The French culture minister Roselyne Bachelot (in the centre of the photo above) awarded seven French female jazz musicians with national honours on Wednesday 30 March 2022: Saxophonist Géraldine Laurent received the award of Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et [...]
Anyone remember “hygge”? Before the perma-crisis of plague and war, the Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being” seduced UK style mags. In 2016 the glossies were full [...]
2 Blues for Cecil – the first recording of the trio of Enrico Rava, William Parker and Andrew Cyrille – is a beautiful and relaxed exploration of swing, melody and the blues within a free context. The trio’s first gig [...]
