Anita Wardell, Nigel Price, Terry Seabrook, Nigel Thomas, Spike Wells Friday January 30TH 2015 The Verdict, Brighton “I first got the idea to sing this one while I was single, lounging in jim-jams, watching a romantic film and eating pasta!” is vocalist Anita Wardell’s modest introduction of It Might As Well Be Spring […]
Elaine Delmar The Hawth, Crawley Sunday 15th February 2015 At the age of 75 you might expect to perhaps a hear little ‘maturity’ in the voice. No! Still with a soaring range, swooping from controlled high to controlled low, Elaine performed for nearly two hours interpreting the works of Gershwin and Porter. Familiar songs […]
Whiplash Starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Sony Pictures (2014). On general release. Warning: This film has a strong component of jazz (and jazz education) in the story line. Whiplash has had rave reviews from the regular critics and been popular with audiences. (It received a score of 95% […]
Remi Harris Project Wednesday 14th January 2015 The Brunswick, Hove What a way to kick off the new year. My first gig. Until about a month ago I must admit I had not even heard of Remi Harris. What an error! The compact room at the Brunswick pub provided the ideal intimate surroundings for […]
Laura Jurd Septet Friday 23rd January 2015 The Verdict, Brighton This was an evening of original music by 24 year old trumpeter Laura Jurd, graduate of NYJO and Trinity Laban. All of the music was part of her Human Spirit project, music commissioned by Serious for the 2013 London Jazz Festival and now recorded […]
Preview The trio of David Preston, Kevin Glasgow and Laurie Lowe impressed the audience last year when they appeared at The Verdict in Brighton with special guest Gareth Lockrane. The trio make a welcome return on Friday 5th December. Guitarist David Preston has worked with Melody Gardot and regularly works with vocalist Ian Shaw. […]
John Surman with special guest Karin Krog The Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton Tuesday 18th November 2014 Performing tracks from his highly-acclaimed ECM album Saltash Bells, Surman began his solo set on the instrument that he learnt as a child at school – the recorder. Utilising pre-recorded electronic music isn’t always something […]
Pascuala Ilabaca and Fauna The Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton Sunday 16th November 2014 Chilean singer-songwriter Pascuala Ilabaca delivered a concert of pure energy and enthusiasm, motivated by her desire to bring South American music to other parts of the world and champion the music of her homeland. Many of the original songs […]
Lou Beckerman The Brunswick, Hove Sunday 16th November 2014 Walking on stage performing the catchy bass riff that begins Lou Beckerman’s album Into the Blue, there was a palpable sense of intrigue and anticipation of what the audience were about to experience. Highlights of the first set were a dreamy version of […]
Adam Glasser Quartet The Birley Centre, Eastbourne Tuesday 11th November 2014 This was the first time that I’d been to the Birley Centre in Eastbourne and it is essentially a purpose-built music block with an acoustically designed auditorium, that is part of Eastbourne College. The acoustics were excellent, helped by the […]