Month: January 2016

1 January 2016

The Column: Eddie Myer – New Grass

    As the Sussex Jazz Magazine enters its third year, it’s gratifying to see how the scene that inspired its inception is still busy enough to keep it supplied with copy. 2015 was a great year for jazz-and-related-musics in the Sussex area, and 2016 promises a range of delights to come.     Sadly but inevitably, […]

1 January 2016

Arun Ghosh Interview

Clarinettist Arun Ghosh discusses his music, ahead of his appearance at the 2016 South Coast Jazz Festival this month.   Did you always want to be a clarinettist?     “I always wanted to be a musician, ever since I started playing the recorder at primary school! I got the bug, played it all the time […]

1 January 2016

Brian O’Connor Interview

Brian O’Connor has been photographing jazz musicians since the 1970s and has photographed a number of jazz legends. Here he talks about his images and his upcoming exhibition at the South Coast Jazz Festival.   How did you first get into jazz?     “Although I enjoyed pop music of the late 50’s you would occasionally […]

1 January 2016

Alex Garnett Interview

Charlie Anderson: I last interviewed you a year ago, what have you been doing since? Alex Garnett: “Hi Charlie, nice to talk to you again. Since we last spoke I’ve been busy, I feel blessed. Apart from a myriad of one-offs and rent jobs, I'm a regular part of the Ronnie Scott's team and I have […]

1 January 2016

Big Band Scene (Jan. 2016)

Saxophonist Patrick Billingham continues his monthly column with a roundup of the big bands that will be performing across Sussex in 2016.       Happy New Year.  Now’s the time to make a list of resolutions. Or not, as the case may be.  If I were to make a list, I suppose it might include […]

1 January 2016

Pete Recommends…Clifford Brown at Birdland

    This is the first of a series of short articles in which jazz collector Peter Batten recommends recordings which jazz fans might wish to add to their library.       It is the night of February 21st 1954. Blue Note Records have brought their recording gear to the famous New York venue. They hope […]

1 January 2016

New Generation Jazz Update

    The New Generation Jazz project is now a quarter of the way through its year-long residency at The Verdict, on a mission to promote the next generation of rising young players and energise the city’s jazz scene.      The season kicked off in style in October with the inaugural gig featuring Gary Crosby’s Groundation. […]

1 January 2016

Live Review: Amy Roberts & Richard Exall Quintet at Under Ground Theatre

Amy Roberts/Richard Exall Quintet The Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne Friday 11th December 2015       A very happy way to end another year of attending and photographing jazz gigs. Five talented and versatile musicians playing tribute to such luminaries as Earl Bostic, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Chopin (yes!), Sergio Mendes, Dizzy Gillespie, and […]

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