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Hattie Whitehead

Tap Dance On Vinyl - Jazz Visionary Petra Haller’s Announces 'Shoulders I Stand On' Vinyl Release Tour, And New Project 'Orbit'

March 1, 2024

In a triumphant celebration of contemporary jazz, tap dancer and musician Petra Haller, announces the vinyl release tour of her debut Album Shoulders I Stand On. The tour commences on March 10 at the prestigious Anteros Arts Foundation in Norwich, moves to Piano Smithfield in London on March 12th, a stand out event with a double ...

Alan Clare

Born: May 31, 1921

The Jazz Photographer: Philip Arneill

by B.D. Lenz
February 14, 2024

I always find it fascinating when art forms collide. In this case, photography and music. Of course, each has their commonalities but they also have their differences. And, when an artist of one medium can intersect with another medium, their perspective is going to be very interesting. In this case, not only is there a crossing ...

Katy Jungmann

Petra Haller Explores New Musical Horizons - Free Improv Meets Tap Dance On Vinyl

January 13, 2024

Modern jazz visionary, Petra Haller is introducing a fresh dimension to her debut album Shoulders I Stand On with the release on vinyl March 12th 2024, providing a novel listening encounter. London-based Petra Haller, celebrated by Jazzwise magazine as a Rising Jazz Artist of 2020, has been pushing creative boundaries by integrating tap dance into the ...

Rob Cope

Rob is a freelance teacher and performer. Rob studied at Chetham’s School of Music with James Muirhead (1998-2006). He then studied at Royal Northern College of Music (2006-2010) before studying for a Masters in Music Performance and Royal Academy of Music (2010-2012). Rob teaches privately as well as at being a visiting music teacher at Shrewsbury School. He performs in Matt Robert’s Bigish Band, Andy Scott’s Group S and contemporary classical ensemble, SoundSPARK. He has appeared with the Halle and the English Symphony Orchestras as well as with the Matthew Herbert Big Band

The Most Exciting Jazz Albums Since 1969: 2017-2020

by Robert Middleton
December 18, 2023

As we start to wind down to the 72nd jazz thriller, in our penultimate collection of half a dozen jazz thrillers this week, it becomes clear that brilliant, compelling music comes in all shapes and sizes. From an understated quartet from Germany to an Aaron Parks masterpiece, all of these albums deserve a place in the ...

Billy Marrows

Born: January 23, 1994

Billy Marrows is a London-based award-winning guitarist, composer, and arranger. He leads the Billy Marrows Band and chamber-jazz project Grande Família, and performs with a wide range of other projects, including Huw V Williams’ Di-Cysgodion, Docklands Sinfonia, Tom Ridout Quintet, Chelsea Carmichael and Patchwork Jazz Orchestra. He appears on numerous albums including Sam Newbould’s Bogus Notus and Tom Barford's Bloomer, released on Edition Records. Billy also regularly performs solo in Jimi Hendrix's bedroom at the Handel Hendrix House museum.

Petra Haller Trio At St Mary's Church In Putney: Jazz Meets Tap Dance on December 20, 2023

December 5, 2023

Internationally acclaimed tap dancer and musician, Petra Haller, steps into new territory with her latest venture: the Petra Haller Trio. This new ensemble, coming to St. Mary's Church in Putney December 20th, 2023, promises an evolution of Haller's well-established innovation in contemporary jazz. The trio comprises Haller, pianist Christian Prior, and bassist Michael Searl, all geared ...