Phronesis – Belly of The Beast
- Thursday, March 16, 2017
Bigger, bolder and louder than ever before, that's The Behemoth, the latest album from propulsive piano trio Phronesis.
Bigger, bolder and louder than ever before, that's The Behemoth, the latest album from propulsive piano trio Phronesis.
A finely-poised collaboration between Grammy-winning former Quartet West pianist, composer and arranger Alan Broadbent and singer, lyricist and curator Georgia Mancio has resulted in the release of the exquisite vocal collection, Songbook.
As one of New York's most adventurous and in-demand players, keyboardist and pianist Craig Taborn has spun a career of prodigious proportions over the last two decades, traversing swing, funk and the avant-garde with the likes of James Carter, Chris Potter, Dave Holland and Tim Berne, among many others.
Double-bassist, Barry Guy shows no sign of slowing down, his passion and imagination for free-wheeling improvisation and adventurous orchestral composition utterly undiminished as he nears the occasion of his 70th birthday.
One of the UK's premier saxophone trios, Partikel, have been busy extending their frontiers, both musically and geographically.
Dazzling Cuban expat violinist Omar Puente will be performing as part of the Jazzwise 20th Anniversary Special Festival at Ronnie Scott's on 17 March.
Saxophonist Soweto Kinch will appear as part of the Jazzwise 20th Anniversary Special Fesitval at Ronnie Scott's on 15 March.
On 14 and 15 March, John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension will be playing at Ronnie Scott's as part of the Jazzwise 20th Anniversary Special Festival.
Thirteen years after they first appeared on the UK scene with their rabid, hard-skronking take on the music of Zappa and Zorn, Led Bib were thinking about throwing in the towel.
A series of critically-acclaimed albums combining serious East Coast vibes with Puerto Rican roots has bagged émigré alto-saxophonist Miguel Zenón a succession of high-profile prizes.