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In Greek mythology, Proteus, son of Poseidon and Phoenice, was a shapeshifter with the power to transform matter and change form; Grammy winning (and five times nominated) jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti is perhaps one of the most versatile [...]
Like A Jazz Machine cleverly mixes higher profile acts with music of some of the leading and up-and-coming local bands in a five-day festival (I attended days 3 and 4). It takes place in a modern arts complex in Dudelange, [...]
There are four musicians in The Billy Mohler Quartet. Yet after leaving their gig at Rizzoli bookstore on Sunday 19 May, I couldn’t help feeling that the name was a little misleading; their sound and energy felt more like a [...]
A sell-out crowd at Café OTO on Friday night witnessed what to my mind is one of the finest and most moving concerts I’ve seen in many a year. Nat Birchall is a saxophonist and composer much better known in [...]
There was an almost tangible air of excitement before last night’s concert by the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra at the Royal Northern College of Music as part of the 29th Manchester Jazz Festival. The concert had originally been scheduled to [...]
“Anyone who thinks they’ve got music all figured out – well, they’ve got a problem,” said guitar master Bill Frisell to a packed room of students at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. “I always feel I’m at the beginning. Every time.” [...]
For the last couple of years, bass guitarist Ben Crosland has been promoting occasional gigs at the charming St. Stephen’s Church in Lindley, close to his Huddersfield home; on Saturday night it was the turn of John Etheridge Trio North [...]
On a sunny evening, Wednesday 8 May, Immy Churchill, Louise Balkwill and Becky Alice performed a gig at Oliver’s to celebrate the music of Anita Wardell, and to raise money to help with her recovery. Link to GoFundMe below. Becky [...]
I remember seeing a documentary called ‘The Django Legacy’ on the telly back in ‘91. I recorded it on VHS and watched it over and over again. In those ‘pre-internet’ days you found inspiration wherever you could, and this short [...]
Now running for over 30 years, the Kaleidophon festival takes place at the Jazzatelier in the small town of Ulrichsberg in Upper Austria. It is an intimate but welcoming event for free improvised jazz and contemporary music. The venue itself [...]
