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Article: Live Review

Sligo Jazz Project 2013: Days 1-3

by Ian Patterson
July 31, 2013

Sligo Jazz ProjectVarious VenuesSligo, IrelandJuly 16-21, 2013 For such a small country, perched on the Western extreme of Europe, Ireland has created a disproportionate amount of history, and had more than its fair share thrust upon it. Everywhere, history informs the landscape and the collective memory. Sligo, home to the Sligo ...

News: Festival

Mike Stern And Victor Wooten For Sligo Jazz Project, 16-21 July

July 8, 2013

The Sligo Jazz Project returns for its eighth edition from the 16th to 21st July. The SJP is unique among jazz festivals in Ireland in that it combines a summer school and full festival programme. This year, SJP welcomes former Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern, pianist Kenny Werner and two of the greatest contemporary electric bassists ...

News: Festival

Uk's Newest Vocal Jazz Event Within The World's Biggest Arts Festival

June 20, 2013

THE BRITISH VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Live at Le Monde (16 George Street, Edinburgh) Aug 5-6 - CAROL KIDD sings Cole Porter, with BRIAN KELLOCK Aug 7 - IAN SHAW sings Joni Mitchell Aug 8 - GWYNETH HERBERT - new album launch: Sea Cabinet Aug 12 - NIKI KING & HER BAND: Duke Ellington Songbook Aug 13-14 ...

Article: Album Review

Anthony Strong: Stepping Out

Read "Stepping Out" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 10, 2013

Not too many years ago it seemed that the art of the male jazz vocalist was heading in the same direction as black and white televisions and 8-track cartridges. One or two notable voices kept the flame alive, but new, young, vocal talent wasn't emerging. Then it started: a slow process, but new male singers began ...

News: Award / Grant

Jazz FM Awards 2013 Nominees Announced

January 19, 2013

And the Nominees are... Jamie Cullum, Sonny Rollins and Roller Trio up for the Inaugural Jazz FM Awards 2013 With three months to go until the first Jazz FM Awards Powered by Klipsch, the nominations have been announced today, revealing that 2013 see’s Jamie Cullum up for UK Jazz Artist of the ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Todd Gordon

by AAJ Staff
January 4, 2013

Meet Todd Gordon:In just a few years, Todd Gordon has established himself as “one of Britain's most popular singers and entertainers" (Scottish Television). An avid Beatles fan until the age of 11, his musical horizons broadened when he heard Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swingin' Lovers! album. From that moment, he collected almost every recording ...

Article: Year in Review

Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
January 2, 2013

The year of 2012 proved once again that jazz remains a wonderfully diverse and diverting art form. Here are ten of my favorite albums, in no particular order.Christine TobinSailing To Byzantium(Trail Belle)A joy from first note to last, this is a majestic and beautiful work. Ian ...

Album

A Ghost In Every Bar

By Ian Shaw

Label: Splash Point Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Feet Do Your Stuff; Only Why No More; Small Day Tomorrow; Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most; In A New York Minute; Love Go Round; In A Matter Of Moments; Down; Nothing Is Mine Now; Scars; Stranger; Killing Time; Noir; Nothing Lasts Forever; Ballad Of The Sad Young Men.

Article: Album Review

Gill Manly: The Lies Of Handsome Men

Read "The Lies Of Handsome Men" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
September 28, 2012

It's been 30 years since Gill Manly began singing jazz standards around the clubs and bars of London, after a few years honing her skills in West End musicals and fringe theatre. She has garnered much praise during that time, working with fellow singers Mark Murphy and Ian Shaw, among others. The Lies Of Handsome Men ...

Article: Interview

Georgia Mancio: ReVoice!

by Bruce Lindsay
September 11, 2012

When the road offers two possible paths, the decision to turn left or right can have major consequences. If Georgia Mancio had taken the left-hand path, then she might now be carving out a career in movie production. She took the other route, thanks to a part-time job and a box set of albums, to become ...