Tim Garland and Jason Rebello – Life to Life (Whirlwind Recordings – WR4799. Album review by Jon Turney) Duos don’t come better matched than this partnership. Tim Garland and Jason Rebello have […]
Tim Garland and Jason Rebello – ‘Life to Life’
Joe Locke – ‘Makram’
Joe Locke – Makram (Circle 9 Records. Album review by Gareth Thomas) Makram is the latest studio album from pioneering American vibraphonist Joe Locke, whose extensive discography stretching back to the late […]
Tim Garland and Jason Rebello ‘Life to Life’ London Launch at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Tim Garland and Jason Rebello ‘Life to Life’ London Launch (St Martin-in-the-Fields. 21 January 2023. Review by Sebastian Scotney) We the audience – Tim Garland explained – would be hearing a trio […]
Cambridge Jazz Festival (10-27 Nov)
After two online/live hybrid years, the Cambridge Jazz Festival is back in full in-person mode. Preview by Izzy Blankfield: Musical connections are at the centre of this year’s Cambridge Jazz Festival, which […]
Ant Law and Alex Hitchcock – Same Moon in The Same World
(Outside In Music. Available from Bandcamp. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Lockdown was a hard time for many people as they faced isolation, grief and the sudden loss of their livelihoods. But some […]
Ambleside Days (1-4 Sep 2022)
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 […]
Tim Garland – Vigil Songbook (Band on the Wall, 29 May / Ronnie Scott’s, 1 June)
Since his emergence an an artist in the late ‘80s, Tim Garland has firmly established an international reputation as one of Britain’s foremost saxophonists and composers. Some highlights of his career include […]
Acoustic Triangle (Malcolm Creese, Tim Garland, Gwilym Simcock) at Stapleford Granary
Acoustic Triangle (Stapleford Granary, Cambridgeshire. 18 September 2021. First date of a 20th Anniversary Tour. Review by Alice Williams) For many, coming back onstage post-pandemic feels like walking towards an old friend […]
Acoustic Triangle (20th Anniversary UK tour, starts 18 September)
Acoustic Triangle (the trio of bassist Malcolm Creese, saxophonist/bass clarinettist Tim Garland and pianist Gwilym Simcock) is about to embark on a 20th Anniversary tour. Feature by John Fordham. In June 2001, […]
20 composers share £½ million Paul Hamlyn awards
Jazz musicians Cassie Kinoshi, Soweto Kinch, Yazz Ahmed and Tim Garland are among composers each receiving Paul Hamlyn awards of £25,000 with no strings attached. Peter Bacon reports: The Paul Hamlyn Foundation […]
Tim Garland hosts MAYDAY C4 Streamed Concert (Sunday 2 May) plus…
The planets align for a triple bill! – writes Tim Garland: I was all set to write this article solely about MAYDAY C4 – a hugely ambitious and worthy clutch of compelling talks […]
Memories of Chick Corea – by Tim Garland
“You have been the most inspirational man I am ever likely to meet.” In this tribute, saxophonist Tim Garland remembers – and expresses his gratitude to – the very great Chick Corea […]
Tim Garland (Winter Encounters series – first session with Norma Winstone + Kit Downes 6 Dec)
“We should be celebrating the shared values of music-making together – this is everything to do with dialogue and listening and also the emotional commitment,” says Tim Garland of the first of […]
Tim Garland – “ReFocus”
Tim Garland – ReFocus (Edition Records EDN1159. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Is it still worth buying CDs or vinyl when so much music is available on Spotify and other streaming services? Tim […]
Yuri Goloubev – “Two Chevrons Apart”
Yuri Goloubev – Two Chevrons Apart (Basho Records. CD review by Dominic Williams) Yuri Goloubev, the leader, composer and arranger of all the pieces on this album, spent about 14 years holding […]
