Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival 2014 Now in its 3rd year, the Rye Jazz Festival once again featured a number of great outdoor events around the beautiful streets of Rye. Turn a corner and you might find Terry Seabrook performing with Kjell Berglund or the group Cocktail Safari attracting a large […]
Al Scott Trio : “A Tribute to Bill Evans” The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 16th August 2014 A Bill Evans tribute gig may seem like a fairly safe bet for a pianist, given Evans’ enduring popularity and his adherence to the economically viable trio format for so many of his classic recordings, but in […]
Sussex Jazz Magazine editor Charlie Anderson reviews the 2014 Love Supreme Jazz Festival. N.B. This was originally a picture-based review published in issue 24 of SJM. Friday 4th July On the first day of the festival, The Sussex Jazz Magazine set out its stall, giving away a free conga shaker to all new subscribers. […]
Wayne McConnell/Steve Thompson/Piers Clark All Saints Church, Hove Wednesday 9th July, 2014 This was another enjoyable concert in the lovely setting of All Saints Church in Hove, this time with ace rhythm guitarist Piers Clark and multi-talented bassist Steve Thompson backing pianist Wayne McConnell. Although this was an all-acoustic group, the […]
Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev St. George’s Church, Hove Wednesday 9th July, 2014 Those who have heard the album Reverie at Schloss Elmau would have known what to expect from this duo: lots of virtuosity and ingenious playing. Critics of Gwilym Simcock often argue that his technical virtuosity overshadows any emotional […]
Geoff Simkins Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 11th July, 2014 Firstly, it was fantastic to see pianist Nikki Iles back in Brighton. Secondly, it was great to see her performing with local legend (and newly ‘acclaimed’) Geoff Simkins. Bassist Simon Woolf continues to impress with some fine arco soloing and a […]
Heather Cairncross & Dave Newton All Saints Church, Hove Wednesday 18th June, 2014 This year’s summer season of lunchtime recitals at All Saints in Hove sees a programme of great jazz artists, beginning with vocalist Heather Cairncross joined by pianist Dave Newton. Starting the set with You Can’t Take That Away […]
John Law Trio The Verdict, Brighton Friday 20th June, 2014 Bassist Yuri Goloubev’s plane from Moscow was delayed by several hours and a clearly anxious John Law arrived late, having been unable to collect Yuri from the airport. Instead the audience were treated to a unique duo of John with drummer Tim […]
Paul Richards Latin Trio The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 21st June Launching his new album, Empatia, guitarist Paul Richards displayed his deep love of South American music performing a mixture of Brazilian choros, bossa novas and sambas, along with other South American compositions such as Milongo by Argentinian guitarist Jorge Cardoso and La […]
Julian Siegel Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 23rd May, 2014 Saxophonist Siegel brought his powerhouse of a quartet to The Verdict at the end of May, playing to a packed-house. A veteran of the London scene, Siegel was accompanied by Liam Noble on piano, Oli Hayhurst on double bass and Gene Calderazzo on […]