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First night in Buxton, and a double bill of Madeline Bell and Judi Jackson. Having interviewed Judi Jackson prior to the Festival (link below), I could already visualise what to expect: barefoot in the likeness of her idol Nina Simone, [...]
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 [...]
Neil Hughes, Jazz Director at the Buxton International Festival talks about his approach to programming the festival this year, and picks four personal highlights. It’s an interesting conundrum…how DO you follow up from 2023’s “Wynton Marsalis at the Opera House”…? [...]
Judi Jackson is one of the headliners at the Buxton International Festival, with a concert on 11 July this year at the Buxton Opera House, as part of a double bill with Madeline Bell and Ian Shaw. This is the [...]
Threeway (Ben Crosland – bass composition, Steve Lodder – keyboards, Steve Waterman – trumpet) with guest John Etheridge have a new album, HARKEN!, marking the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Sedbergh School in Cumbria. Rob Adams writes: Sedbergh isn’t [...]
