An important and highly influential figure on the Scottish scene, vocalist and educator Fionna Duncan died on Tuesday 6 December 2022 at the age of 83. As Rob Adams has written in an obituary just published in The Herald, her [...]
In what might be considered a sequel to their 2015 release Song (The Ballad Book) – reviewed for us by the late and much-missed Andy Boeckstaens, link below – Courtney Pine, playing solely bass clarinet, has again teamed up with pianist Zoe [...]
This second collection of reworked tunes from the Blue Note archives reminded me of the samplers of my youth. You recognise a few names and the rest – well you hope you will discover some great new musicians to look [...]
