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Amongst the many revealing insights in LJN’s recent interview with Fulvio Sigurtà (trumpet, flugelhorn/ link below) were his reflections on Wayne Shorter’s last great quartet (“the quintessence of risk, and therefore the quintessence of trust”). Sigurtà’s affection for the London [...]
Guitarist/composer Billy Marrows recorded his debut album with the 12-piece chamber-jazz ensemble A Grande Família in the summer of 2023 as a surprise for his mother Penny during her struggle with pancreatic cancer. The album was released in her memory [...]
I found myself first in the queue for this gig at seven o’clock sharp when the doors opened, meaning a near two-hour wait until the music started…. but it was entirely worth it. The word supergroup is often tossed around [...]
When Ben Higham looks ahead to the album launch for The Brass Monkeys’ latest release, Lullabite, at PizzaExpress in Dean Street on 28 April he says, “It’ll be cosy.” With eight musicians playing instruments including tuba and French horn, alongside [...]
Willie Morris is a young tenor saxophonist originally from St Louis, and Attentive Listening is his second album as leader after Conversation Starter (2023), also on Posi-Tone. On this session he’s joined by four jazz veterans: alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius [...]
