Binker & Moses: twin peaks
- Friday, September 22, 2017
The debut long-player, Dem Ones, from young-gun sax and drums duo Binker & Moses, garnered the prodigious pair some serious critical heat.
Features
Life-changing jazz albums: John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'
- Friday, September 22, 2017
Hammond organ hero Joey DeFrancesco talks about the album that changed his life, A Love Supreme, by John Coltrane.
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Paint It Black
- Thursday, September 21, 2017
Vocal sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant exudes a poise and maturity beyond her tender years – wrapping her virtuosity in a worldly-wise wit and wry, sometimes, dark humour.
Mammal Hands – Fierce Creatures
- Thursday, September 21, 2017
Part of a burgeoning brigade of dancefloor-friendly jazz troupers that includes both GoGo Penguin and The Comet Is Coming, East Anglian jazz animals Mammal Hands are crossing over to a younger more festivalfriendly audience with their intense combination of kinetic grooves and inspired improvisation.
Mark Guiliana – Acoustic Beat Machine
- Thursday, September 21, 2017
New Jersey drummer Mark Guiliana's dexterous beat inventions have made him one of the most influential drummers on the planet, ushering in a thrilling humanised vocabulary of beats that connect the deep jazz tradition with the cut-up loops of the computer music age.
Mike Stern – Beyond Breaking Point
- Thursday, September 21, 2017
Seriously hurt while hailing a taxi in New York last year, former Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern broke both his shoulders in what could have been a career-ending injury.
Christian Scott interview: “Not everyone in America enjoys the same type of freedom”
- Monday, September 11, 2017
New Orleans-born trumpeter Christian Scott has emerged over the last decade as a leading figure in the vanguard of younger musicians bringing jazz to a wider audience.
Arun Ghosh – Transnational Overground
- Thursday, August 10, 2017
Award-winning clarinettist and composer Arun Ghosh arrived with a bang on the UK scene nearly a decade ago, with his boundary smashing mix of his Anglo-Asian heritage, huge personality and a distinctly direct approach to his live performances.
Mike Gibbs – Orchestral Instincts
- Thursday, August 10, 2017
Legendary British composer, arranger and conductor Mike Gibbs celebrates his 80th birthday this year with a UK tour featuring a big band boasting some of the UK's premier musicians.
Zara McFarlane – Backyard Tales
- Thursday, August 10, 2017
When a research expedition for a developing theatre production took vocalist Zara McFarlane to Jamaica, the country of her ancestral origins, that island's native music took on ever greater significance in her soundworld.