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Tom Fletcher
Tom engaged in his passion for music from an early age, receiving saxophone lessons before deciding to embrace his musical passion with his studies.
Tom states the proudest moment of his brief writing spell was interviewing saxophonist Chris Potter.
Mark Lockheart: Dreamers
Mark Lockheart has been a part of the British jazz vanguard for many years now, most notably attracting attention in the mid-to-late 80s with...
The Jazz Saxophone Book
Over the past 40 years, Tim Armacost has established himself as a well-known improviser on the New York jazz scene. Having had the thrill...
Enrico Rava: Edizione Speciale
In the autumn 2019 I reviewed Enrico Rava’s last album, which he produced alongside fellow horn player Joe Lovano. His latest endeavour with ECM...
Kansas Smitty’s: Plunderphonia
Plunderphonia is a collection of compositions written by New Orleans bandleader Jelly Roll Morton, chosen and reworked by Kansas Smitty’s bandleader, Giacomo Smith. The album...
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Pharoah Sanders: Africa
Avant-garde saxophonist Albert Ayler once said: “Trane was the father, Pharoah was the Son, I am the Holy Ghost." Africa not only screams originality and flair...
Report: Jazz Promotion Network Conference 2021
The annual JPN (Jazz Promotion Network) conference took place this year as a hybrid of online and in-person events at the Southbank centre in...
Chelsea Carmichael: The River Doesn’t Like Strangers
The River Doesn’t Like Strangers is the debut signing to Shabaka Hutchings’ new label Native Rebel Recordings. Saxophonist Carmichael grew up in Warrington before...
Marcel Khalifé and Bachar Mar-Khalifé at the Barbican, London
It was back in 2011 that Ornette Coleman appeared at the EFG London Jazz Festival with his son, Denardo. This time, it was the...
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Jazz FM Awards 2021
After a somewhat restrained ceremony that took place last year online from Ronnie Scott’s, the Jazz FM Awards returned for 2021 with a show...
Antônio Carlos Jobim: Tide
After the success that Wave brought to Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1967, A&M were not going to hold back investing in what seemed like...
Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne: Soundscapes
It’s been six years since Bob Mintzer took charge as chief conductor of the WDR Big Band, and during that time he’s organised concerts...
The Gareth Lockrane Big Band at Pizza Express Jazz Club
After a short absence from the Pizza due to the pandemic, forcing them to abandon their 2020 concert, Gareth Lockrane was back for his...
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