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Marking the centenary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and pianist Makoto Ozone became the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s latest guests in a performance of Tommy Smith‘s re-orchestration of the landmark composition. Gershwin’s was one of the first works to bring together [...]
Brought together by their affection for Sonny Rollins’ piano-less trios, QOW Trio is bursting with exuberant, energetic playing and imagination. Their second album manages to make what might seem a tired format lively and exhilarating: it positively fizzes with excitement. [...]
Every so often a record comes along that shows such skill and control that you just want to sit back and luxuriate in the music, happy to go along wherever the musicians wish to take you. Such is Chris Potter‘s [...]
Liv Andrea Hauge Trio is a young band from Norway; Ville Blomster (wild flowers) is their second album, but their first recorded in a studio, its predecessor having been recorded in pianist Liv Andrea Hauge‘s living room. Ville Blomster belies [...]
