In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, jazz composer, pianist and broadcaster Simon Lasky describes ten tracks by Pat Metheny. Simon writes: I got into jazz quite late (my early twenties) [...]
After 92 years of surmounting life’s obstacles, Martial Solal has decided to throw in the towel. Born Jewish in Algeria in 1927 while the French were still running the country, the wartime anti-Semitic Vichy authorities prevented his attending school and [...]
Thank God For the Blues is one of 28 new songs on Van Morrison’s latest album – his 42nd. With gigging banned, Morrison’s energies have been going into song writing. In time-honoured tradition, he uses the blues as a way [...]
Jazz afficionados rarely anticipate remix albums with much enthusiasm. The notion of inviting DJs and producers to revisit acoustic, improvised jazz originals with studio effects can sometimes appear to be anathema to what the music was intended to achieve. GGP/RMX [...]
There can sometimes be something slightly voyeuristic about listening to an artist’s final recordings. One might become preoccupied with listening out for signs or clues; did they know what was just around the corner? Often, these recordings, released posthumously, take [...]
The nineteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) shows the power of simplicity. This Joe Henderson live set reminded many that one of the jazz royalty was still at the peak of his powers. Like Rollins at the Vanguard, [...]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, singer/ pianist Robin Phillips describes ten tracks by Chet Baker. My relationship with Chet has become a bit chicken-and-egg: did I start listening more [...]
22-year-old Ariel Bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In 2019, she played on American free jazz bass player William Parker’s Migration Of Silence Into and Out of the Tone Worlds, and on The Center Will Hold [...]
