Month: September 2016

1 September 2016

The Column: Eddie Myer – The Recording Angel

    In jazz history, the period hailed as the Golden Era is rather a moveable feast – Dixieland purists and similar mouldy figs may insist that the title cannot be accorded any later than the onset of the Great Depression, William P Gottlieb appropriated it for his riveting collection of photographs from the 1930s and […]

1 September 2016

Ingrid Laubrock Interview

  You’ve worked with Tom Rainey before on the album And Other Desert Towns, how is your latest album with him different?     “Tom and I have worked together since 2007. We play in a number of groups and have played a lot of composed as well as improvised music together – our duo being […]

1 September 2016

Tom Green Interview

  Trombonist and composer Tom Green is a graduate of the Royal Academy jazz course and his septet released their debut album last year to critical acclaim. He appears later this month at The Verdict in Brighton as part of the successful New Generation Jazz series.   How did you first get into jazz?    […]

1 September 2016

Philip Clemo Interview

What process do you go through to create a piece of music?     “I develop pieces through a process of composition and improvisation. I create sonic spaces for musicians to explore and then often work with ‘blind improvisation’ where I give no prior guidance before recording. The performances that comes from a master musician exploring an […]

1 September 2016

A Tribute to Jo Hunter

    Born to actor parents in 1926, the young Jo Hunter grew up in a household filled with music. His father, the actor Ian Hunter, starred in a couple of early films by Alfred Hitchcock and soon the family were moving to America where his father appeared in Hollywood films (such as Ziegfeld Girl) and […]

1 September 2016

Jazz News (Sept. 2016)

    Splash Point Jazz, are setting up a new jazz club. They will be putting on a monthly jazz gig at The Fishermen’s Club on Royal Parade on the last Wednesday of the month. Launching on Wednesday 28th September with Art Themen and Andy Panayi it will continue on Wednesday 26th October with Mark Nightingale and […]

1 September 2016

Big Band Scene (Sept. 2016)

This month Patrick Billingham rounds up the latest big band news from around Sussex and profiles The BYG Big Band.          The Bonsai, 26 1/2 musicians, version of Terry Pack’s unfeasibly big band Trees were the August element of the Big Band @Brunswick programme last month. For those who have never yet heard […]

1 September 2016

Pete Recommends…Serge Chaloff – Blue Serge

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.       Recently I spent a lot of time reconsidering the career of Gerry Mulligan. At the end I was filled with even more admiration for his contribution to our music.  Gerry was much more than a […]

1 September 2016

Live Review: Ashley Henry Trio @ The Verdict

Ashley Henry Trio The Verdict Brighton  29th August 2016       Ashley Henry is in town as part of the New Generation season,  to promote his LP 5ive, recently released on Jazz:refreshed, and he’s brought along the bass and drum team of Sam Vicari and Sam Gardner who backed him on the record (Verdict regulars […]

1 September 2016

Album Review: Benet McLean – The Bopped and The Bopless

The Bopped and The Bopless Benet McLean       McLean is a true polymath; pianist,  guitarist, vocalist, violinist, writer, arranger and producer, he’s on a musical journey that’s included such diverse adventures as receiving mentoring from Yehudi Menuhin at the Royal College of Music and touring with Brit-soul legend Omar. This album presents him unleashing […]

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