Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (October 1-3 2021 – Festival Round-Up by Peter Slavid) A weekend – and more – of top quality music with an attentive listening audience is […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021 (30 Sep – 3 Oct)
After last year’s enforced cancellation, the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music is back, and for London residents with an adventurous bent, it’s definitely worth the three-hour train journey to see […]
David Burke – ‘Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz’
David Burke – Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz(Desert Hearts. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Giant Steps presents short chapters on 25 musicians from the British Caribbean, African and Asian (including West Asia) […]
Laurel and Chaplin, as scored by Rahman (Wilton’s, 14-18 Jan)
Peter Bacon reports: It’s called The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, and it’s not only strange but plays loose with reality. As the small print states: “The events in […]
