The death of Chris Barber earlier today, 2 March 2021, has just been announced. Here is the official statement from the Last Music Company: Born in 1930, Chris Barber was one of the leading figures in European jazz. Together with [...]
Guitarist Nigel Price, one of the most pro-active and creative musicians it is our pleasure to know … unsurprisingly… has used the time during lockdown when he couldn’t tour to expand his online activity. He has mainly been using Patreon. [...]
“I am hoping that “The Shed With Alex” will continue to prove a useful platform and great resource for graduate students and professionals alike, for a long time to come, (even after our present, locked down state has been lifted!)” [...]
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of dynamic alto saxophonist and educator/organiser, and friend to this site, Christian Brewer, after a long illness. This post will be added as more tributes emerge. Alex Garnett [...]
Fred Thomas (*) has just taken advantage of a quiet period spent in Paraguay to write a superb and detailed long essay on João Gilberto for his website. It amounts to a fascinating and deep re-appraisal of the Brazilian legend, [...]
A reviewer settles down to the task of reviewing an album…and up pops a sentence seemingly from nowhere, which doesn’t just fly directly in the face of accepted wisdom, it also shows how little the particular reviewer knew before embarking [...]
The sad news of the passing of Chick Corea at the age of 79 from a rare form of cancer is only just sinking in. Here is the official announcement: “It is with great sadness we announce that on February [...]
Two organisations have just announced the winners of their awards… Letter One Rising Stars have announced their award winners: American saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and Israeli trumpeter Itamar Borochov respectively are the winners of Letter One’s North American and European awards. [...]
Saxophonist Simon Spillett, author of the biography of Tubby Hayes (‘The Long Shadow of The Little Giant’ – link to review below) is as well-known for his love of writing as he is for his playing. An acknowledged expert of [...]
The booking agency Encore Musicians, whose Covid survey we published last August (LINK), have just done a survey on the impact of Brexit on musicians. The following is directly quoted from the Encore Musicians Press Release. E&OE. “FINANCIAL IMPACT Which [...]
