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Take Five Europe: January 28-February 2, 2013

by John Kelman
February 13, 2013

Take Five EuropeBore PlaceSevenoaks Weald, Kent, UKJanuary 28-February 3, 2013While solid jazz education for aspiring musicians is increasingly accessible, few programs tackle the harsh realities facing the emerging musician of the 21st century. With the dissolution of major labels, and a shift in revenue that often makes having a publicist and/or ...

Article: Live Review

Ultima Festival: Oslo, Norway, September 10-15, 2012

by John Kelman
October 3, 2012

Ultima Festival Oslo, Norway September 15, 2012In a country that has called its “pathology" of over 600 music festivals per year “festival inflation," it's hard for any festival to stand out amongst the others, and yet so many of the events in Norway do. From Kristiansand's Live Remix festival, Punkt, to the superbly ...

Article: Scumbles

Sax Massive

by Sammy Stein
July 11, 2012

Saxophonist and composer Andy Sheppard was asked, a couple of years ago, to come up with an idea for the 200th anniversary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In particular, Bristol City Council wanted an event to start fundraising for lights for the Clifton Suspension Bridge.Being a saxophonist, Sheppard suggested 200 saxophones somehow get together in ...

Article: Album Review

Oriole: Every New Day

Read "Every New Day" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
April 29, 2012

There's a stark beauty to Every New Day, the third album from Oriole, that speaks of the majesty of vast open spaces. For the most part, the warmth and splendor of these spaces gives the music a positivity and optimism, but there are also times when it takes on a more downbeat and reflective quality. The ...

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Kaz Simmons: Dandelions

Read "Dandelions" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
August 31, 2011

Combining a voice of crystalline purity, a neat lyrical touch, some superb backing musicians and a few lushly romantic arrangements, Kaz Simmons' Dandelions has a gorgeous heart and a few twists and turns that surprise, delight and occasionally mystify by turn. This is Simmons' third album: the second on her own Fast Awake ...

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Take Five With Tim Richards

by AAJ Staff
July 19, 2011

Meet Tim Richards: Tim's first encounter with a piano was at the age of eight, in a dentist's waiting room. After classical piano lessons he taught himself jazz and blues from the age of 14, after seeing Thelonious Monk on TV.Since forming the long-lived modern jazz quartet Spirit Level in Bristol in ...

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2011: April 27-May 2, 2011

by Bruce Lindsay
May 13, 2011

Cheltenham Jazz FestivalCheltenham, EnglandApril 27-May 2, 2011 The Cheltenham Jazz Festival, now in its sixteenth year, is one of the more eclectic of British jazz festivals, this year featuring major jazz figures such as vocalist Dame Cleo Laine and singer/pianist Jamie Cullum, cutting-edge bands like Outhouse Quartet and Curios, and throwing in ...

Album

Dim Lit

By Polar Bear

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2004
Track listing: Heavy Paws On The Purple Floor; Not Here, Not Near; Eves Apple; Polar Bear Standing And Ready; Urban Kilt; Snow; Underneath You Can See Too Much; The Shapes In The Clouds Aren't Always Happy; New Dark Park; Wild Horses.