Beats & pieces Big Band – Good Days (Efpi Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Beats & Pieces may call themselves a big band rather than a jazz orchestra, but their music […]
Beats & Pieces Big Band – ‘Good Days’
JazzFest Berlin (4-6 November 2022): Berliner Festspiele
Review by Tony Dudley-Evans This year, JazzFest Berlin, presenting its 59th edition, returned to its natural home, the Berliner Festspiele, a venue near perfect for a jazz festival due to its size and flexibility. The […]
Richard Koloda – ‘Holy Ghost: The Life And Death Of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler’
Richard Koloda – Holy Ghost: The Life And Death Of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler(Jawbone Press. 312pp. Book review by Tony Dudley-Evans) There seems to be increased interest in the music of […]
Bulgarian Showcases at the Europe Jazz Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Showcases at Europe Jazz Conference (National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria, 22-25 September 2022. Report by Tony Dudley-Evans) This year’s Europe Jazz Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria presented a showcase programme, giving […]
Olie Brice Trio/Octet – ‘Fire Hills’
Olie Brice Trio/Octet – Fire Hills (West Hill Records. Two CDs. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Olie Brice is a double bass player well known as a key member of the free […]
Concert For Ukraine: Alina Bzhezhinska and guests at Symphony Hall Birmingham
‘MY COUNTRY IS BURNING’ Alina Bzhezhinska and guests, Concert For Ukraine (Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26 August 2022. Closing event of B:Jazz Festival. Photo-Essay by John Watson) John Watson went to hear, see […]
Reinier Baas/Jonas Burgwinkel/Kit Downes – ‘Deadeye’
Reinier Baas/Jonas Burgwinkel/Kit Downes – Deadeye (Dox Records DOX633. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) We tend to associate the Hammond Organ with the soul jazz and jazz rock of the 1960s and […]
Anteloper – ‘Pink Dolphins’
Anteloper – Pink Dolphins (International Anthem. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Anteloper is the duo of trumpeter Jaimie Branch and drummer Jason Nazary; both also make extensive use of electronics. The name Anteloper is […]
Paul Dunmall Quintet – ‘Yes Tomorrow’ / Richard Scott – ‘Everything Is All At Once’
Paul Dunmall Quintet – Yes Tomorrow Richard Scott – Everything Is All At Once (Discus Music 133CD and 134CD. Album reviews by Tony Dudley-Evans) Discus Music, the Sheffield-based label run by Martin […]
Artie Zaitz/Mark Kavuma, Cath Roberts/Olie Brice, Will Glaser/Matt Herd/Alex Bonney
Zaitz & Kavuma – Back to Back (The Banger Factory) Cath Roberts & Olie Brice – Conduits (Relative Pitch Records) Will Glaser with Matthew Herd and Alex Bonney – Climbing In Circles Pt […]
Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg – ‘Koma West’
Koma Saxo with Sofia Jernberg – Koma West(We Jazz Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Petter Eldh must be one of the most versatile, and indeed most brilliant, musicians in Europe. He is Swedish, but studied […]
Ingrid Laubrock/ Tom Rainey/ Brandon Lopez – ‘No Es La Playa’
Ingrid Laubrock/ Tom Rainey/ Brandon Lopez – No Es La Playa (Intakt Records CD 376. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Ingrid Laubrock, originally from Germany, studied in the UK, was a key […]
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren – ‘Vermillion’
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren – Vermillion (ECM Records 3880001. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Vermillion is Kit Downes‘ third album as leader on ECM, the first being his church organ […]
Dr Stephen Tromans and Friends – ‘Duos & Remixes’
Dr Stephen Tromans and Friends – Duos & Remixes (Bandcamp. Link below. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The various lockdown periods in the last two years have clearly been extremely difficult for freelance […]
Han-earl Park – ‘Of Life, Recombinant’
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 […]
