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 […]
LAUNCHING ‘INTO the BLUE’ Part 3: With two-thirds of the album launch mini-tour fulfilled, vocalist Lou Beckerman gives an update on progress thus far, with an overview of lessons learned and experience gained… Part 1 of ‘Launching Into the Blue’ reflected on what has been involved in the wearing of an independent […]
Born in New Jersey on March 27, 1968, she shares her birthday with Sarah Vaughan. Whilst not from a musical family, her parents had a wide range of musical tastes and she grew up surrounded by music and enjoyed singing from a young age. At the age of 14 she was at a friend’s […]
Part 2: In the run-up to three album launch events Lou Beckerman and some of the instrumentalists reflect on their experience of participating in this project. I’m writing this two days before the first launch (the stately one!) at gracious Danny House in Hurstpierpoint. It looks as though time spent publicising has been worthwhile […]
An Introduction to Tim Garland Tim Garland was born in Ilford, Essex on 19th October 1966, the same year as Julian Siegel, Julian Argüelles and Julian Joseph. He was raised in Canterbury, Kent in a musical family. His father was a cellist and music lover, his older brother played the drums and his older […]
Part 1: Lou Beckerman reflects on wearing an independent recording artist/promoter’s hat to launch her new album. The lorry arrives with a dauntingly high stack of boxes packed with CDs. They’re looking and sounding good – no major glitches. A certain sense of accomplishment prevails. The band has had a listening session and […]
A former child prodigy on the piano, Neil Cowley was expected to become a concert pianist, but as he grew older he was increasingly drawn to other styles of music and as a teenager he performed in soul cover bands and with singer-songwriters. A little over ten years ago Neil […]
Gregory Porter was born in Los Angeles but was raised in Bakersfield, listening to his mother’s records of Nat King Cole which inspired him to begin singing. He attended San Diego State University on a sports scholarship but had to retire from sport due to a shoulder injury. Instead he turned to music and […]
How did the gig come about? Jack Kendon: “In May 2011 I just went in there and said “It looks like you need some jazz’.” What have been the most memorable moments? Jack: “My Dad’s leaving do was fun and memorable. It was packed and Rod Hart and Imogen Ryall came down. Loads of […]
The Residency: Terry Seabrook on The Snowdrop Inn, Lewes At the edge of a small Sussex town at the bottom of the cliff by a tunnel lies a small pub named after an 1836 snow avalanche, the worst in British history, which killed 15 people. The Snowdrop Inn is now a much safer place […]