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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
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 ...
Live From Old York: Krar Collective, Big Boy Bloater, Jason & The Scorchers & Walter Trout
by Martin Longley
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 ...
Live From Old York: Mysore Brothers, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Dr. Feelgood, Jesca Hoop & Chicken Shack
by Martin Longley
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 ...
RDV De L'Erdre 2012
by Martin Longley
RDV De L'Erdre 2012 Nantes, France August 31-September 2, 2012 The Rendez-vous de l'Erdre might be one of Europe's lesser-known festivals, but it has grown up over 26 years and now involves what seems to be the entire city's populace. Spread over multiple, simultaneously programmed stages, its essential ...
Jazz Middelheim: Antwerp, Belgium, August 16-19, 2012
by Martin Longley
Jazz Middelheim 2012 Park Den Brandt Antwerp Belgium August 16-19, 2012 The Jazz Middelheim festival is a weekender that hasn't relinquished its fondness for adventure over the last four decades. Nuzzling up against stellar bookings are acts, Belgian and otherwise, who seek to jolt the expectations ...
Gent Jazz Festival, Days 5-8: Gent, Belgium, July 11-14, 2012
by Martin Longley
Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 11-14, 2012 As is its traditional way, the Gentfest pauses for a few days, then switches orientation towards jazz peripherals. We're not talking a complete rock-pop coup, but rather an informed selection of acts who are likely to appeal to jazz-orientated ...
Gent Jazz Festival: Days 1-4: July 5-8, 2012
by Martin Longley
Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 5-8, 2012 All parts of northern Europe had already been suffering an intense rainfall throughout the month of June. There was no abating once July was in swing. The forecast was pretty much for a daily downpour, and for once ...
Henry Cole, Joe McPhee & Ravi Coltrane
by Martin Longley
Henry Cole & The Afrobeat Collective 92Y Tribeca May 30, 2012 The Checkout is a monthly live broadcast for the WBGO radio station, presented by DJ Josh Jackson. The deal down at 92Y Tribeca always involves two formidable combos, often featuring a very familiar act coupled with a surging ...
Lee Konitz, Dan Tepfer, Bill Frisell, Sam Amidon, Vinny Golia, Lisa Mezzacappa, Wayne Krantz & Cliff Almond
by Martin Longley
Lee Konitz / Dan Tepfer Jazz Standard March 21, 2012 An improvising dialogue has been steadily developing between veteran alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and recently emerging pianist Dan Tepfer. Konitz is 84, Tepfer is 30. It's already been three years since their collaborative album on the Sunnyside label , ...
Live From The Allen Room: Thurston Moore, tUnE-yArDs, John Mayall & John Hammond
by Martin Longley
Thurston Moore The Allen Room February 2, 2012 It's impossible to escape the aura of respectable tradition that surrounds Lincoln Center's annual American Songbook series. The very concept evokes an established Broadway-and-beyond form that lies at the heart of U.S. popular music. The majority of the artists presented in ...
