Jazz Articles about Shaney Forbes

About Shaney Forbes

Album Review

Josephine Davies & The Ensō Ensemble: The Celtic Wheel Of The Year Suite

Read "The Celtic Wheel Of The Year Suite" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
March 31, 2025

Sassofonista e compositrice britannica, nota per il trio Satori, Josephine Davies debutta con un ricco e raffinato progetto orchestrale, che presenta la sua suite in otto parti ispirata alle feste stagionali celtiche delle isole Shetland. “Dopo aver composto diversi pezzi per orchestra jazz" --ha detto Josephine--"ispirata da un trasferimento in campagna durante il lockdown, ho sentito l'urgenza di approfondire il mio legame con la natura e rivisitare una mia precedente composizione. (...) Ogni movimento della suite è ispirato ...

Album Review

Empirical: Wonder Is The Beginning

Read "Wonder Is The Beginning" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
April 28, 2024

London's Empirical quartet, which first recorded in 2007 as a quintet, has had a steady lineup since 2009's sophomore album, Out 'n' In (Naim): Nathaniel Facey on alto saxophone, Lewis Wright on vibraphone, Tom Farmer on double bass and Shaney Forbes on drums. A stable lineup has given the group a certain consistency of sound, though a changing cast of featured guests has bounded it somewhat. That practically all the tunes the group plays are originals contributes to the consistency. ...

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James Kitchman: First Quartet

Read "First Quartet" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
February 28, 2022

In the pen portrait of London-based guitarist James Kitchman which is included on the website of his record label, Ubuntu Music, Kitchman singles out the five jazz musicians who have most inspired his playing. Four of them are saxophonists John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and guitarists John Scofield and Bill Frisell--titans all, frequently cited as influences by emerging young musicians. Kitchman's fifth hero is less often championed these days. It is guitarist Jim Hall. Hall's lyricism and sophisticated ...