Tenor saxophonist Charles Owens (born 1972, and not to be confused with the much older saxophonist and former Buddy Rich and Mongo Santamaria band member Charles Owens, born 1939 ), was part of the New York City jazz community for [...]
There’s always a frisson of excitement when a left-field approach to ‘piano trio’ comes into view; and an online search for ‘Amaro Freitas’ soon returns live video which goes towards confirming the audio essence of new album Sankofa – that [...]
Sebastian writes: One could sense the frustration and disappointment in Buster Birch’s voice today… Buster is Director of the Original UK Jazz Summer School had been hoping to hold this year’s course as a residential event, but he rang to [...]
The 25th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) features a British saxophone master on a rare excursion into freedom. Some famous names on this one: Jack Bruce; John McLaughlin. But it’s also a rare showcase for the brilliant Dick [...]
It’s reassuring to know that jazz festivals are happening, even if some of us aren’t allowed to travel to them yet. The annual Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige is forging ahead this year among the dramatic Dolomite mountains in northern Italy. [...]
Guitarist John Hart teams up with baritone sax legend Gary Smulyan for this quartet date. The music is confidently calm and laid back, with a fine balance of punch and poise. John Hart’s long career goes back over three decades, first as a regular [...]
