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Dave Stapleton Quintet: Between The Lines
by Chris May
Leading a band while simultaneously recording other musicians for your own label is no easy feat, but it's one pianist Dave Stapleton is achieving with style. Between The Lines is the third disc by the feisty and engaging Dave Stapleton Quintet for Edition Records, whose catalogue includes well received albums by Polar Bear saxophonist Mark Lockheart, ...
Take Five With Matt Stevens
by AAJ Staff
Meet Matt Stevens: Matt Stevens is a musician and composer from North London. An instrumental artist, he uses an acoustic guitar and a sampler to create multi-layered tracks live. This is often called Live Looping. His music is compared with artists as diverse as John McLaughlin and Sigur Ros. He plays live all over ...
Polar Bear: Peepers
by AAJ Italy Staff
Guidati dal batterista scozzese Sebastian Rochford, i Polar Bear abbinano nella formazione due sax tenore, quelli di Pete Wareham e di Mark Lockheart, la chitarra e l'elettronica di Leafcutter John [noto anche dalle nostre parti per i suoi progetti a cavallo tra songwriting e elettronica] e il contrabbasso di Tom Herbert. Attivi ormai da qualche anno, ...
Polar Bear Featured at AAJ!
Polar Bear has been on an upward trajectory since its inception in 2005. A critic and fan favorite in England, the quintet - saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, bassisst Tom Herbert, guitarist Leafcutter John and drummer Sebastian Rochford - will be releasing its latest CD, Peepers (The Leaf Label, 2010) on March 1, 2010. AAJ ...
Polar Bear: Peepers
by Bruce Lindsay
Polar Bear, led by Scottish percussionist and composer Seb Rochford, has been a major creative force since its formation in 2003. The band has extended its popularity beyond the narrow borders of the jazz scene, has been a strong influence on the new wave of young British jazz musicians, and has journalists reaching enthusiastically for categories ...
Peepers
Album: Peepers
By Polar Bear
Label: The Leaf Label
Released: 2010
Duration: 04:21
A New Morning Will Come
Featuring the music of Polar Bear
Duration: 4:43
Saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, bassist Tom Herbert, guitarist Leafcutter John and drummer Sebastian Rochford are Polar Bear, and Peepers will be released on March 1, 2010.
British Post-Jazzers Polar Bear Interviewed at AAJ
During the six or seven years since its formation, British quintet Polar Bear has garnered extensive praise from critics, fans and fellow musicians. Most famously, perhaps, the band was described by music critic Paul Morley as “dream jazz"--high praise, indeed. The band's second album, Held On The Tips Of Fingers (Babel, 2005), was nominated for the ...
Polar Bear: Raw and Spontaneous
by Bruce Lindsay
During the six or seven years since its formation, British quintet Polar Bear has garnered extensive praise from critics, fans and fellow musicians. Most famously, perhaps, the band was described by music critic Paul Morley as “dream jazz"--high praise, indeed. The band's second album, Held On The Tips Of Fingers (Babel, 2005), was nominated for the ...
Polar Bear at Ronnie Scott's, London
by Frederick Bernas
Polar BearRonnie Scott'sLondon, EnglandApril 8, 2008 London's famous jazz club has been going through troubled times. In December 2007 its artistic director resigned amidst criticism that the venue's booking policy was veering away from the mainstream, hard jazz it is known for. Considering such complaints, it was surprising to see Polar Bear in ...
