International Jazz Day (April 30th) will be celebrated in the host city of Washington D.C. with a special party at The Whitehouse presented by Barack and Michelle Obama. Special guests include Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and a host of other top jazz names. Jazz at The Palmeira got off to […]
Trumpeter Chris Coull, now based in Hove, talks to Charlie Anderson about his jazz travels, The Three Trumpeteers and his new gig and jam session at The Palmeira in Hove. How did you get into jazz? “I’d just switched school when I was 17, in sixth form and I met this guy who […]
What made you start playing the vibes and what do you like most about the instrument? “I always knew I was going to be a musician when I was about 13 years old but no-one believed me or encouraged me. At the time I was obsessed with the pop/rock music of the day & […]
Preston Glasgow Lowe perform at The Verdict in Brighton on Saturday 16th April. We talk to guitarist David Preston (pictured above, middle) about their debut album released on Whirlwind. You release the debut album of Preston Glasgow Lowe on 29th April. Tell us about the album and how it all came about. “We had […]
Miles Ahead Directed by Don Cheadle Starring Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi Set in 1980, an era of self-induced retirement for Davis, and shortly before his Eighties comeback, the film leans heavily on the fictional adventures of Miles and the fictional ‘composite character’, Rolling Stone reporter Dave Braden, played superbly by Ewan […]
John Lake Band The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 26th March Pianist John Lake released his debut album Up On The Downs in 2013 and played some of the pieces from that album, but this night was very much about the new material from his new album Wave of Translation. Beginning with the upbeat […]
Tim Garland Electric Quartet Brighton Dome Studio Theatre Wednesday 16th March 2016 Tim Garland last appeared in Brighton with the same personnel in October 2014. This time round the band is now his ‘electric quartet’ featuring Jason Rebello on keyboard and Ant Law on an assortment of guitars. Performing a number of […]
You last appeared in Brighton back in October 2014. What have you been doing since? “The last two years have seen me work quite a lot with Chick Corea’s band The Vigil, a five week tour of South America, plus another tour whose flight route saw me circumnavigate the globe over 3 weeks! So […]
The nominations for the 2016 JazzFM Awards have been announced. Chichester born pianist Zoe Rahman has been nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year and Hastings-based pianist/vocalist Liane Carroll has been nominated for Vocalist of the Year, following the success of her album Seaside. The awards ceremony will take place at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in […]
You’re classically trained, how did you get into jazz? “Yes, I studied classical music in Porto where I’m from. At that time in Portugal there weren’t any jazz degrees or anything similar, the only way you could study music in an official school or conservatory was by following the classical route.” “I was […]