Results for "Joshua Blackmore"

Aquarium: Places

by Bruce Lindsay
March 6, 2013

Aquarium is a young British quartet with a melodic and accessible approach to jazz. Places follows the band's acclaimed self-titled debut (Babel Label, 2011) and features the same lineup of exciting new generation musicians. It finds the band exploring in more depth the melodic and at times very spiritual music which characterised its debut and enhances ...

Troyka: Moxxy

by Bruce Lindsay
June 6, 2012

The three young British players who constitute Troyka--guitarist Chris Montague, keyboard player Kit Downes and drummer Joshua Blackmore--keep many things simple on their second album, Moxxy. One-word band name, album title and song titles keep things nice and easy. The album cover--a faux '50s Russian propaganda poster and a departure from Edition Records' usual visual style--maintains ...

Enjoy Jazz: Mannheim, Germany, October 2-November 18, 2011

by Adriana Carcu
October 23, 2011

Week 1-2 | Week 3-4 | Week 5-7 Enjoy Jazz Festival Heidelberg/Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, Germany October 2-November 18, 2011 On the first gala night, in the mediaeval Heidelberg Castle, trumpeter Erik Truffaz came out from beyond a red velvet curtain to deliver his tribute to Miles Davis, a good forty years ...

Aquarium: Aquarium

by Bruce Lindsay
July 12, 2011

Aquarium's self-titled debut is strong on melody and displays a welcome combination of ability and enthusiasm from each of the London-based quartet's members. Led by pianist Sam Leak, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, who formed Aquarium in 2008, he's an inventive composer, crafting tunes that enable the quartet to stretch out while retaining ...

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July 10, 2011

Album: In The Vortex
Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2010
Duration: 08:05

In The Vortex

Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2010

Curios: The Other Place

by Bruce Lindsay
April 20, 2010

The Other Place is the third album from Curios, the British piano trio. The band's reputation has been steadily rising since its formation in 2006--critical acclaim accorded to their first two albums, Hidden (Jazzizit, 2007) and Closer (Impure Music, 2008) and the 2008 BBC Jazz Award for Best Band have all helped to raise Curios' profile. ...

Troyka

By Joshua Blackmore

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2009