As the Love Supreme Festival reaches its fourth successful year continuing with its mixture of soul-jazz and contemporary jazz, funded by corporate sponsors, there is some jazz for jazz fans, in the shape of American vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, saxophonist Kamasi Washington and the unique collaboration between John Scofield, Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana. […]
Kevin Flanagan Quartet Friday 17th June 2016 The Verdict, Brighton Beginning with Midnight Voyage, pianist Dave Gordon excelled with free-flowing solo lines reminiscent of the tune’s composer, Joey Calderazzo. Combining lesser-played jazz standards with his own original compositions, Kevin Flanagan’s original tune Newk was dedicated to Sonny Rollins and aptly illustrated his influence […]
American saxophonist Peter Fraize will be staying in Brighton for a few weeks in June and July and will be playing gigs at various venues (see below). Peter is a saxophonist, composer and teacher based in Washington DC. He has been a distinct voice in the jazz world for nearly three decades and is known […]
Brighton’s Kemptown Carnival returns this year on Saturday 4th June with six stages of music. Jazz groups will be appearing on the BN1 stage (Swing Ninjas at 12pm and Quizas Jazz Band at 2pm), the Radio Reverb Stage (Jorge’s Hot Club at 4pm and Harry’s Tricks at 5pm) and all-day jazz at Jack Kendon’s […]
Tell us about how you first got into playing music. “Initially as a young lad, I was influenced by many guitarists such as Hendrix, Angus Young, John Williams and more which got me interested in both rock and classical guitar. I played a bit in my early years but was into the 90's Rave […]
Donna Lewis had a global hit in 1996 with ‘I Love You Always Forever’ a song that exceeded one million ‘spins’ on the radio. Her latest album Brand New Day takes the Welsh born singer in a completely new direction. Featuring musicians Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King, the album is an intimate, […]
What was it like studying with legendary drum teacher Alan Dawson? “My main purpose in going to Berklee College of Music in 1968 was to study with Alan. Already legendary, at the time he had so many students there that he was reduced to giving weekly half hour lessons. Those would often turn out to […]
Brighton Festival begins this month with even less jazz than last year, with Phronesis on Thursday 19th May being the only jazz group in the programme. Luckily the Fringe Festival provides an opportunity to see some great local talent including Edana Minghella, Mingus Underground Octet, Terry Seabrook and Terry Pack’s Trees + The Cloggz. […]
Saxophonist Andy Panayi has been performing for nearly forty years. Having relocated to Eastbourne he’s been appearing regularly at gigs around Sussex. You’ve been involved in a lot of different jazz projects over the years. What ones are you working on at the moment? “I have a few projects on the go, firstly […]
Pianist Darius Brubeck is best known for the tribute to his late father (Brubecks play Brubeck) but is also making a name for himself with his own quartet consisting of two British jazz players, Dave O’Higgins and Matt Ridley, together with South African drummer Wesley Gibbens. Tell us a bit about your latest album […]