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Andrew McCormack: First Light

Read "First Light" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
September 13, 2014

English pianist Andrew McCormack came to wider attention in the UK with his debut Telescope (Dune, 2006) and his subsequent Rising Star BBC Jazz Award. McCormack was already an established figure on the London jazz scene through his association with Tomorrow's Warriors and J-Life though a decade on he's probably still best known as a sideman ...

Article: Opinion

Death, Rebirth & New Revolution

by Ian Patterson
February 20, 2013

The death knell has often been sounded for jazz and many would argue that the last revolution in jazz took place as the '60s handed the baton to the '70s, with the electronic-influenced jazz typified by trumpeter Miles Davis' ground breaking albums In a Silent Way (Columbia, 1969) and Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970). Many believe that ...

Article: Live Review

Scarborough Jazz Festival: Scarborough, UK, September 28-30, 2012

by Duncan Heining
October 15, 2012

Scarborough Jazz FestivalScarborough, UK September, 28-30, 2012Now in its tenth year, Scarborough Jazz Festival is a fixture in the UK's jazz calendar. Situated on the east coast of North Yorkshire, Scarborough's heyday was in the Victorian era, when coaches would pull up outside hotels like The Royal or The Crown to disgorge ...

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Article: Album Review

Omar Puente: From There To Here

Read "From There To Here" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 31, 2009

Originally a classical violinist--before settling in England in 1997 he was first violin with the Nacional Symphony Orquestra in his native Cuba--Omar Puente has since focused on modern Cuban music and jazz, exploring the mutalities of the two traditions, and increasingly favoring an electric instrument. From There To Here is, remarkably given Puente's distinguished guest artist ...