Articles by Robert Mitchell

Sun Ra: Jazz in Silhouette

by Robert Mitchell
September 30, 2013

"A Certain Beat A Sudden Chord These things charm the mind with veiled enchantment That lingers long after the song is done" As with many cult artists, the back catalogue of Sun Ra is long and varied with large, less than bitesize chunks available for consumption if you so desire. Many of Sun Ra's LPs have been re-issued on vinyl, and to anyone curious about Sun Ra (and let's face it--who isn't ...

Neil Cowley Trio at Norwich Arts Centre

by Robert Mitchell
April 20, 2008

Neil Cowley TrioNorwich Arts CentreNorwich, EnglandApril 11, 2008

Jazz pianist Horace Silver once released an album called Jazz Has a Sense of Humor. No one on the contemporary scene seems to embody that statement more than pianist Neil Cowley and his trio (Richard Sadler, bass; Evan Jenkin, drums). His piano style could be seen as the antithesis of the E.S.T. school, with Cowley proffering more of a rock-oriented approach but with moments of beauty nonetheless, ...