Burning Bright: The Westbrooks Take On Blake At Kings Place
- Monday, March 20, 2017
The music of Kate and Mike Westbrook defies categorisation.
Live Reviews
Baker's Boys Spit Out The Bone At Leam Jazz
- Thursday, March 16, 2017
There's a feeling that, in the past, British trombonists have tended to be overlooked or sidelined.
Verity Lane journeys the Japanese sublime in North London
- Monday, February 27, 2017
This multi-media production has a breadth of ambition that is matched by a depth of virtuosity.
Damon Brown International Quartet With Ed Jones Deliver Hard Bop Judgements At The Verdict
- Wednesday, February 15, 2017
It's a complex web of internationalism that binds this band together; an Englishman, a Scot, an American and a German, all resident across the far east from Singapore to Seoul, joined by a saxophonist from London, and playing here tonight in the warm refuge of The Verdict.
Clare Teal, Seamus Blake and Alan Barnes take Southport Jazz Festival by storm
- Friday, February 10, 2017
Plus ça change, plus c'ést la même chose.
Julia Biel Trio make moves at the Minerva Theatre
- Friday, February 3, 2017
The performance area at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester is like a small Roman amphitheatre.
Pianist Dave Drake Finds Common Ground At The Meeting House, Sussex University
- Monday, January 23, 2017
Manhattan's New School Of Jazz was set up to nurture the well of the jazz tradition as it springs straight from the source; in an age where jazz has increasingly sought the security of an existence on campus, New School remains one of the first and best, and the number of applicants far exceeds the available places.
WorldService Project mash it up with mince pies at the Vortex
- Friday, December 16, 2016
Dave Morecroft patrolled the Vortex in a military tunic and a scary clown mask, complete with fluorescent spiky hair, dishing out mince pies baked freshly that afternoon by bassist Arthur O'Hara.
Maria Chiara Argirò Weaves The Vortex A Seductive Dance
- Friday, December 16, 2016
"It's the end of a long, emotional journey," pianist and bandleader Maria Chiara Argirò tells the Vortex crowd at the launch of her debut album.
Nigel Kennedy hits a high with Brighton Hendrix hoedown
- Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The last time a Brighton friend of mine saw Jimi Hendrix, he stalked past him with his black cap pulled down, his gloweringly foul vibe confirmed as he trashed his equipment on Sussex University's stage, ending a set so moodily short that support act Ten Years After had to play again.