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Nikki Iles: Hush
by Bruce Lindsay
The transatlantic band that created Hush--British pianist Nikki Iles, and American bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Jeff Williams--had never played together as a trio before their single rehearsal session on the night prior to recording at Dave Bennett's New Jersey studio in September 2010. That the album sounds like the product of years of collaboration is ...
Nikki Iles: Meditation and Collaboration
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist and composer Nikki Iles describes herself as one of the “not-so-young-anymore generation" of British jazz musicians--a fair comment, in chronological terms, from a musician born in the mid-'60s. But more importantly, she's a musician of experience, expertise and talent, viewed with great respect by players across the world. Iles' self-description does seem to be typical ...
Emma Smith: The Huntress
by Bruce Lindsay
"Experienced" is seldom an appropriate adjective to apply to a 21 year-old performer, but it's perfectly apposite when applied to singer and composer Emma Smith. She began singing with a big band at the age of 14 and was, barely a year later, a mainstay of Britain's National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With the support of musicians ...
Vitor Pereira Quintet: Doors
by Bruce Lindsay
Music produced by London's F-IRE Collective is almost guaranteed to be intriguing and innovative. Doors, the debut from Portuguese guitarist Vitor Pereira's Quintet, is a worthy addition to the Collective's output. The quintet contains some of the UK's finest young players, including alto saxophonist Chris Williams, from Led Bib, and drummer Eddie Hick, from Gilad Atzmon's ...
It's Our Generations
by Bruce Lindsay
It's been a strange summer here in the UK. To be fair, that description can be applied with no trace of irony to almost any British summer--and the summer of 2011 seems to have been a strange one for much of the world. But this is a JazzLife UK article, and parochial concerns are paramount, thus ...
Veils
By Nikki Iles
Label: Symbol Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Beauteous Beast; Crocodile Tears; Little One; High Lands; So to Speake; Fly's Dilemma; Secret Place; Silver and Gold; Westerly; Veils
Everything I Love
By Nikki Iles
Label: Basho Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Everything I Love; Ambleside Days; Orbit; I Loves You Porgy; So To Speake; Fly's Dilemma; Your Story; Evansong; Don't Forget The Poet; Remember Hymn
Nikki Iles Quintet: Veils
by John Kelman
The vibrancy of the British jazz scene is something that for the most part continues to elude listeners on the North American side of the Atlantic. While some artists, including trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and pianist John Taylor, are receiving their proper due--Taylor, though, only in recent times--others, including saxophonists Martin Speake , Stan Sulzmann and Iain ...
Nikki Iles/Duncan Hopkins/Anthony Michelli: Everything I Love
by Jerry D'Souza
The musicians who have influenced pianist Nikki Iles come in varying temperament. They include Bill Evans, John Taylor and John Abercrombie. There can be no gripe with that focus, particularly when the music on this recording is presented in evidence. This piano trio works well. Iles has toured with Duncan Hopkins and Anthony Michelli--the ...
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