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Artifacts Trio At Black Box
by Ian Patterson
Artifacts Trio Black Box Belfast, N. Ireland October 16, 2024 Initially penciled in for a spring date that never materialized, Artifacts Trio finally made its Belfast bow five months later. This was the only Irish date for flautist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reid on their European ...
A Brief Guide To Lebanese Jazz
by Ian Patterson
Lebanon is known for many things--its lush valleys, a fertile coastal plain and a 170 km-long mountain range carpeted with cedar, oak and pine. Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre, Byblos and Baalbek--its cities' names resonate with history's vibrations. These are cities that have borne more history than most. It is a country renowned for its ...
Seckou Keita At Crescent Arts Centre
by Ian Patterson
Seckou Keita Crescent Arts Centre Belfast, N. Ireland September 27, 2024 Have a good rummage around at home. If you have a pumpkin in your kitchen or larder, if you can dig out an old fishing rod from your garage or attic, if you can requisition a piece of mahogany ...
Dhruv: Voyage 2
by Ian Patterson
Nine years after the genre-busting Voyage (Wah Wah Records, 2015), Indian guitar/composer Dhruv Ghanekar returns with the second leg of his ongoing journey of musical discovery. Not that Ghanekar has been idle in the interim, with compositional credits to soundtracks for a host of films and documentaries. Still, it feels like too long a wait between ...
European Jazz Conference 2024
by Ian Patterson
European Jazz Conference 2024 Music Centre De Bijloke/Various venues Ghent, Belgium September 12-15, 2024 For such a relatively young music it is ironic that one of the issues facing jazz is old age. Aging audiences to be precise. But let us be clear, it is a good thing jazz retains ...
Belgian Jazz Showcase: European Jazz Conference 2024
by Ian Patterson
Various Artists Music Centre De Bijloke/various venues European Jazz Conference Ghent, Belgium September 12-15, 2024 An important part of the annual European Jazz Conference (see separate article) is the space given over to music of the host country. In fact, it could be argued that more time is allotted ...
Remembering Benny Golson: Killer Joe
by Ian Patterson
Benny Golson, one of Philadelphia's most famous jazz sons, died on 21 September, 2024. He was 95. One of the last giants of the golden age of jazz, Golson enjoyed a rich career as a leader, composer and arranger. His recording career as a leader spanned seven decades, from The Modern Touch (Riverside, 1958) to Horizon ...
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
by Ian Patterson
When little in the world seems to make much sense anymore, when all the noise, turmoil and strife is getting to be too much, there can be no better medicine than beautiful music to soothe the troubled mind. The pairing of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and baritone singer Johnny Hartman might have seemed like a left-field ...
Under The Surface: Joost Lijbaart, Sanne Rambags, Bram Stadhouders
by Ian Patterson
Under The Surface Joost Lijbaart, Sanne Rambags, Bram Stadhouders 100 Pages Self Published 2024 Why wait for your 10th anniversary to release a handsome, hardbound coffee-table book replete with stunning photos and illustrations charting your band's trajectory, when you can do so on your 9th? Then again, Under The Surface, ...
Louis Stewart & Jim Hall: The Dublin Concert
by Ian Patterson
When Jim Hall decided to spend the 1982 Christmas holidays in Ireland, did he really think that one of the most influential jazz guitarists in history could pass through incognito? The master of modern jazz guitar who had played with Chico Hamilton, Jimmy Giuffre, Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer, who was celebrated ...
