Nigel Thomas Quartet: Hidden Nigel Thomas, bass Paul Booth, saxophones, bass clarinet, flute Mark Edwards, piano and keyboards Winston Clifford, drums. Pathway Records Contact Nigelglegge@gmail.com South Coast bassist and composer Nigel Thomas makes a welcome return with this excellent album following up his 2011 release, Yoichi. The re-appearance of two […]
Summer approaches, and let’s hope the sun shines reasonably consistently and that the organisers of the returning Love Supreme don’t have occasion to rue the bold decision to stage their Jazz-and-related-music festival in the great outdoors. May is a busy time for gig goers in Brighton as the town hosts the two entirely unrelated […]
Following on from Eddie Myer’s column in the May issue (which you can read here) concerning Miles Davis’ classic Bitches Brew album, we print responses from readers Milo Fell and Ken Edwards followed by a response from Eddie Myer. Milo Fell writes… I am writing to take issue with Eddie Myer's […]
Peter Edwards Trio A Matter Of Instinct Peter Edwards – piano, Fender Rhodes Max Luthert – bass Moses Boyd -drums www.peteredwardsmusic.co.uk Peter Edwards has put an satisfying amount of solid achievement under his belt since leaving Trinity Laban with a Masters degree. Starting with a MOBO nomination in 2014, he notched […]
The Paul Richards Trio Episodes Paul Richards – guitar Steve Thompson – bass Tony Shepherd – drums cdbaby.com/cd/thepaulrichardstrio2 www.paulrichardsguitar.com Just as Philadelphia produced great saxophonists and New Orleans incubated any number of wonderful trumpeters, so Wrexham seems to have something going on for guitarists; gypsy jazz supremo Gary Potter is a […]
Jeff Williams Outlier Jeff Williams – drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone Phil Robson – guitar Kit Downes – piano, Fender Rhodes Sam Lasserson – bass Whirlwind WR4684 The veteran US percussionist’s new release tops up an already extensive discography that stretches from Dave Liebman’s seminal 1973 […]
Today, April 30th, is International Jazz day. Of course for our dedicated readers, every day deserves that title – and no doubt many of you will already be physically and spiritually exhausted from celebrating Duke Ellington’s birthday the day before. If you feel minded to indulge in a little more celebration, however, the Miles […]
Annatta Alex Merritt Quartet (F-IRE Label) Apparently “Annatta’ is a concept drawn from the Buddhist tradition, referring to 'a moment of awakening, whereby one can come to realise the illusory nature of self.’ Alex Merritt has assembled a formidable band of musical heavyweights for this release, and includes among his avowed influences such […]
Spring arrives, bringing its customary seasonal quickening, and the jazz fan’s thoughts naturally turn towards music festivals. The South Coast Jazz Festival braved the dead of winter to achieve another triumph with high sales, plenty of local engagement and some gratifying press attention – congratulations are due once again to the unstoppable, camera-friendly team […]
Mells Bells Sam Crockatt Sam Crockatt, tenor sax; Kit Downes, piano; Oli Hayhurst, bass; James Maddren, Drums Whirlwind Recordings – WR4681 Masterly saxist Sam Crockett’s style derives its punch and clarity from his admiration for such quintessential urbanites as Dexter Gordon, Joe Lovano, and especially Joe Henderson, but this album draws […]