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Trish Clowes: Try Me
by Ian Patterson
With Try Me saxophonist-composer Trish Clowes joins a starry cast of artists inspired by London--its history, architecture, landscape and multi-cultural streets. From William Blake to Benjamin Zephaniah, from Charles Dickens to Hanif Kureishi, from Ralph Vaughan Williams to The Kinks, and from Claude Monet to the late David Hockney, England's capital has fed the creative spirit of poets, authors, composers and painters for centuries. British jazz icons Stan Tracey and Mike Westbrook both composed long-form works inspired by London, but, ...
Continue ReadingNoa Levy & Paul Edis Trio: Portrait In Evans
by Neil Duggan
Vocals and lyrics are often added to tracks that their composers intended as instrumentals. When those instrumentals form part of the legacy of pianist Bill Evans, the potential for something to go wrong is considerable. Fortunately, nearly everything goes right for singer Noa Levy and the Paul Edis Trio, as their shared devotion to Evans' music sparkles throughout Portrait In Evans. For many listeners, Evans' melodies and touch are so deeply ingrained that anything new may feel odd ...
Continue ReadingNigel Price: It's On!
by Neil Duggan
This is the 10th release from the Nigel Price Organ Trio and like a mantra from a corporate business consultant, they have a commitment to continuous improvement, resulting in their sparkling album It's On. Acknowledged as one of the UK's leading jazz guitarists, Nigel Price has a career that has brought him multiple awards, contributions to over 60 albums and appearances with Van Morrison and Gladys Knight. He is also the founder of Grassroots Jazz, a charity that raises money ...
Continue ReadingVasilis Xenopoulos Paul Edis Quartet: Feels Like Home
by Neil Duggan
The various meanings of home are the themes behind Feels Like Home--somewhere to belong to, a place to rejoin loved ones, a birthplace. This is the second album from Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis. They began playing together 20 years ago, when they both relocated to London to study. It follows on from A Narrow Escape (Paul Edis Music, 2016). Leading Greek saxophonist Xenopoulos is a flag-waver for straight-ahead jazz and can be found as co-leader of the ...
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