Day: 1 June 2018

1 June 2018

The Column: Eddie Myer – Hot Fun in the Summertime

    Summer  officially begins  once the June issue of SJM hits your inbox, and with it a crop of festival events to tempt you to spend your hard earned dollar on tickets, folding chairs, real ale in plastic beakers and all the other usual accoutrements  of civilised outdoor fun. The big one in Sussex is […]

1 June 2018

Charlotte Glasson Interview

   This month Charlotte Glasson releases a new album of music and performs in Shoreham and Love Supreme Festival. She spoke to SJM editor Charlie Anderson.      Eclectic is a good word to describe Charlotte Glasson. She works on a mix of projects, performs a wide range of music and plays an impressive selection […]

1 June 2018

Orphy Robinson Interview

You’re appearing at Love Supreme Festival this year. Have you performed there before?     “No, funnily enough I’ve been every year, apart from the first year, but always to hang out. I just love the idea of it. I’ve done camping and then going ‘no, that’s a silly idea’, then gone to hotels in Newhaven […]

1 June 2018

Leo Richardson Interview

SJM editor Charlie Anderson spoke to saxophonist Leo Richardson ahead of his appearance at this year’s Love Supreme Festival.   How did you get into playing the saxophone?     “When I was a small kid I must have seen somebody playing a saxophone. I’d always wanted to play it. When music lessons were offered at […]

1 June 2018

Jazz News (June 2018)

    Love Supreme Festival have released the stage times for this year’s festival which takes place from Friday 29th June until Sunday 1st July. Headliners include Elvis Costello, Pharoah Sanders, Steve Winwood and Dave Holland/Chris Potter/Zakir Hussain. The stage times are available from their website.     In other festival news, Eastbourne’s Splashpoint Jazz Festival, have […]

1 June 2018

Big Band Scene (June 2018)

Patrick Billingham looks at pad organisation and continues his look at playing outdoors.       The Big Band@Brunswick schedule for the second half of the year is confirmed.  No August fixture, but two in September. 1st July: Terry Pack’s Trees 2nd September: Big Band Sounds 23rd September: Mark Travers Project 7th October: The Brighton Big […]

1 June 2018

Pete Recommends…Milt Jackson – Three Classic Albums

Each month Peter Batten recommends a recording that jazz fans may wish to add to their personal library.   Milt Jackson Three Classic Albums with Cannonball Adderley: Things Are Getting Better with Coleman Hawkins: Bean Bags with Art Farmer & Benny Golson: Bags Opus       This recommendation is a new addition to my collection. […]

1 June 2018

Live Review: Brighton Festival – John Surman

Brighton Festival: John Surman St. George’s Church, Kemptown, Brighton Thursday 10th May, 2018       A performance by virtuoso musician John Surman is a rarity in the UK as the 73 year old veteran currently resides in Norway, and his last performance in Brighton was back in 2014. His musical collaborations with Norwegian pianist and […]

1 June 2018

Live Review: Brighton Festival – The Last Poets

Brighton Festival: The Last Poets Theatre Royal, Brighton Tuesday 15th My, 2018       ‘When the Revolution Comes’.     The words echo in the 200-year-old edifice, with the same aggression and truth, and sending the same message today as they did when first spoken by The Last Poets nearly 50 years ago. The seated audience […]

1 June 2018

Live Review: Brighton Festival – A Change Is Gonna Come

Brighton Festival: A Change Is Gonna Come – Music for Human Rights Brighton Dome Concert Hall Tuesday 22nd May, 2018       Beginning with Coltrane’s iconic composition Alabama, Nubya Garcia confidently displayed both the technique and emotional depth required to produce a version of this deeply moving memorial to the four children murdered by members of […]

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