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The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen. Her third large ensemble release, Harbour, was released 28 June. This interview was conducted in person at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in early July. Links [...]
Listening to the Shadows and Light live album again last night, I realised how easy it is to forget the sheer quality of musicianship on display in some of our favourite records. As an avid Joni Mitchell fan, I was [...]
I first saw e.s.t. when they played their first Edinburgh gig, in a crowded cellar bar. I had only gone because the promoter, an old friend, had insisted – something they’d never done before. I got the last seat, right [...]
Early Jazz: A Concise Introduction, from Its Beginnings through 1929, by Fumi Tomita. (SUNY Press, 232pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) Fumi Tomita teaches jazz at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and was active as a bass player in the [...]
Recorded at Munich’s ‘schwere reiter’ performance space in February 2022, this inspired duo album reunites the extraordinary Catalan pianist Jordina Millà live in Munich with the equally inventive double bassist Barry Guy, a heroic figure from the first generation of [...]
Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke(Kings Place Hall One. 11 July 2024. Review by Tom Step) International jazz icons Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke played their first show in London since the release of their duo album ‘Lean In’ in May [...]
