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Nigel Jarrett
Nigel Jarrett is a former newspaperman and a double prizewinner: the Rhys Davies Award for short fiction and, in 2016, the inaugural Templar Shorts award. His first story collection, Funderland, published by Parthian, was praised by the Guardian, the Independent, the Times and many others, and was longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. His debut poetry collection, Miners At The Quarry Pool, also from Parthian, was described by Agenda poetry magazine as "a virtuoso performance". Jarrett's first novel, Slowly Burning (GG Books) was published in 2016, as was his second story collection, Who Killed Emil Kreisler? (Cultured Llama Publishing). Templar published his three-story pamphlet, A Gloucester Trilogy, in September 2019. In 2022, Saron Publishers brought out his latest work of long fiction, Notes From the Superhorse Stable, and his fourth story collection, Five Go To Switzerland, was published by Cockatrice Books. Gwyriad, his second poetry collection, was published by Cockatrice in March 2024. Based in Monmouthshire, Jarrett also writes for the Wales Arts Review, Arts Scene in Wales, Slightly Foxed, Acumen poetry magazine, and several others. His poetry, fiction, and essays appear widely. For many years he was a daily newspaper music critic, and now freelances in that capacity. When he can find time, he swims.
Talking The Groove – Jazz Words From The Morning Star
The Morning Star’s jazz scribe finds the positive in the music, noting that Marx would have passed the Pizza Express as he hatched Das Kapital
Bill Frisell: Orchestras
The guitarist is wrapped in orchestral arrangements by Mike Gibbs that often conjure the image of an elegant feather entombed in treacle
Victor Lewis: Know It Today, Know It Tomorrow
The drummer's 1992 date features bop stalwart Eddie Henderson as well as rising stars Seamus Blake and Christian McBride
The Jazz Defenders at Black Mountain Jazz, Abergavenny
The tight West Country quintet featuring Nick Malcolm and Jake McMurchie played a set of hard-bop and soul-jazz originals
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Jeremy Rose & The Earshift Orchestra: Discordia
Glowering Australian 18-piece plays a largely atonal set that's sometimes free, often reflective, occasionally rocking
Count Me In… 05/24
Jazz might be the sound of surprise but it can also be the surprise find, popping up serendipitously in unexpected places
Chris Spedding: Songs Without Words
The British guitarist's 1970 album with Paul Rutherford and John Marshall mixes well-mannered modal and free jazz, rock, folk and Latin
Gustav Renberg: Introspection
Mellow-toned Swedish jazz guitarist eases through a melodic, pulsing set mixing Latin, light rock and a touch of swing
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Annie Chen: Guardians
Beijing-born, NY-based singer leads such as bagpipe and accordion in an assertive blend of classical and folk music, hard-bop and free improv
Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs & Hidden Histories
Elijah Wald follows Jelly Roll Morton through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early jazz, the latter censored for their raunchiness
The Fabulous Red Diesel: Goddess The Seahorse
Hastings-based band with trumpet, guitar, flute and keyboard is humorous and ironic in bossa and swing settings
Tim Mayer: Island Time
Tim Mayer plays soulful, bluesy saxophone and a bit of flute over modal smooth-jazz backgrounds he produced on keyboard and sequencer
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