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Trevor Hodgett
Trevor Hodgett is a freelance writer based in Belfast. He has contributed to Mojo, NME, Record Collector, RNR, Blues In Britain, the Irish News and other publications; he is the co-author, with Colin Harper, of Irish Folk, Trad & Blues A Secret History (The Collins Press); he has contributed to reference works including the Guinness Rockopedia, the Mojo Collection and the Encyclopaedia Of Music In Ireland; and he has appeared on radio and television programmes on the BBC, RTE and other stations.
Trevor Watts: ‘What I hear today seems to be a lot of cloning’
Now 82, saxophonist Trevor Watts retains the same passion for creating music and collaborating with other players as he did when he led pioneering...
Stacey Kent – a novel approach
“I find it exhilarating that it’s so bare and so stark,” enthuses Stacey Kent of Songs From Other Places, her duo album with pianist...
Benjamin Croft: return to the future
“I would describe it as prog rock/jazz fusion,” asserts keyboard player Benjamin Croft of his new album Far And Distant Things. “There are so...
Nigel Price – taking care of business
“I’m not going to lie to you, I was devastated”, admits guitarist Nigel Price of the impact on him of the Covid-19 lockdown. “Absolutely...
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Rosie Frater-Taylor: rolling up Benson, Mitchell and more
“I don’t like labels because labelling fights your urge to just make music the way you want to,” asserts fast-rising London singer-songwriter and guitarist...
Ray Russell: mixing it up
Many a veteran jazz musician has been awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of a lifetime dedicated to the art. Few, however, after decades...
Georgia Mancio – emotional power
“I’m an independent artist. I have no manager, label, agent, nothing. I do everything myself,” declares singer Georgia Mancio, whose current CD Quiet Is...
Jazz: what a difference ney makes
“I was able to dig deeper than before into my musical heritage” says bass guitarist Shez Raja of his current CD Tales From The...
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Mo Foster: touching just about all basses
In Concert by Mo Foster & Friends, who include guitarist Ray Russell and saxophonist Chris Biscoe, is not only a musical triumph but a...
Dave Liebman: one of the original eclectics
“There was a very high level of musicians involved. It doesn’t get much better,” enthuses veteran soprano and tenor saxophonist Dave Liebman of his...
Sheila Maurice-Grey: ‘People just resonate with things that are honest’
The refreshingly direct leader of the London jazz and highlife group Kokoroko brings a cool - and positive - objectivity to gender, race and the band's 42 million YouTube hits
Lee Ritenour, jazz man for all sessions
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
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