Han-earl Park – Of Life, Recombinant (NEWJAiM9. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Han-earl Park is an active member of the UK improvised music community, appearing in solo guitar contexts as well as […]
Han-earl Park – ‘Of Life, Recombinant’
Ben Wendel at Ronnie Scott’s
Ben Wendel (Ronnie Scott’s. 2 November 2021. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) It would be very difficult to better saxophonist Ben Wendel‘s first set at Ronnie Scott’s on Tuesday night, belatedly marking […]
Vilnius Jazz Festival 2021, Lithuania
Vilnius Jazz Festival (15 to 17 October 2021) Report by Tony Dudley-Evans The Vilnius Jazz Festival has a strong focus on free jazz and improvised music, and has built a sizeable audience […]
Chris Maddock Quartet with special guest Dan Casimir – ‘The Hunt’
Chris Maddock Quartet with special guest Dan Casimir – The Hunt (Ubuntu Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Chris Maddock is a young saxophonist who graduated from the jazz course at Birmingham […]
Australian Art Orchestra – ‘Hand to Earth’
Australian Art Orchestra – Hand to Earth (AAO Recordings 008. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This release from the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) is both intriguing and challenging. Intriguing, because it brings […]
Keith Tippett Weekend – Bristol Beacon & St. George’s Bristol
Keith Tippett Weekend (Bristol Beacon and St. George’s Bristol. Fri 1 & Sat 2 October 2021. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Friday evening: Rare Music Club (Bristol Beacon)The reaction from players, organisers […]
Europe Jazz Network Conference 2021, Tallinn, Estonia
Tony Dudley-Evans has just attended the 7th European Jazz Conference, held at the Telliskivi Creative City in Tallinn, Estonia between 16 and 19 September 2021. Here is his report in six parts: The Europe […]
Charlotte Keeffe – ‘Right Here, Right Now’
Charlotte Keeffe – Right Here, Right Now (Discus Records 107CD. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Improvising trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe is an extremely versatile and active player; she leads her own quartet, is one of […]
Becca Wilkins and Gestalt at The Vortex
Becca Wilkins and Gestalt (Vortex. 12 August 2021. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Becca Wilkins, originally from Kent and based in London, is a young singer who acknowledges influences from European singers such […]
Sean Gibbs Quintet – ‘When Can I See You Again?’
Sean Gibbs Quintet – When Can I See You Again?(Ubuntu Music. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Sean Gibbs hails from Edinburgh but is now London based, after having spent four very productive years on the […]
Revival Room – ‘Revival Room’
Revival Room – Revival Room(Efpi Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Revival Room is both the name of the group and the title of the album coming out on Efpi Records, the Manchester-based label that […]
Saadet Türköz & Beat Keller – ‘We Are Strong’
Saadet Türköz & Beat Keller – We Are Strong(Chinabot label, available on download and cassette. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Saadet Türköz is the daughter of Kazakh parents who were expelled from the East […]
Dan Nicholls– ‘Mattering and Meaning’
Dan Nicholls – Mattering and Meaning (We Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Dan Nicholls is one of the finest graduates from the jazz course at Birmingham Conservatoire, and arguably the best ever! […]
Michael Mantler: ‘Coda – Orchestral Suites’
Michael Mantler: Coda – Orchestral Suites(ECM. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Michael Mantler, the composer and trumpet player from Austria, has brought out two albums on the ECM label in which he looks back at and […]
Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra – ‘Crazy Days: UAJO Plays The Music Of Ed Puddick’
Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra – Crazy Days: UAJO Plays The Music Of Ed Puddick (ATS Records CD-0972. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This album is the result of a visit to Austria by […]
