It’s often the case that the musicians who can take you to a fascinating place in your head achieve it by first making you feel relaxed. This long-standing trio’s ability to immediately intrigue and gain an audience’s trust is striking, [...]
On his new album, pianist Terence Collie was not only the solo performer but also producer, sound engineer and camera operator. The ingredients were simple: a Yamaha grand piano; an empty hall; one session to wrap up the album with [...]
German composer, clarinettist and bandleader Rebecca Trescher made a substantial impact on the German jazz scene with her Tentet album “Paris Zyklus – The Spirit of the Streets”, released on Enja in November 2021. It had two nominations and one [...]
Heidi Fleming is a manager and founder of Famgroup, an artist management agency based in Montréal, Canada. The daughter of celebrated jazz accordionist Gordie Fleming and singer Joanne Lalonde, Heidi founded Fleming Artist Management (Famgroup) in 1986. Over the years, [...]
Francesca Confortini is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger and educator. Born in Milan, she initially studied musical theatre, then moved to London to study first popular music at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) followed by a masters in jazz [...]
As he looks forward to this year’s Swanage Jazz Festival, and announces the programme, Festival Chair Paul Kelly writes: Swanage Jazz Festival has the most stunning setting with the Mowlem Theatre sited at the water’s edge and the lovely greenfield [...]
