Dave Green, Steve Brown, Mark Edwards, Piers Clark Quartet Small Jazz Club, Caxton Arms, Brighton www.smallsjazzbrighton.com Thursday 29th October 2015 A perfect evening of jazz with everyone’s favourite rhythm section of Dave Green on double bass & Steve Brown on drums and led by Mark Edwards on piano. Mark Edwards is without doubt one […]
Alan Barnes and Steve Waterman Red Lion, 92-94 Linkfield Road, Isleworth TW7 6QJ Monday 23rd November 2015 Alan Barnes alto, Steve Waterman trumpet & flugelhorn, John Pearce piano, Paul Morgan bass, Trevor Tomkins drums. The Red Lion gigs are run by Trevor Tomkins every Monday evening and are FREE admission. Check the programme on […]
Nikki Iles & Karen Sharp Cambridge Jazz Festival, The Hidden Rooms, 7B, Jesus Lane, Cambridge (below Pizza Express) Wednesday 25th November 2015 As part of the festival (Nov. 19th – Nov. 29th), Karen Sharp spoke at length about her musical career to date and more particularly regarding the degree she is currently in the process […]
Richard Exall/Ben Cummings Smalls, Brighton Thursday 15th October 2015 If you like small band mainstream melodic jazz, then Small’s is definitely the place for you. Dennis Simpson books the finest British, European and visiting American musicians fortnightly from October to May each year. Check out the web site to view the outstanding programme. www.smallsjazzbrighton.com […]
Ken Peplowski and Alan Barnes At the Watermill (www.woodvillerecords.com) When two of the great jazz musicians get together with a stellar rhythm section, you just know that you are in for a treat and so it proves to be. Both musicians at the top of their form play tunes from Horace Silver […]
Partikel String Theory (www.whirlwindrecordings.com) This music is not simply an acoustic trio recording with an added string quartet. The strings are an integral part of the band improvisation flowing in and out of the music augmenting and sometimes leading the outstanding trio. Almost all the compositions (except Body & Soul) were written […]
Album Review Caught a touch of your love Jenny Green (Album available from iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon or at one of her many gigs.) Jenny started her singing career around the Brighton area but now works from Croydon. She has selected some great songs for this cd from a wide range of composers including Burt […]
Album Review Steve Thompson: Evidence Bag (STRBCD2015) Steve is of course well known locally for being part of the superb rhythm section at Smalls Jazz Club, but he has many other strings to his bow. For this CD he has gathered around him some like minded musicians: Tim Wells on B3 Hammond […]