Julian Nicholas: saxophonist, composer, educator and now co-curator of the South Coast Jazz Festival. Meeting at The Verdict jazz club in Brighton, he talked to Charlie Anderson about the new festival and his views on the jazz scene in Brighton and the South Coast. Julian began by talking about his early experiences of the […]
Pianist and composer Mark Edwards talks about his ensemble project The Cloggz. Tell us a bit about your band The Cloggz. How did it get started? I had the idea in mind of The Cloggz for a couple of years before acting on it. Like many musicians, I have ideas for different bands I’d […]
Karen Sharp You worked in Humphrey Lyttelton’s band. What memories do you have of working with Humph? I was with Humph for almost four years and I had a ball! It was early in my playing days and I learnt so much from him, I was very lucky. My overriding memories of Humph would […]
We start by talking a bit about the jazz scene in Sussex and Alex Garnett remembers some of the clubs that he used to perform in. He quotes Liane Carroll: “Hastings is an alcoholic town with a fishing problem”. After we both acknowledge the talent that is Liane Carroll, I start with the most basic […]
How did you first get into singing and jazz? “As a British Asian child growing up in a typical but open-minded Asian household, my parents saw music, drama and sports as being the safe alternative to me and my siblings drinking and smoking at the park with our school peers. It was honestly one […]
Tell us a bit about how you got into jazz and why you chose the saxophone. “I got into jazz in my late teens when I was 18 years old, so quite late. I have always been into the arts and before starting off music I had done 5 years of acting. I'm a big […]
Hilary Burt's album, North Beach, is released this month. It's an eclectic flute-led fusion of jazz, funk, african and latin with some electronica thrown in for good measure! Here she talks about juggling work and music. How did you start out? “I come from a musical family – both brothers are guitarists, both […]
Pascuala Ilabaca was born in Valparaíso, Chile in 1985. From an early age she was interested in music and studied music at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Valparaíso, located in the central part of Chile, north of Santiago, is famous as a sea port as well as the ‘cultural capital’ of Chile. It […]
You’ve recorded more than thirty albums under your own name. Which recordings are your favourite? “I didn't realise there were so many! Hard to choose a favourite – I like bits and pieces from all of them I suppose – certainly the most popular in terms of sales has been "Private City" – but I […]
You’re performing at Jazz Hastings on Tuesday 11th November, performing the music of the late Bheki Mseleku. What memories do you have of playing with him? “I have many great memories of our gigs together and long, intensive duo rehearsals. He would arrive at my house sometimes having ‘dreamt a new tune’ and this […]