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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Andy Lavender, owner of The Verdict, Brighton answers questions from SJM editor Charlie Anderson. How long has the club been going? “The club opened to the public on 2nd March 2012.” How did you first get into running a jazz club? “About 1970 I started going to the Brighton Jazz Club […]
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 […]
Kate Williams Quartet with Gareth Lockrane The Verdict, Brighton Friday 27th June, 2014 Having seen virtuoso flautist Gareth Lockrane performing at The Verdict with the excellent Preston/Glasgow/Lowe in October last year, his return was long overdue. In the first set the quartet performed Voyage, a composition by pianist Kenny Barron, which suited […]
Joss Peach’s Full Circle The Verdict, Brighton Saturday 28th June, 2014 On a night that saw a hen party at The Verdict, along with Joss Peach’s tribute to Keith Jarrett, this could have been a disaster, but thankfully Joss is a good sport and the bride-to-be was an avid jazz fan. […]
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 […]