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Petra Haller Presents: 'Orbit – On The Wings Of Freedom' – Live Recording on November 11, 2024
In an exciting new chapter for contemporary improvisation, tap dancer and artist Petra Haller announces On the Wings of Freedom, the first of three live recording sessions from her latest project, ORBIT. This special performance will take place on November 11 at the iconic Vortex Jazz Club in London, and is dedicated to the spirit of ...
Artifacts Trio At Black Box
by Ian Patterson
Artifacts Trio Black Box Belfast, N. Ireland October 16, 2024 Initially penciled in for a spring date that never materialized, Artifacts Trio finally made its Belfast bow five months later. This was the only Irish date for flautist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reid on their European ...
Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star
by Duncan Heining
Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star Chris Searle (foreword by Mike Westbrook) 394 pages ISBN: #978-1-9163206-7-3 Jazz in Britain 2024 Talking the Groove collects Chris Searle's more recent reviews, articles and interviews from the British socialist daily paper, the Morning Star, acting as a follow-up to ...
Tony Haynes Has Left Town... But What A Legacy He Leaves Behind
by Duncan Heining
The death of my friend musician/composer Tony Haynes aged 83 from cancer is a loss both to his wife and children and to the musical communities of East London whom he served with such passion. A jazz enthusiast from his early teens, he studied music at Oxford and Nottingham, while at the latter working simultaneously as ...
Seckou Keita At Crescent Arts Centre
by Ian Patterson
Seckou Keita Crescent Arts Centre Belfast, N. Ireland September 27, 2024 Have a good rummage around at home. If you have a pumpkin in your kitchen or larder, if you can dig out an old fishing rod from your garage or attic, if you can requisition a piece of mahogany ...
A Conversation with Drummer Doug Sides
by Bernadette Hawkes
This podcast is part one of a conversation with drummer Doug Sides and features some of his favourite artists and their music. The musicians include Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Acud plays Wayne Shorter. Doug is originally from Los Angeles and has lived and worked in New York, Paris ...
Clod Ensemble + Nu Civilisation Orchestra At Barbican Theatre
by Chris May
Clod Ensemble + Nu Civilisation Orchestra Barbican Theatre The Black Saint And The Sinner LadyLondon September 19, 2024 We will never know exactly what Charles Mingus meant by the title of his suite The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963). Indeed, Mingus himself may not have ...
Andy McCluskey: Kicking Down Fascist Art with OMD
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Andy McCluskey, the singer, songwriter, musician, and producer best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (also known as OMD). Andy joined Spotlight On producer and guest host Michael Donaldson to discuss topics as varied as the political messages behind their latest work, post-modern ...
Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story Of The UK Jazz Explosion
by Ian Patterson
Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story Of The UK Jazz Explosion André Marmot 424 Pages ISBN: 978-0-571-37448-9 Faber & Faber 2024 Anyone who has kept half an eye on the UK/London jazz scene since the turn of the century will likely be aware that jazz there has gone from being ...
Matana Roberts At Black Box
by Ian Patterson
Matana Roberts Black Box Belfast, N. Ireland August 28, 2024 Billed as “Matana Roberts + Guest," this Moving On Music gig turned out to be a solo performance by the Chicago-born, New York-based reeds player and sound experimentalist. No explanation was given as to why the “plus one" failed to show, ...
