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Article: Album Review

Back Door: BBC In Concert

Read "BBC In Concert" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
September 22, 2013

The Back Door story belongs to a brief but rather glorious time in British popular music. A time when a free-blowing jazz trio could emerge from the resident band of a northern cabaret club, a summer season in seaside variety theatre, afternoon jam sessions and the band of an iconic figure from the British blues boom. ...

Article: Live Review

Live From Old York: Krystle Warren, Gwyneth Herbert & Katy Moffatt

by Martin Longley
September 17, 2013

Krystle Warren/Gwyneth Herbert The Duchess September 10, 2013 The Duchess is mostly accustomed to music at high volume, so this evening of intimate almost-jazz singer-songwriters highlighted the ripping sound of the joint's sticky beer-suction flooring on its small gathering's footwear. Baby Jesus forbid that any audience member dared ...

Article: Profile

Martin Archer: Making A Difference, Doing Things Differently

by Duncan Heining
July 10, 2013

Martin Archer is a one-man music industry. Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, band-leader and label owner--Archer has made a virtue of doing things differently. From early beginnings in music forty years ago, he has built his label Discus into a catalog that is as fine in quality as it is eclectic in taste and content. Based in ...

Article: Live Review

Live From Old York: Juan Martin, Chantel McGregor, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Andy Fairweather Low & Wilko Johnson

by Martin Longley
November 5, 2012

Juan Martin's Musica Alhambra Quintet National Centre For Early Music October 10, 2012 Spanish guitarist Juan Martin lives in Málaga, Andalucia, deep in flamenco country. He's also very familiar with UK concert stages, spending much of his time in London. Although stating that his Musica Alhambra project represents a rare ...

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Live From Old York: Krar Collective, Big Boy Bloater, Jason & The Scorchers & Walter Trout

by Martin Longley
October 24, 2012

Krar Collective National Centre For Early Music York, England October 5, 2012 Despite the increasing interest in Ethiopian music,-growing from retro appreciation to present day innovations-opportunities to catch live performances of these sounds are still reasonably scarce. The London-based Krar Collective set out to remedy this ...

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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 ...

Article: Live Review

Live From Old York: Mysore Brothers, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Dr. Feelgood, Jesca Hoop & Chicken Shack

by Martin Longley
October 12, 2012

The Mysore Brothers National Centre For Early Music York, England September 23, 2012 York's NCEM uses the 11th Century medieval Saint Margaret's Church as its core, with a modern foyer area grafted onto the side of the ancient edifice. Straight away, the main concert space is ...