Multiquarium Big Band leaders Andre Charlier and Benoit Sourisse contacted guitarist Bireli Lagrene in 2019 to ask if he would like to take part in this tribute to the late ill-fated bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius,...
Multiquarium Big Band leaders Andre Charlier and Benoit Sourisse contacted guitarist Bireli Lagrene in 2019 to ask if he would like to take part in this tribute to the late ill-fated bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius,...
Recovering from a 2018 fire that destroyed a hundred instruments, the LA guitarist gives fascinating insights into the studio world, including work with Dave Grusin, Steely Dan and Pink Floyd, as well as dubbing for George Benson
In a series of covers and interpretations of standards and traditional jazz compositions, guitarist Ulas Hazar demonstrates his immense skill on the guitar, one only recently acquired. Before switching to the guitar, Hazar played the saz, also known as the bağlama, releasing his debut album Virtuoso in 2009, covering both classical and jazz pieces on the instrument.
Reincarnated marks Hazar’s adoption of the guitar, inspired by a conversation with John McLaughlin. He wasn't the only jazz aficionado to take an interest in Hazar’s music: Al Di Meola features on the latest album, on the second track, a version of Chick...
He played the bottom line on the wildly popular Take Five but segregated US universities baulked at the idea of the Brubeck quartet appearing with a black bassist
Never under-estimate a codger's willingness to embrace new technology. Spotify is not a skin complaint, nor is streaming the result of an urinary tract...
The people behind the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival see the year out with an online concert featuring singers Ali Affleck, Georgia Cécile and Luca Manning in an evening drawing on the Great American Songbook.
Despite having to cancel its annual in-person spectacular in July, the EJBF has been delivering online events since April, the most recent being the Scottish Jazz & Blues Weekend in early December.
The end-of-year festival was filmed at Assembly Roxy and will be available to buy and watch for three days after premiering on Wednesday 30 December at 7pm. It can be found at edinburghjazzfestival.com.
Viewers can expect...
While Kenny Wheeler may not be about to abandon his characteristic blend of taut abstraction and melancholy lyricism, this new recording (his first for ECM since 1983) has a warmth and focus which has not always been apparent in his music. Where other of his work has left tensions unresolved. The Widow In The Window is relaxed, guardedly optimistic, at times even joyful.
Mid-tempo swing, gentle Latin rhythms and poignant ballads provide the framework for the set, and all are developed at a faultlessly well-judged pace. The arrangements are airy, cluttered by nothing more than the pairing of trumpet and...
Fano is a small town in the region of Le Marche, in central Italy on the Adriatic coast. It's had a jazz festival since 1993, held across some of the town's very atmospheric venues. The main events this year were held at the ancient...
