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Beibei Wang at Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

by John Eyles
October 29, 2021

Beibei Wang Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. SOAS Concert Series and Bloomsbury Festival London October 23, 2021 As the capacity audience for this concert filed in, it was notable that they were a varied and cosmopolitan SOAS crowd with a high proportion ...

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Some Loose Assemblies 3 at the Hundred Years Gallery

by John Eyles
September 18, 2021

Douglas Benford, Steve Beresford, Peter Nagel, Emily Suzanne Shapiro, Megan Steinberg Hundred Years Gallery Some Loose Assemblies III London, England September 8, 2021 As with Some Loose Assemblies II, the aim of this third and final concert of the series was to produce real-time cross-fertilisation between different art forms. The ...

News: Recording

Al Ross & The Planets Release Smooth Jazz Single, 'All The Things We Started'

September 11, 2021

Al Ross and the Planets today service their latest single, “All the Things We Started," to smooth jazz radio. The track appears on the London band's second album, Blue Crystal, which was released in North America by MVD Entertainment on September 10. The new single follows the success of “Faith," a previous track released in July ...

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Al Ross & The Planets Share Lyric Video For Smooth Jazz Single 'Faith'

July 30, 2021

Al Ross and the Planets released “Faith,” the latest digital single and lyric video from the group’s upcoming second album. Blue Crystal follows September 10 on CD and download. Gliding on a light samba rhythm, “Faith” shares the smooth jazz crossover appeal of such European acts as The Blue Nile, Matt Bianco, Double, and China Crisis. ...

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Some Loose Assemblies 2 at the Hundred Years Gallery

by John Eyles
July 24, 2021

Douglas Benford, Andrew Lisle, Keisuke Matsui, Loz Speyer, Alan Wilkinson, Thodoris Ziarkos Hundred Years Gallery Some Loose Assemblies 2 London, UK July 14, 2021 As its title suggests, Some Loose Assemblies 2 was the second (of three) events with a common theme. The events were curated by visual artist ...

News: Event

Anthony Joseph At The Old Church in London on July 22

July 13, 2021

The Old Church is excited to announce that they are welcoming poet Anthony Joseph to perform in their space Thursday 22 July at 8 PM. Anthony is an author, poet and musician, and he will be reading from his most recent novel The Frequency of Magic, accompanied by some of the UK's finest musicians. He will ...

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Live From The New Adelphi Club: Arch Femmesis, Bunkerpop, Pearl’s Cab Ride, Ramble Gamble, James Waudby & The Hillbilly Troupe

by Martin Longley
July 4, 2021

The Victory Club At The New Adelphi Club Hull, England June 11-19 2021 The English virus regulations changed on 17th May, allowing the re-awakening of music venues, although subject to limited, and spaced-out, audiences. The New Adelphi Club in Hull responded by launching a series of shows titled The Victory ...

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Holding Hands & Article XI At The Norfolk & Norwich Festival

by John Sharpe
June 2, 2021

Holding Hands & Article XI The Garage Norfolk & Norwich Festival Norwich, UK May 25, 2021 With the UK slowly reopening as the vaccination program diminishes the reach of Covid 19, live performance once more becomes a possibility. Major kudos to the Norfolk & Norwich Festival team for pressing ...

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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra Plays Ayler at St. Giles' Cathedral

by Martin McFie
May 22, 2021

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra St. Giles' Cathedral Where Rivers Meet Edinburgh, Scotland May 15, 2021 Albert Ayler was an expressive and accomplished voice in the free jazz movement who was greatly respected by his peers. None other than John Coltrane encouraged the tenor saxophonist to join Impulse! records and even ...

Article: Book Excerpts

Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz

by David Burke
May 15, 2021

The following is a revised excerpt from “Chapter 3: Full Force Gail" of Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz by David Burke (Desert Hearts, 2021). In the 1980s, a new generation of black British musicians began to reconfigure the country's jazz scene, changing the face -and sound-of what had previously been a ...