Jazz Articles about Carolyn Hume

Fourth Page: Encore With Masks

by John Eyles
December 23, 2021

The release of Encore With Masks represents a significant milestone for Fourth Page. The quartet of Charlie Beresford on guitar and vocals, Carolyn Hume on keyboards, Peter Marsh on bass and Paul May on drums first came together in 2010 and released its first two albums within a year. Five more albums followed, the last two, Live Wales--Hungary (2019) and Harbour (2020), being released on Beresford's label, The 52nd. Now comes Encore With Masks which was ...

Alexey Kruglov, Carolyn Hume, Paul May, Oleg Yudanov: Last Train from Narvskaya

by John Eyles
March 21, 2021

In 2019, the UK-based Leo Records was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its formation by the Russian émigré Leo Feigin, the self-styled “enthusiastic amateur" who managed to attract a host of first-rate musicians to the label, as well as developing many who were little-known when they joined Leo. An important part of the celebrations was the 8th Leo Records Festival, held in St. Petersburg in October, an event which had become almost annual. As Leo has had a cosmopolitan roster ...

Fourth Page: Blind Horizons

by John Eyles
November 30, 2011

Blind Horizons is the second album of 2011 from Fourth Page, the rapid follow-up to its debut, Along the Weak Rope, released on Forwind in May. Fourth Page consists of vocalist and guitarist Charlie Beresford, pianist Carolyn Hume, bassist Peter Marsh and drummer Paul May. There are long-standing links between Hume, May and Marsh. May has been the pianist's drummer of choice for several years now, notably on their impressive series of duo albums on Leo dating back as far ...

Carolyn Hume - Paul May: Come to Nothing

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 26, 2010

Ancora sogni e silenziosi racconti dentro alle spire delle indefinite architetture musicali di Carolyn Hume, britannica pianista giunta al quinto episodio per casa Leo, accanto al fido Paul May, lasciato alla sua strada giusto il tempo di due interlocutori episodi solistici. Registrato nell'abbazia di Weybridge nel Surrey nella primavera dello scorso anno, Come to Nothing è una preziosa raccolta di frammenti sonori profondamente “english". Rarefazioni intime decisamente intriganti ricche di quel particolare melànge proprio delle formule complesse pronte - in ...

Carolyn Hume: Solo Piano Works

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 25, 2007

Dopo quattro CD registrati per la Leo Records con il batterista Paul May, Carolyn Hume debutta con la sempre difficile e rischiosa sfida del piano-solo. Solo Piano Works si rivela una boccata d’ossigeno contro il “logorio della vita moderna“, contro l’assillo ritmico della quotidianità, una cura disintossicante, verrebbe da dire, contro l’accerchiamento e l’invasione dei rumori. Ma non è né l’aria frizzante e tonificante del mattino, né quella gioiosa e spensierata della primavera, piuttosto quella notturna, crepuscolare e un po’ ...

Carolyn Hume: Solo Piano Works

by John Eyles
January 20, 2007

For her fifth album since the turn of the millennium, all released on Leo, Carolyn Hume breaks the pattern of the previous four. Firstly, she is no longer paired with drummer Paul May, instead opting to play solo. Secondly, she only plays piano here, rather than adding other keyboards and recorder as before. The pared-back approach suits the music well, showing it off to best effect.

In the past, among other things, Hume's music has been described as “chill out. ...

Carolyn Hume & Paul May: Zero

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2000

The initial press release states that keyboardist Carolyn Hume and drummer Paul May are “two young improvisers” - and that’s about it. And while this somewhat laid back and mood evoking release titled, Zero might represent an unusual twist for the normally free-spirited and modern jazz/improv based “Leo Records” label, the musicians do indeed improvise yet most of these pieces seem structured or pre-planned. Perhaps the real hero here is drummer Paul May, thanks in part to his disciplined and ...