Jazz Articles about Graeme Blevins

About Graeme Blevins

Album Review

Acclaimed drummer, composer and producer Richard Spaven has forged a distinctive musical identity by blending jazz, drum and bass, electronica and hip hop. His technical fluency has seen him collaborate with a wide range of artists, including Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus and Loyle Carner. Spaven, initially grounded in big band jazz, was heavily influenced by the London club scene, immersing himself in drum and bass, garage, dubstep and other styles. This has evolved into a singular approach that ...

Album Review

Delta Saxophone Quartet: Dedicated to You... But You Weren't Listening - The Music of Soft Machine

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 17, 2008

Un improbabile progetto, come quello che vede la musica dei Soft Machine affidata ad un quartetto di sax che si occupa normalmente di musica da camera d’avanguardia, si rivela invece un azzardo perfettamente riuscito e questo eccellente album, pubblicato dalla Moonjune Records, rimarrà certamente una pietra miliare sia per la carriera artistica dei quattro non più giovanissimi musicisti anglofoni che compongono il quartetto di sax, sia per l’eredità artistica del gruppo di Canterbury che ha lasciato tracce indelebili nella musica ...