Lizz Wright Grace (Concord Records) Each of the songs on this album is composed by a different songwriter, ranging from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Bob Dylan and k.d. lang. But all of them have the common theme of the American South. Georgian native Lizz Wright is the perfect vocalist for this project, […]
Geoff Simkins Trio In A Quiet Way (Symbol Records) Geoff Simkins’ love of more obscure (but beautiful) repertoire shines through on this album, beginning with Make Someone Happy, which opens with a lovely solo piano intro by Nikki Iles. The gently played waltz Elsa is one of two compositions by Earl Zindars […]
Pianist Gabriel Latchin has been making himself known on the London jazz scene for a while now and has been performing at Ronnie Scott’s and the 606 club. Gabriel has recently released his new trio album and will be touring throughout September. Gabriel began playing piano from a young age and grew up […]
Tell us about how you started out playing the saxophone? When I was 7 I started playing the recorder which actually lays a lot of groundwork for the saxophone, in terms of fingerings and reading music and stuff. And then when I was eleven I got to have saxophone lessons at the local high […]
The South Coast Jazz Festival recently confirmed the dates for their fourth festival, to be held at The Ropetackle in Shoreham from 20th to 28th January, 2018. The artists performing will be announced in the coming months, so expect some of the UK’s finest jazz artists as well as masterclasses, workshops and exhibitions. […]
Tell us about how you got into playing guitar. I started playing when I was 17. Because I had a good friend of mine who was into jazz and he was already quite good at guitar by then. He started when he 10 and spent a lot of time listening to Django. I loved playing […]
Summer Festival Roundup Various Venues The event Gilles Peterson on the Beach on Saturday 29th July sounded promising with a whole day of live music followed by a DJ set by the man himself. Unfortunately, the badly organised event was delayed by several hours and accompanied by heavy rain. However, vocalist Claire Martin […]
Philip Clemo: Dream Maps Live Friday 25th August Kino-Teatr, St. Leonards-on-sea Guitarist and soundscape composer Philip Clemo released his album of ambient, original music last year, which featured an array of jazz musicians, many from Sussex. For this performance he gave a reduced version, accompanied by virtuoso musicians such as cellist Emily Burridge […]
Musician and transdisciplinary artist Philip Clemo is bringing his latest project to Sussex. The Dream Maps project was originally launched at Kings Place in London last September and features a wealth of talent. The new shows in Sussex will feature a range of special guests including Evi Vine, Steven Hill, cellist Emily Burridge & drummer/percussionist Martyn Barker. […]
The Cloggz were formed around five years ago, and grew out of the Jazz Charity Roar Ups that were hosted by pianist Mark Edwards at The Brunswick in Hove. “I just had this idea for this tango line up with the accordion, clarinet and violin for a while and then meeting Ben Sarfas (the […]