Joe Stilgoe Trio (Snape Maltings Concert Hall, 12 August 2022. Part of Summer at Snape. Live Review by Bruce Lindsay) Joe Stilgoe walked onto the Snape Maltings concert hall stage sporting a […]
Joe Stilgoe Trio at Snape Maltings Concert Hall
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 […]
Empirical at Wiltshire Music Centre (29 Jan. 2022)
Mary James looks forward to Empirical at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon. She writes: Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon kicks off its 2022 spring/summer season with Empirical on Saturday 29 January […]
Ivo Neame – ‘Glimpses Of Truth’
Ivo Neame – Glimpses Of Truth (Whirlwind Recordings WR4782. CD review by Mark McKergow) British pianist and composer Ivo Neame reveals another side to his talents in this, the first CD to […]
‘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 […]
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen at Ronnie Scott’s
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen (Ronnie Scott’s. 23 September 2021. Review by Izzy Blankfield) In a set that brought together some of the best musicians on the UK jazz […]
Sam Braysher Trio – ‘Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man’
Sam Braysher Trio – Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man(Unit Records UTR 4951. Album review by Adrian Pallant) The bold, solid colours of renowned Argentinian artist (and musician) Mariano Gil introduce Dance […]
Sam Braysher – new trio album release
Saxophonist Sam Braysher has been quietly but determinedly carving out his own space in London’s jazz scene since graduating from Guildhall in 2011. While his freelance portfolio involves larger ensembles (including John […]
Mick Foster – “Live at The Vortex”
Mick Foster – Live at The Vortex (released 14 October) (Hainault Records HNT 0015. CD review by Lavender Sutton) Mick Foster is a well-known saxophonist in the UK’s classical music and jazz […]
Magpie Trio – “Magpie Trio: Live”
Magpie Trio – Magpie Trio: Live (Available from Sam Jesson’s Bandcamp. Review by Graham Spry) The succinctly entitled Magpie Trio: Live is the debut album from Magpie Trio, led by Sam Jesson […]
Ant Law Quintet (2019 Cambridge Jazz Festival)
Ant Law Quintet – Life I Know (Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College. Cambridge Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The small but very characterful theatre setting, in one of […]
Sam Jesson (Magpie Trio’s 15 Nov EFG LJF gig at Con Cellar and touring)
For drummer Sam Jesson the road to becoming a bandleader was a slow and arduous one complicated by a debilitating condition needing a series of not always successful medical operations. But he’s […]
