Pascuala Ilabaca and Fauna The Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton Sunday 16th November 2014 Chilean singer-songwriter Pascuala Ilabaca delivered a concert of pure energy and enthusiasm, motivated by her desire to bring South American music to other parts of the world and champion the music of her homeland. Many of the original songs […]
Lou Beckerman The Brunswick, Hove Sunday 16th November 2014 Walking on stage performing the catchy bass riff that begins Lou Beckerman’s album Into the Blue, there was a palpable sense of intrigue and anticipation of what the audience were about to experience. Highlights of the first set were a dreamy version of […]
Adam Glasser Quartet The Birley Centre, Eastbourne Tuesday 11th November 2014 This was the first time that I’d been to the Birley Centre in Eastbourne and it is essentially a purpose-built music block with an acoustically designed auditorium, that is part of Eastbourne College. The acoustics were excellent, helped by the […]
Tina May sings ACJ St. John’s Church, Brighton Saturday 8th November 2014 This was the third in a series of concerts featuring the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim arranged, with one exception, by multi-instrumentalist Robin Blakeman for the nine piece Luis Bonfá Society together with vocalist Tina May. The evening opened with […]
Neil Cowley Trio Brighton Dome Corn Exchange Thursday 9th October 2014 The lights go down and three figures emerge on to the stage, one of them tripping over something and swearing. There’s just enough light to see them in front of their instruments. Then the light show commences. Top marks to the lighting […]
Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Village Hall, Rottingdean Monday 25th August 2014 The shouts and cheers that greet the final act of the final night, headliners from a longstanding British jazz institution come as close to deafening as Rottingdean gets. The show was amongst one of the first of the Festival to sell out. […]
Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival 2014 Now in its 3rd year, the Rye Jazz Festival once again featured a number of great outdoor events around the beautiful streets of Rye. Turn a corner and you might find Terry Seabrook performing with Kjell Berglund or the group Cocktail Safari attracting a large […]
Sussex Jazz Magazine editor Charlie Anderson reviews the 2014 Love Supreme Jazz Festival. N.B. This was originally a picture-based review published in issue 24 of SJM. Friday 4th July On the first day of the festival, The Sussex Jazz Magazine set out its stall, giving away a free conga shaker to all new subscribers. […]
Bassist Terry Pack gives his view of the 2014 Love Supreme Festival. For the second year running, I had the great pleasure of attending and playing at the Love Supreme Festival, this time as part of Andy Pickett’s Mingus Underground Octet and the Wayne McConnell Trio. Thanks once again to Jack Kendon, Eddie […]
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 […]