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Brian Payne

Brian Payne was born in Manchester and raised in Cheshire. He graduated in English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia and was employed for a while as a technical editor for a publishing company. He then changed direction and after obtaining applied social science qualifications at LSE and Birmingham University he worked in social services and later managed local authority provision in London for 20 years. He was later employed in the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate and write decisions concerning the withholding of public information. Perhaps the most edifying of these was ordering the release and publication of MPs’ expense claims that had been withheld by the House of Commons. Over the years Brian has written about and photographed live jazz performance in a variety of settings. Some of his work can be seen at brianpaynephotography.com.

Reviewed: Scarborough Jazz Festival 2024 on CD | Nel Begley | Emma Smith | Diane Roblin & Life Force | The Joymakers

Various: Scarborough Jazz Festival 2024 This double CD was recorded at last year’s Scarborough Jazz Festival. CD1 runs to 71.45 minutes, opening with Al Morrison’s...

Reviewed: Threeway | Vivian Buczek | Charles Mingus | Anat Cohen

Threeway: Harken! (Jazz Cat JCCD 120) Harken! is the fourth album from Threeway, the drumless jazz trio comprising Steve Waterman (t, flh), Steve Lodder (p,...

Reviewed: Judith Owen | Gordon Wellard | Snorre Kirk | Kim Cypher | Gordon Beck

Judith Owen: Swings Christmas (Twanky Records) Welsh born, New Orleans-based chanteuse Judith Owen has just released her 15th album. Backed by her 17-piece J.O. Big...

Reviewed: Gunhild Carling | Matthew Gee | Oscar Peterson

Gunhild Carling: Jazz Is My Lifestyle (Jazz Art) Swedish swing-based trombonist and trumpeter Gunhild Carling is a talented composer who plays flute, harmonica, banjo, ukelele,...
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Review: Scarborough Jazz Festival 2024

Stormy weather and turbulent seas lashed South Bay’s Victorian coastal spa on the first day of the 21st Scarborough Jazz Festival but luckily the...

Reviewed: Swing From Paris | Tubby Hayes | Augie Haas + 8

Swing From Paris: I Love Paris (swingfromparis.co.uk) Gypsy jazz quartet Swing From Paris are adept at creating new arrangements of music inspired by the likes...

Shelly Berg: Alegría

The pianist's eighth leader album is a virtuosic, mostly trio set featuring originals and one tune apiece from the Beatles and Bernstein

Bria Skonberg: What It Means

Canadian trumpeter Skonberg plays standards and pops in New Orleans style with Herlin Riley, Don Vappie, Ben Jaffe and others
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Sweet Megg: Bluer Than Blue

Supple-voiced and expressive Nashville-based singer is joined by skilled soloists in a set mixing western swing, country, jazz and blues

Jazz At The Ballroom: Flying High

Swing and GAS preservationists JATB present Champian Fulton, Jane Monheit and others singing and swinging songbook classics

Eric Hollaway: Jazzish

Florida-born singer brings his distinctive basso profundo voice to jazz and soul repertoire ranging from Barry White to Billy Strayhorn

Dave Brubeck: Gone With The Wind + Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia

Brubeck's sedative precursor to the forthcoming metric experiments of Time Out is paired with Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia
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