This September would have seen the 80th birthday of pianist and composer John Taylor, who died just two months before his 73rd birthday in 2015. The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra […]
In the latest of our series where musicians consider idols, or formative influences, Liam Noble writes about his favourite tracks by pianist John Taylor. Liam writes: I don’t think of John Taylor […]
Now half way through the year, this is the 26th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections. It features an early highlight from one of our most distinctive, and distinguished, UK jazz artists. This […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Nicky Schrire writes about ten favourite tracks by Norma Winstone. Norma Winstone is a storyteller. This […]
Alan Wakeman – The Octet Broadcasts – 1969 and 1979 is about to be released as a double vinyl LP, on digital and as a Mini Vinyl replica-style double compact disc by […]
For Sebastian’s regular London Column in the German magazine JAZZTHETIK(*), he spoke to Norma Winstone in mid-May, to discover that she is working on a new album project… In a world […]
Dominic Williams reflects on Jon Turney’s entertaining piece on “Missing the Sound of Surprise” and on how it set him off thinking in several directions about live music, audience involvement, and discovering […]
Norma Winstone & John Taylor – In Concert (Enodoc Records. ENOCD005. CD Review by Alison Bentley) The scene – a hall filled with young jazz musicians, eager to hear two of their […]
