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Alexander Hawkins / Elaine Mitchener Quartet: UpRoot
by David Rocheleau-Houle
Taking risk is--among other things--the essence of free jazz and experimental music. It is by taking risk that musicians can develop their own identity and push further the too many musical borders. With the possibility to take risk, a sense of freedom emerges--whether this sense of freedom refers to something real is not important here--and a ...
Denys Baptiste: Making the Late Trane Accessible
by David Burke
Even the most avowed John Coltrane disciples among us would admit to grappling with some of the albums he released in the couple of years before his death--the likes of Ascension, Sun Ship and Om. And we weren't alone. His long-time drummer, Elvin Jones, told Downbeat magazine, “At times I couldn't hear what I was doing--matter ...
Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2017
by Nick Davies
Cheltenham Jazz Festival Cheltenham, Gloucestershire April 26 to May 1, 2017 The Cheltenham Jazz Festival saw the jazz world descend on the Regency Spa Town of Cheltenham for six days. The festival presented a mix of established jazz acts with emerging artists, complemented by stars from the soul and blues ...
Richie Buckley With The Scott Flanigan Trio @ The Sunflower, Belfast
by Ian Patterson
Richie Buckley With The Scott Flanigan Trio The Sunflower Belfast, N. Ireland February 8, 2017 “We have a bit of a surprise for you for you," The M.C. and promoter David Gould told the audience who had packed the upstairs bar of The Sunflower, in anticipation of Irish saxophone legend Richie ...
Internationales Jazz Festival Münster 2017
by Henning Bolte
Theater Münster Münster, Germany Internationales Jazz Festival 2017 January 6-8, 2017 Münster, city of 300,000 inhabitants, situated in the northern part of German state North Rhine-Westphalia, with 18 million inhabitants the most populous state of Germany, has an ambitious biannual jazz festival now in its 27th year. The northern part of ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble al Teatro Manzoni di Milano
by Vincenzo Roggero
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble Aperitivo in Concerto Teatro Manzoni Milano 27.11.2016 Della generazione under quaranta britannica il trentacinquenne Alexander Hawkins è probabilmente la punta di diamante. Pianista, organista, bandleader e compositore eccellente, nutre grande rispetto per la tradizione ma il suo pensiero è perennemente rivolto al futuro, ha una scrittura rigorosa ...
Alexander Hawkins Trio al Carambolage di Bolzano
by Giuseppe Segala
Alexander Hawkins Trio Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 14.11.2016 Il trio del pianista britannico Alexander Hawkins, al Piccolo Teatro Carambolage di Bolzano per la sua unica data italiana, ha offerto una performance intensa e generosa. Materia per fruitori attenti, nella quale si coniugano in modo del tutto originale e coerente ingredienti presi ...
Alexander Hawkins: Alexander Hawkins Trio
by John Sharpe
For the inaugural release on his own imprint, pianist Alexander Hawkins for the first time tackles the classic piano trio. Hawkins has already convinced in an increasing variety of formats, ranging from his customary ensemble, heard in its latest incarnation on Step Wide, Step Deep (Babel, 2014) to chamber nonet (broadcast on BBC Radio 3, but ...
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: Alexander Hawkins: Step Wide, Step Deep
by John Sharpe
You don't need to spend long in the company of pianist Alexander Hawkins to realize that his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz encompasses everything from Duke Ellington to the avant-garde. That's as true of recordings as it is in person, and amply demonstrated on Step Wide, Step Deep, where the moods range from lazy Sunday afternoon to ...
