GoGo Penguin Brighton Dome Studio Theatre Saturday 24th May, 2014 In a veritable sea of trumpeted young rising stars, it’s often difficult to distinguish the truly groundbreaking, those who really have something different to bring to the table. Picture then, three men who create the kind of musical synergy together, which bandleader and […]
Roy Hilton’s Jazz Messengers The Verdict, Brighton Friday 30th May, 2014 An evening of hard bop tunes by Horace Silver is always sure to go down well with a jazz audience. Local pianist Roy Hilton was joined by fellow locals bassist Dan Sheppard and drummer Spike Wells and augmented by the trumpet of […]
Katy O’Neill Trio with Rebecca Fidler The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 31st May, 2014 The group were augmented by Tim Wells on organ who added a gospel touch to many of the tunes. Highlights included the Etta James classic I’d Rather Go Blind, a beautiful interpretation of a Tom Waits tune […]
Now in its third year, the Bristol Bar Jazz Stage was the place to be during the 2014 Kemptown Carnival. Students from Brighton Jazz School’s Saturday class began with a selection of classic jazz tunes such as Blue Bossa. Brighton Jazz School’s Learn To Play class then took to the stage and vocalist Yvonne Rawcliffe […]
Mornington Lockett The Verdict, Brighton Friday 16th May Former Ronnie Scott sideman Mornington Lockett performed at The Verdict with an all-star band including local drummer Spike Wells who was joined by his old friend pianist John Critchinson, who turns 80 later this year, and young(er) bassist Jeremy Brown. After ‘Critch’ counted in The […]
Howard Alden with Geoff Simkins & Simon Woolf The Verdict, Brighton Sunday 18th May, 2014 American guitarist Howard Alden is best known for performing the guitar parts for the Woody Allen film Sweet & Lowdown but has also performed with legends such as Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie and Red Norvo. In the UK […]
Joss Peach’s Full Circle The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 24th May, 2014 Pianist Joss Peach began by dedicating the evenings performance to the late Simon D’souza and explained that the first set would consist entirely of Thelonious Monk tunes. There were some fantastic performances of Monk’s Dream, Blue Monk and Bemsha Swing amongst […]
Tina May sings Antonio Carlos Jobim The Brunswick, Hove Sunday 27th April, 2014 Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote some of his biggest hits, such as Desafinado and The Girl From Ipanema more than half a century ago. In the hands of master arranger Robin Blakeman his music still has a fresh sound. So it […]
Charlotte Glasson Band The Verdict, Brighton Tuesday 29th April, 2014 Multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson returned to her home town of Brighton to launch her new album Festivus and begin her nationwide tour. Playing tunes from the new album, she explained that she wanted to call the album ‘Festival’ but was reminded of the ‘Festivus […]
Snarky Puppy Coalition, Brighton Monday 5th May, 2014 Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Snarky Puppy carried their infectious, powerhouse grooves across the ocean to a sold out crowd at Brighton’s Coalition nightclub and they lapped it up. Though not the greatest live performance venue, the band didn’t seem perturbed and delivered without reservation. Bandleader and […]