Huw Warren: It’s hard to imagine a world without Hermeto. As one of my heroes and most profound influences, I had already played and recorded a good deal of his music by the time I met him for the first [...]
Gaume Jazz in Eastern Belgium is a venerable festival in the European jazz calendar. This year it celebrated its 40th birthday, steered from its first year by the irrepressible Jean-Pierre Bissot. He is never one to be blinkered in his [...]
Down for the Count is a name becoming synonymous with present-day big bands as they dazzle audiences around the UK in many different formations. However, their most illustrious line up returns to Cadogan Hall on 4 October for a brand [...]
The combination of Jacqui Hicks’s voice and her songwriting with solid arrangements played by a top team of musicians make this album a very enjoyable listen. It arises from a lockdown project initiated by Geoff Gascoyne in 2021 and still [...]
UPDATE 21 SEPTEMBER: There is also a performance by Mosterosa at Horton Arts Centre in Haven Way in Epsom on Friday 26 September – DETAILS ‘My subject has always been the same – where people work and where they play’. [...]
