Issue #111 Gwilym Simcock

Friday, July 27, 2007

Sample Features In This Month's Issue-----------------------------------------Gwilym Simcock - Keys To The City - The pianist emerged fully formed after a dazzling spell at music college with a firm classical and jazz grounding and then quickly found his feet winning prizes, playing with Kenny Wheeler and Dave Holland and quickly making a reputation for himself as an extraordinary new talent, making him the most talked about pianist in the UK since the early days of Django Bates. Stuart Nicholson meets him in the recording studio as he prepares to move his career one step further on with the making of his first album.John Etheridge - Changing Man - One of the most respected musicians of his generation John Etheridge has never been one to restrict himself to one musical context. His career has seen him in a multitude of musical situations from playing with Soft Machine to French violin legend Stéphane Grappelli to his Zappa project the Zappatistas and with classical guitarist John Williams. As the latest release by the Soft Machine Legacy band is released, Duncan Heining looks back with John on some career highs and one or two lows.

Bobby Hutcherson - The Right Vibe - Bobby Hutcherson stands tall in the pantheon of the vibraphone in jazz, his name is up there will all the greats stretching back to Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson and inspiring later generations of players such as Orphy Robinson and Stefon Harris. In a rare interview, Hutcherson talks to Keith Shadwick about his heyday with the Blue Note label, the great friendships he built up with Andrew Hill and Eric Dolphy and the way his music has developed over a long career in jazz

Reviews - Jazz and Beyond
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June CD Sample Reviews

Bobby Hutcherson - For Sentimental Reasons  ****
Julien Lourau - Vs Rumbabierta ****
Bobby Hutcherson - For Sentimental Reasons   ****

The Player
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Versatile and in-demand trombonist Barnaby Dickerson to David Gallant about how he got started and his instruments of choice.


Jazz Instrument Update
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David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches

Jazz On Film
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Borderline - Silent taboos:  Courtney Pine provides the score for a newly revived version of the silent movie Borderline starring Paul Robeson and directed by Kenneth MacPherson. Selwyn Harris is impressed...read more

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Jazzwise July 2007 Chart

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