Aaron Parks is considered as one of the greatest Millennial jazz pianists (link below), and has recently turned 40. While studying with Kenny Barron at the Manhattan School of Music, he was spotted Terence Blanchard, with whom he toured and [...]
The World Heart Beat studio and performance space provided a welcome oasis of soul and creativity on Saturday evening (in one of the most soulless and nondescript parts of ‘new’ London…) by hosting the vinyl launch of an intriguing and satisfying suite of starkly [...]
‘What kind of magic is this?’ That was the question in this listener’s mind half way through the epic Charles Lloyd Trio set at the Barbican. After a moment of pin drop silence, Lloyd raises his sax and wispy phrases [...]
There’s a philosophy to bass playing. If Albert Camus was a goalie, a supportive role with room to dream, mission critical but usually in the background, it follows that, as Ron Carter says, “The bass player is like the quarterback, [...]
