Currently promoting his latest album, Jason Henson Plays Wes and Benson, guitarist Jason Henson talks to editor Charlie Anderson about the album and how he got into playing jazz. So the album came about, I’m guessing, because you’re a big fan of George Benson and Wes Montgomery? “Yeah, they’re two of my favourites. […]
Saxophonist Björn McAteer Dahlberg is currently appearing in the stage play My Friend Lester at The Dukebox Theatre. He met with SJM editor Charlie Anderson at The Bee’s Mouth. After seeing Björn in the play My Friend Lester, I arranged to meet him at The Bee’s Mouth pub in Hove. As we walked […]
Tell us about how you got into music. “My brother is a rock guitarist and he was into Van Halen and AC-DC and all that. My other brother was a bit more refined in his taste, into The Police and Santana and so on. He used to padlock his room so I couldn’t get […]
Multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson grew up in Brighton and joined Ian Hamer’s Sussex Youth Orchestra as a teenager. Having recorded her sixth album, Festivus, she is now preparing for a UK tour starting in Brighton. How do you describe the music you play? “I would say it's a mixed bag as I have loads […]
SJM editor Charlie Anderson spoke to vocalist Sara Oschlag about her latest album, My Little Boat. Why the title My Little Boat? “On February 19, 2013, five months after saying: ‘Living on a boat would be amazing!’, Dan Sheppard (double bass player and my other half) and I moved onto […]
How did the album come about? “It’s been ten years since I wrote and produced my first album – before I started studying and singing jazz. This was successful in its genre, but after some years on my jazz journey (and with vocal adjustments, including taming the vib!) it seemed timely to produce a […]
Saxophonist Tony Kofi studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, performed in The Jazz Warriors and worked with Andrew Hill and Sam Rivers. On his debut album, All Is Know, he recorded the music of Thelonious Monk. In 2010 he recorded an album with Jamaladeen Tacuma and jazz legend Ornette Coleman. Here he answers […]
How did you first get into jazz? “On a family holiday when I was eleven we had a Billie Holiday tape on loop. I was really intrigued by the harmonies – they were just the right balance between accessible and unusual – and when I got home I sat at the piano and tried […]
Tell us a bit about yourself. “I’m 35 years old and in my 20th year in music. I started in rock music but quickly I moved to playing blues. I was confused at that moment, so I learnt the music from the roots.” “I studied music at a conservatory for classical music […]
Sussex vocalist Heather Cairncross met up with editor Charlie Anderson at The Brunswick in Hove to talk about her experiences in jazz. You recorded your first jazz album with acclaimed jazz pianist Dave Newton. How did that come about? “I met Dave Newton at the Hare & Hounds in Worthing. I went along […]