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Norma Winstone, Xhosa Cole, Louis Stewart And More
by Colin Muirhead
This show features music by acts performing in Northern England soon and showcasing new releases, with tracks by Sara Oschlag, Norma Winstone, Catriona Bourne, Xhosa Cole, Phil Bancroft, Louis Stewart and more. Playlist Sara Oschlag “Mingus Fingers" from Yeah! (Self Released) 00:00 Norma Winstone & Will Bartlett “The Trees" from The Soundless Dark (Jellymould ...
Claire Cope: Orchestrating Stories Of Brave Women
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On British composer Claire Cope.Claire crafts music that combines the freedom of jazz with the precision of classical music, drawing inspiration from women whose stories are often overlooked in history books.Claire's new album Every Journey (Adhyâropa Records, 2025), dropped in March to coincide with International Women's Day. On ...
Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2025—A Rookie's Review
by Andy Crowther
Various Venues Brick Lane Jazz Festival London April 25-27, 2025 The Brick Lane Jazz Festival is now in its fourth year, and although it has been on my radar for a while I've never made it. I've had very little excuse. The UK jazz scene is arguably the most invigorating ...
Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, And More
by Colin Muirhead
Featuring vocal tracks linked to gigs taking place in North East England during May. With music by Gregory Porter, Jo Harrop, Robben Ford, Curtis Stigers, Strictly Smokin' Big Band and more. Playlist Gregory Porter “On My Way to Harlem" from Be Good (Motéma Music) 00:00 Jo Harrop “The Path of a Tear (Live--Acoustic Version)" ...
Under Review: The Not-So-Simple Art Of Book Reviewing
by Duncan Heining
Jazz books occupy a tiny sector of the publishing industry, within which any book selling between 500-1000 copies counts as a success. Biographies of major figures might command mid-four figure sales but even then come nowhere near troubling the best-seller tables in the New York Times or Guardian. On All About Jazz, between 900 book reviews ...
Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis Quartet, the Abbie Finn Trio, the Neil Cowley Trio and more
by Colin Muirhead
Featuring new music by Knats, Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Fergus McCreadie, Andrea Vicari, plus previews of gigs by the Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis Quartet, the Abbie Finn Trio, the Neil Cowley Trio and more. Playlist Knats “Miz (feat. Anatole Muster)" from Knats (Gearbox Records) 00:00 Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis Quartet “The ...
Chris Youlden, Epochal Singer And Key Songwriter For Savoy Brown Dies At 82
Chris Youlden has died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 82, on April 4th, 2025. Youlden is best known for his stint as the distinctive blues/rock singer and songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums considered to be their best, which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and ...
Michael Buckley & Hugh Buckley At Magy's Farm
by Ian Patterson
Michael Buckley & Hugh Buckley Magy's Farm Dromara, N. Ireland March 22, 2025 If the flapping of a butterfly's wings on one side of the world can cause a tornado on the other side--or so the theory goes--then surely the ripple effects from one flight cancellation would be no less ...
Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 5-8
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 If the first four days of Brilliant Corners 2025 leaned towards long-form contemporary composition and free improvisation, the music of the last four days had a more spiritual tone, and a more heavily African-accented character. Many would say that ...
Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 1-4
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 Thirteen is young for most things, smartphones, cars and your average household pet aside. Thirteen is young for jazz festivals too, but as jazz festivals go, Brilliant Corners qualifies as a precocious youth. Its programming, whilst musically inclusive and ...
