At the age of eighteen, semi-literate, destitute, bewildered and directionless after spending his adolescence in Liverpool’s so-called ‘care’ system, Malik Al Nasir (then known by his former name Mark T. Watson) talked his way backstage after a concert to meet [...]
10 venues in Soho, more than 100 jazz artists and 17 shows: Soho. Live Jazz Week returns on 15 September, writes Izzy Blankfield. This year’s lineup for Soho.Live Jazz Week (see full listing below) sees a host of familiar names [...]
Improvising trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe is an extremely versatile and active player; she leads her own quartet, is one of the main organisers of the Mopomoso sessions of improvised music that take place at The Vortex and more recently online. A [...]
