Jazz Articles about Paul Baxter

About Paul Baxter

Album Review

Doncaster Jazz Alumni: 50 Years

by Neil Duggan
November 24, 2023

The problem for John Ellis UK as a teacher of brass instruments in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was that there were few resources or equipment available for him to teach his students the skills they needed and take them to the level that would enable them to have a career in music. He wanted to put a music training programme in place to provide an appreciation of big bands and opportunities for performance. The local education authority gave him ...

Album Review

Paul Baxter Quartet: Monuments

Read "Monuments" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
February 2, 2013

The understated monochrome cover of the Paul Baxter Quartet's debut album Monuments is both honest and misleading. Honest, because the UK-based quartet is understated: no gimmicks, nothing flash, no attempt to craft any sort of archly irrelevant image. Misleading, because its rather dull exterior fails to hint at the delights to be found inside, for this is an album filled with musical delights as well as a few scary moments.The characteristic bite and energy of the Quartet's music ...