Ivo Neame Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 16th February, 2018 Pianist Ivo Neame successfully bridges the gap between contemporary classical music and contemporary jazz with compositions that have an esoteric and highly original voice. The supporting band of George Crowley, Tom Farmer and James Maddren expertly negotiated some tricky time signature changes […]
Charlie Stacey Trio The Verdict, Brighton Friday 19th January, 2018 After agreeing to fill in at the last minute for Dave Drake, who was unable to leave the US due to visa difficulties, pianist Charlie Stacey performed an impressive mix of standards and originals. Beginning with Coltrane’s dedication to Sonny Rollins, Like […]
Cloudmakers Five The Verdict, Brighton Friday 12th January, 2018 Formed eight years ago, Jim Hart’s Cloudmakers Five, originally a trio but extended with saxophone and guitar, have so far released four albums to critical acclaim, mostly due to Jim Hart’s artful compositions and an enviable chemistry between the musicians in the band, all […]
Sam Barnett The Verdict, Brighton Friday 15th December, 2017 Promoting his debut album London-New York Suite, 16 year old saxophonist Sam Barnett began with the opening track from the album, Morning Shadowplay and intermixed tunes from the album with compositions that he has written since. Accompanied throughout by fellow teens, drummer Zoe […]
Dan Cartwright Quartet The Verdict, Brighton Friday 17th November, 2017 Even comparatively hyped new artists can really struggle to fill jazz clubs outside our major cities, let alone an unknown tenor player on his very first headline engagement. Despite the chilly ambient temperature, caused by an overzealous aircon unit, there’s a warm welcome […]
Vitor Pereira Quintet The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 25th November, 2017 Portuguese guitarist and composer Vitor Pereira has already recorded two albums featuring his own compositions: his debut Doors from 2012 and last year’s New World, the title track of which opened his return to The Verdict, where club owner Andy Lavender is an […]
Tell us about your group Malija with Liam Noble and Jasper Høiby. How did it get started? I worked with Liam and Jasper in 2008 when I did a quintet record called In Deep. I hadn’t really worked with either of them much before and I wanted a new band so I just phoned […]
Lou Beckerman in conversation with Simon Wallace and Sarah Moule, prior to their gig at The Verdict, Brighton on 4th November, 2017. Simon Wallace is a seasoned composer, pianist, arranger and producer. He has performed all over the world and it’s been said that ‘when he plays the piano it’s as if there’s a […]
Back in 2009 Atzmon released his tribute to Charlie Parker on his album In Loving Memory of America, a collaboration with violinist and arranger Ros Stephen and the Sigamos String Quartet. Atzmon has collaborated with them again for his 2017 album The Spirit of Trane. “I really like working with strings and with Ros […]
After a new refurbishment at The Verdict jazz club in Brighton, SJM editor Charlie Anderson sat down to talk to new café manager Laura Baker. How did you get into jazz? My parents were huge jazz fans. But of course, going back, that was something that I reacted against. My dad was a […]