By John Stevenson Performed by actor/director Steve Buscemi and multi-instrumentalist/composer Elliott Sharp, Rub Out The Word (Infrequent Seams) is an ambitious recording of the spoken texts of works written by William S. Burroughs. The performance took place on April 21, 2014 at the Issue Project Room as part of the …
By John Stevenson Nadjib Le Fleurier is one of London’s leading photographers. He has been busily – and very creatively – documenting the increasingly rich jazz scene in the capital. He has staged several exhibitions of his work which have received critical acclaim in recent years. His latest exhibition, Jazz …
The most fascinating jazz performers are those who continue to discover new resources within themselves to continue a personal evolution that they then share with listeners. Some of those singers or musicians are recognized even by their “early-,” “mid-” or “late-career” recordings as a recognition of their growth and distinct …
Saturday, January 14, 2017 8pm Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a two-time Edison Award winning, Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer. Scott apprenticed as a youth growing up in his native New Orleans with his uncle, jazz master and Big Chief of the Congo Nation, saxophonist Donald Harrison. Upon graduating …
“A modern Jazz cocktail infused with tradition” says Laurent Medelgi The illegitimate would-be child born of Pat Metheny, Martino and Kenny Burrell, composer and guitarist Laurent Medelgi leads the Medeljazz Quartet with brand new compositions in the Extended Play offering Yesternow. This musical offering his an admission of his own …
Andy Scott is a jazz singer…but that’s like saying Al Pacino is an “actor” and Julia Childs a “cook.” Scott comes from the tradition of the classic ballad/American Songbook style but he’s not “retro”—like the best singers he melds the best of the past with the immediacy of the Eternal …
Eagle Rock Entertainment release “Live In Berlin” by Gregory Porter on DVD, Blu-ray, DVD+2CD and Digital – today! The Line-Up of the band performing on “Live In Berlin” is Gregory Porter (vocals); Chip Crawford (piano); Jahmal Nichols (double bass); Emanuel Harrold (drums); Tivon Pennicott (tenor saxophone). TRACKLISTING (CD Disc 1) …
The illustrious Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, called “exhilarating” (Allaboutjazz), “captivating” (Jazz Improv”), and “spellbinding” (The Boston Globe), celebrates its 44th Annual Christmas concert with selections from the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite – an exuberant big band take on the perennial classic. Also on tap: up-tempo jazz carols …
By John Stevenson David Lyttle led a dynamic trio at London’s St James’ Theatre on 21st October 2016. Comprising David on drumset, acoustic bassist Daniel Casimir and alto saxophonist Tom Harrison, the powerful threesome ranged across jazz standards, funk and rock over two well-received sets. They kicked off their session …
(All photos by Maria Nunes) By John Stevenson Veteran Jamaican broadcaster, Dermot Hussey, has paid tribute to Pan-Jazz stalwart, Rafael ‘Raf’ Robertson, who died on the island of Trinidad last November at 63. Hussey (Sirius XM, Newstalk 93FM) based in Maryland USA, has just released the well-received podcast titled, ‘Hear What …
Vocal Nu-Jazz/ Trip-Bop Spoken Word Artist Tony Adamo’s New Video BIRTH OF THE COOL Tony Adamo BIRTH OF THE COOL In 2016, where an always-connected generation screams for attention through new, often contrived definitions of “cool” and surprisingly predictable proclamations of uniqueness, singer and spoken word artist Tony Adamo arrives seemingly from …
Life On Mars? is Yann Viet’s second album. Its repertoire, made half of covers (french chanson, jazz classics or pop…) and half of the guitarist’s compositions, offers exquisite melodies, often very rich from an harmonic point of view. Every detail has been tastefully thought out, from the structures, the tone’s …
