In the latest of our series where musicians consider idols, or formative influences, Liam Noble writes about his favourite tracks by pianist Don Pullen (1941-1995). Don Pullen changed my life. He turned everything upside down. I had started playing with [...]
You can tell instantly that it is Brad Mehldau playing. A particular touch at the piano, the shape of a phrase…it can really only be him. Maybe it was ever thus, but it is becoming more so. In the first [...]
Sarah Jane Morris has a new show, The Sisterhood. “I have written ten songs about the lives of ten female singers and singer-songwriters who have inspired me over the years and who have made their marks on musical history”, she [...]
