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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.
Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards Vol 1
The drummer's female-focused album is the antithesis of angry protest: great tunes, instinctive arrangements, harmonic richness, stellar input
Count me in… 09/22
Dropping the 'quartet' and adding a definite article can be painfully hip, but some bands deliver the novelty the pop nomenclature promises
Linus Olsson: Wes We Can
In a set of originals with tenor, organ and drums the Swedish guitarist pays convincing tribute to Montgomery, Scofield and other styles
Vic Parker: At The Quebec Hotel
Local history, pub culture and some good music combine in this 1976 set from Cardiff featuring Chris Hodgkins and Jed Williams
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Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty: Hearts Full Of Grace
Bristol bassist and keyboard man leads a set of detailed and rewarding jazz-rock featuring Ant Law and Gary Alesbrook
Butcher Brown: Presents Triple Trey featuring Tennishu and R4nd4zzo Bigb4nd
American hip-hop combo salutes the big band, adding brass ensembles and the occasional solo to their rap-dominated grooves
Robert Johnson: Cross Road Blues
In the wider American context, Johnson's blues must have sounded like a throwback, but he had stepped ahead of his Delta contemporaries
Chris Hodgkins International Quartet: Festooned With Trumpets
In a set of standards sprinkled with originals, the trumpeter gives sidepersons Jinjoo Yoo, Wayne Wilkinson and Alison Rayner plenty of space
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Binker Golding: Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy
The saxophonist's latest reaches further back and more widely than hitherto, embracing Midwest rock, blues, swing, R&B and mainstream romance
Chris Hodgkins: A Salute To Humphrey Lyttelton
One British trumpeter's tribute to another features an 11-piece band including Henry Lowther, Charlotte Glasson, Mark Bassey and Buster Birch
Nikola Bankov: Dream Chaser
Much-lauded Slovakian saxophonist Nikola Bankov had more or less done my head in with his screaming alto by two-thirds of the way through this...
Chris Mondak: Glass Spheres
What came first: the vision or the title? Nashville bassist Chris Mondak saw individuals inside glass bubbles, hence the cover of his album, which...
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