Although Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival is bringing many charming open-air events to the historic seaside town over the next fortnight [until October12], the interior space of St.
There were a few sharp suits on stage at the Wiltshire Music Centre on Saturday.
Devoid of McDonalds, billboards, militarized police and security cameras, the social tranquility that breezes through the ancient town of Ruvo di Puglia in southern Italy proved an idyllic setting to present a mostly free festival celebrating both the regions boisterous Banda brass & wind orchestras, and a bounty of beautiful jazz and improvised music making.
For all the hype surrounding Gregory Porter, there’s a lot that's concerning about his band.
When American saxophonist Joshua Redman, British pianist Gwilym Simcock and Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel took the stage in front of a packed Wigmore Hall on Thursday night, they had never played together as a trio, save at a rehearsal the day before the concert.
There is no definitive jazz line up.
Bassist Dave Green’s walking bass in thumb position cut scintillatingly through Scott Hamilton’s Ben Webster-style tenor saxophone during the head of chirpy opener, ‘I Just Found Out About Love’ by Nat King Cole, drawing whistles from the crowded floor.
Beloved Detroit-born jazz pianist and educator Barry Harris, who has worked with such luminaries as Coleman Hawkins and Miles Davis, was flanked by clapping as he settled snugly onto the piano stool from which location for over 80 years he’s worked legendary bebop-shaped enchantment with his huge nimble-fingered hands, and imparted musical insights to his legions of disciples worldwide.
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre will present the UK premiere of playwright Peter Arnott’s jazz-inspired WII drama, Propaganda Swing, from 13 to 27 September.
The temperature may be creeping up and the tourists thronging the streets, but jazz is continuing to bubble in Bath.
