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What a delight it was to walk through the rain to the sound of church bells , into this beautiful, life-affirming , monthly offering at ‘Frank and Mark’s’ . In this tucked-away quiet street, as I approached the wafting but [...]
Scintillating, celebrated Britjazz marvels Empirical call in at Newhampton Arts Centre in Wolverhampton for a keenly awaited gig – with a fresh line-up. The reconfigured band comes to the Midlands minus vibraphone player Lewis Wright, who had been a stalwart [...]
This performance by Rob Cope’s ‘Gemini’ was the second half of the opening concert of the 15th series of concerts in Sandbach. Originally setup in 2010 by local musicians Andy and Lauren Scott, the momentum for the series has really [...]
Three recordings in 20 years for Inner Space, one of the two principal groups led by London-based trumpeter Loz Speyer, indicates a patient cultivation of their art. And the way that the group sound remains identifiable even though Speyer is [...]
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 [...]
Writer/ photographer John Watson heard and saw Dennis Rollin’s as special guest with the Nick Dewhurst Band at the Cathedral Hotel on Friday 7 June as part of the Lichfield Jazz and Blues Festival. Photos copyright John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk John Watson [...]
“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.” [...]
The final day of the Parabola programme was a good demonstration of the variety and vitality that this venue has always delivered. Very few people will have liked the whole programme, but nobody will have left without hearing something inspiring. [...]
Brad Mehldau (*)’s reconnection with Jorge Rossy, the drummer in his piano trio for a decade until the early noughties, goes along with a reconsideration of some of his older writing – looking back at it, perhaps, and finding it [...]
One of the regular highlights of the Cheltenham programme is this project, where students from the Birmingham Conservatoire are joined by students from overseas. This year, those students came from Siena and Hamburg. Several of the participants in this project [...]
