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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.
Paul Booth: ‘What matters is whether it’s good or not’
Depressed by the doomsters and gloomsters, or, indeed, by the very real doom and gloom that have so catastrophically constrained our lives for long,...
Delfeayo Marsalis: ‘To say the epicentre of jazz has moved is ridiculous’
The New Orleans trombonist rejects the fashionable late idea, beloved of the fonder critics round here, that Europe is now the focus of jazz invention
Andrew McCormack: keen to connect
“I think it’s really important that the audience can connect to the music”, declares London-based pianist Andrew McCormack. “I suppose there’s a danger of...
Robert Mitchell: ‘Even with the freest of free jazz, the stuff that is good is never completely free’
Former Tomorrow’s Warriors, J-Life and Panacea pianist Robert Mitchell is a highly cerebral and learned fellow. When we spoke for this interview, for example,...
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Noemi Nuti – a female perspective
London-based singer-songwriter and harp player Noemi Nuti’s 2015 debut album, Nice To Meet You, was widely acclaimed. Strangely, however, it has taken her five...
Brilliant Corners Festival, Belfast
The musicianship was exemplary, the soloing was eloquent and the compositions were striking. But what perhaps delighted most in Dinosaur’s performance was the ensemble...
Tony Rémy: covering the bases
“I love jazz but I don’t call myself a jazz man. I call myself a musician and I think I’ve proved I can cover...
Kenny Werner: in praise of detachment
Kenny Werner’s 2018 solo album The Space was a work of striking lyricism and improvisational inventiveness. The album’s title was of great significance for...
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Theo Travis: from Softs to Fripp
“It covers a lot of musical areas that I am involved in and enjoy”, enthuses saxophonist-flautist-keyboard player Theo Travis of Soft Machine’s album Hidden...