jazz
Interview: Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström of e.s.t.Wednesday, 04 April 2012
“I guess it's jazz, but it's not what jazz was... if you have to call it something... " Esbjörn Svensson was the leader, pianist and main composer of e.s.t. and at the time of his death in a scuba-diving accident on 14 June, 2008, it would seem the... Read more... |
CD: Phronesis - Walking DarkMonday, 02 April 2012
This fourth album from Scandinavian/British jazz trio Phronesis is the follow-up to their much-lauded 2010 release Alive, chosen as 'Jazz Album of the Year' by both Jazzwise and MOJO magazines. It's also the first in which all three of its members... Read more... |
The Arts Desk Radio ShowThursday, 29 March 2012
Welcome to theartsdesk's first radio show with Peter Culshaw and Joe Muggs, recorded with the extremely able help of Brendon Harding at Red Bull Studio London.In the course of this show, Peter and Joe take a look at the depth and breadth of music... Read more... |
Ambrose Akinmusire, Colston Hall, BristolWednesday, 28 March 2012
Ambrose Akinmusire is the new jazz sensation, the messiah of the post-bop trumpet. With his hyper-talented and youthful quintet, the 29-year-old Californian delivered a set in Bristol that rang all the changes from the soft and lyrical to high-... Read more... |
Dr John London dates announcedWednesday, 21 March 2012The renowned New Orleans pianist and singer Mac Rebennack - aka Dr. John - will be launching his acclaimed new album Locked Down at Under the Bridge in West London on July 18th and 19th. The album was produced by and features Dan Auerbach... Read more... |
theartsdesk at Chetham's: New Life for an Old SchoolWednesday, 21 March 2012
Like a streamlined sandstone-coloured satellite berthed unexpectedly in Manchester’s medieval quarter, the new addition to the country’s largest specialist music school, Chetham’s (pronounced Cheetham’s), makes a confident statement for the future.... Read more... |
CD: Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music SocietyThursday, 15 March 2012
Following last year's remarkable Grammy win for Best New Artist, the first time a jazz musician has won the award, the bassist, singer and composer returns with a companion piece to her previous disc, the intimate Chamber Music Society. And within a... Read more... |
Hugh Masekela, Barbican HallSunday, 11 March 2012
I must confess I wasn’t particularly looking forward to last night’s concert from the great elder statesman of South African music. This was largely because his most recent album Jabulani – recorded as a tribute to all the township weddings he went... Read more... |
Portico Quartet, The Komedia, BrightonSaturday, 03 March 2012
I do not envy the Portico Quartet’s stage manager. The Komedia stage is not very big and most of it is covered in wire, effects boxes, electronic gizmos and other units. Amidst this carnage of cables, before the band arrives on stage, stands laptop... Read more... |
CD: Vijay Iyer Trio - AccelerandoWednesday, 29 February 2012
Nobody could ever accuse pianist Vijay Iyer of having narrow tastes. This highly anticipated follow-up to his award-winning 2009 album, Historicity, runs the gamut from Heatwave's über-smooth slow jam, “The Star of the Story”, to the tricky... Read more... |
CD: Robert Glasper Experiment - Black RadioSunday, 26 February 2012
Where the creative interconnections between hip hop, jazz and soul are concerned, Robert Glasper proves himself a master on Black Radio. Featuring an impressive roll call of guest singers and rappers, the pianist has finally made the album... Read more... |
theASHtray: Homeland, Kings of Leon, and we need to talk about AïdaSaturday, 25 February 2012
So Homeland is here, and mid-ranking-CIA-operative Claire Danes is chasing Marine-Sergeant-and-possible-al-Qaeda-double-agent Damian Lewis all over the shop (but really only in their heads, so far), and neither of them is getting anywhere fast, so... Read more... |
