club. 16 November 2021. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Titles for gigs don’t come much more improbable or intriguing than this one, and […]
Kansas Smitty’s – ‘Plunderphonia’
Kansas Smitty’s – Plunderphonia (7K!. Album review by Mark McKergow) The Kansas Smitty’s collective morphs into yet another bewitching persona as saxophonist and leader Giacomo Smith produces a startling collection based on […]
Alice Zawadzki Band & Rob Luft Quintet + Amika String Quartet
Alice Zawadzki Band & Rob Luft Quintet + Amika String Quartet (Livestreamed from Cambridge Jazz Festival, 21 November 2020. Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) This double bill livestreamed from the Junction Theatre in […]
Kansas Smitty’s – “Things Happened Here”
Kansas Smitty’s – Things Happened Here (Ever/K7. CD Review by Peter Jones) There’s no one quite like Kansas Smitty’s, formerly known as Kansas Smitty’s House Band (pedantically, I find myself struggling with […]
Rob Luft – “Life is The Dancer”
Rob Luft – Life is The Dancer (Edition Records EDN1152. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) “Life is the dancer and you are the dance” is a quote from renowned German-Canadian spiritual teacher Eckhart […]
