“The notes of a musically conscious man, ideally free of conceit” is how virtuoso bassist Eberhard Weber describes this, his autobiography, originally published in German in 2015 but now available in English, courtesy of translator Heidi Kirk. In his Prelude, [...]
“Hold on to your seats!” tenor saxophonist Alex Western-King told the audience of the packed 606 Club before his Sextet played their rip-roaring encore, Dizzy Gillespie’s Dizzy Atmosphere. With two sets packed with excitement, this advice might have come in [...]
The 40th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections comes from Art Blakey’s late line-up of stars in the making. This album, with its teasingly ambiguous title (is it your album of the year, or is it that the Messengers have made [...]
Friday evening: Rare Music Club (Bristol Beacon)The reaction from players, organisers and audience members to the opening night of the weekend dedicated to the memory of Keith Tippett seemed to be that Keith would have loved the music and the occasion. This [...]
London-based vocalist Lauren Bush’s second album Dream Away is her follow-up to 2016’s All My Treasures. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable collection with great performances throughout and a couple of nice surprises that turn a very good album into something special. The core of the 10 tracks [...]
Madeleine Peyroux’ 2004 album Careless Love was career-changing for the Georgia (US)-born singer. The CD was certified Platinum in the UK and Gold in the US, Germany and France. The two most-played tracks by her on streaming services are both [...]
Kurt Elling has been busy turning himself into the male jazz vocalist of our times. In March he won his second Grammy for the elegant and original Secrets are the Best Stories. Now the master of bebop, skat and neo [...]
Ten years after signing with the German ACT label, violinist Adam Bałdych is putting communication and emotion at the heart of his new album. ‘Poetry’ is released on 29 October. After more than a year without live performance, Adam Bałdych [...]
