Wayne McConnell/Steve Thompson/Piers Clark All Saints Church, Hove Wednesday 9th July, 2014 This was another enjoyable concert in the lovely setting of All Saints Church in Hove, this time with ace rhythm guitarist Piers Clark and multi-talented bassist Steve Thompson backing pianist Wayne McConnell. Although this was an all-acoustic group, the […]
Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev St. George’s Church, Hove Wednesday 9th July, 2014 Those who have heard the album Reverie at Schloss Elmau would have known what to expect from this duo: lots of virtuosity and ingenious playing. Critics of Gwilym Simcock often argue that his technical virtuosity overshadows any emotional […]
Geoff Simkins Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 11th July, 2014 Firstly, it was fantastic to see pianist Nikki Iles back in Brighton. Secondly, it was great to see her performing with local legend (and newly ‘acclaimed’) Geoff Simkins. Bassist Simon Woolf continues to impress with some fine arco soloing and a […]
Kate Williams Quartet with Gareth Lockrane The Verdict, Brighton Friday 27th June, 2014 Having seen virtuoso flautist Gareth Lockrane performing at The Verdict with the excellent Preston/Glasgow/Lowe in October last year, his return was long overdue. In the first set the quartet performed Voyage, a composition by pianist Kenny Barron, which suited […]
Joss Peach’s Full Circle The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 28th June, 2014 On a night that saw a hen party at The Verdict, along with Joss Peach’s tribute to Keith Jarrett, this could have been a disaster, but thankfully Joss is a good sport and the bride-to-be was an avid jazz fan. […]
Heather Cairncross & Dave Newton All Saints Church, Hove Wednesday 18th June, 2014 This year’s summer season of lunchtime recitals at All Saints in Hove sees a programme of great jazz artists, beginning with vocalist Heather Cairncross joined by pianist Dave Newton. Starting the set with You Can’t Take That Away […]
John Law Trio The Verdict, Brighton Friday 20th June, 2014 Bassist Yuri Goloubev’s plane from Moscow was delayed by several hours and a clearly anxious John Law arrived late, having been unable to collect Yuri from the airport. Instead the audience were treated to a unique duo of John with drummer Tim […]
Paul Richards Latin Trio The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 21st June Launching his new album, Empatia, guitarist Paul Richards displayed his deep love of South American music performing a mixture of Brazilian choros, bossa novas and sambas, along with other South American compositions such as Milongo by Argentinian guitarist Jorge Cardoso and La […]
Julian Siegel Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 23rd May, 2014 Saxophonist Siegel brought his powerhouse of a quartet to The Verdict at the end of May, playing to a packed-house. A veteran of the London scene, Siegel was accompanied by Liam Noble on piano, Oli Hayhurst on double bass and Gene Calderazzo on […]
GoGo Penguin Brighton Dome Studio Theatre Saturday 24th May, 2014 In a veritable sea of trumpeted young rising stars, it’s often difficult to distinguish the truly groundbreaking, those who really have something different to bring to the table. Picture then, three men who create the kind of musical synergy together, which bandleader and […]