Ambleside Days 2022 will take place from 1-4 September. Preview by Dan Paton: Whether it be the multi-venue extravaganza of the London Jazz Festival, or rushing between various stages at Love Supreme […]
Ambleside Days (1-4 Sep 2022)
Impossible Gentlemen at Buxton International Festival
Gwilym Simcock, Mike Walker, Laurence Cottle & Ian Thomas (Palace Hotel Buxton, 9 July 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) The Impossible Gentlemen‘s performance at Buxton Festival was their first live show […]
Gwilym Simcock – ‘2022 Version’ of The Impossible Gentlemen to play at Buxton (9 Jul) and Ambleside (3 Sep)
The Jazz Weekend of the Buxton International Festival 2022 will present something of a coup, the first appearance since 2015 of The Impossible Gentlemen, in what is described as a “2022 version” […]
Nikki Iles, Mike Walker, RNCM Big Band (RNCM Theatre, 30 June)
Manchester is in for a true summer treat at the end of June, when the Royal Northern College of Music Big Band performs with pianist and composer Nikki Iles and guitarist Mike […]
10 Tracks by Norma Winstone I Can’t Do Without… by vocalist/composer Nicky Schrire.
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 […]
The band with no name: Deurloo/Zawadzki/Chisnall at Ambleside
The band with no name: Deurloo/Zawadzki/Chisnall (Ambleside Days Contemporary Jazz Festival, 31 August 2019. Review by Mike Collins) The Ambleside Days festival has an enticing roster of nightly gigs with an impressive […]
Ambleside Days Contemporary Music Festival (29 Aug – 1 Sep)
Preview by Mike Collins: Ambleside Days 2019 will be the third edition of this boutique festival, packed with world class performers appearing over four days (29 August to 1 September) at Zefirrellis […]
Michael J Bolton – Earthrise
Michael J Bolton – Earthrise (Market Square Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) With the anniversary of the moon landing upon us, it’s not surprising jazz musicians – like other artists – […]
