Matthew Halsall Gondwana Orchestra raise spirits at The House of St. Barnabas
- Thursday, June 19, 2014
The House of St.
The House of St.
You just know when a performer and a venue are meant for each other.
You can’t fault tenor-saxophonist Simon Spillett for his dedication to the music.
Having been described on his label's website as a "consummate piano maestro", whose approach to making music is invariably geared around a "quest for the never-before-heard", there was a lot riding on tonight's show to keep Michael Wollny's lofty reputation intact.
As was evident from various overheard conversations, there are many who revere Hideaway in Streatham as a musical oasis in south London.
Maria Bakkalapulo journeyed to the heart of the rainforest for the ninth annual Borneo Jazz Festival in Miri, Sarawak.
Stan Sulzman’s solo on the Kenny Wheeler 's Enowena reached a peak of flowing lyrical phrases over a bustling, multi-layered accompaniment from the band; drums, bass, guitar and piano combining to urge him on over a samba-ish latin groove.
The melding of musician and machine at Shoreditch’s unpretentious arts venue, Rich Mix, which last night played host to Slowly Rolling Camera supported by Future Dub Orchestra, represents the creative détente which seems to have been reached between the dinner jazz your parents like, and the electronica that the youth of today appreciates.
The Baltic states might be a long way behind their Nordic neighbours in terms of the kudos of its major jazz festivals, but Estonia’s Jazzkaar is undoubtedly the exception.
The title of Swiss trio Vein’s new release, Vote for Vein!, sounds like an offbeat TV satire.