Review and picture by Garry Corbett Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton UK 22-10-2015 From the opening number, Come To Me, this was clearly going to be something special. Sylwia Bialas‘ poetic lyric and sensual sounding language underpinned by Asaf Sirkis‘ sensitive musical… Read More ›
(Fanfare Jazz FJ1501) Eight albums in nearly 15 years together – with minimal personnel changes along the way – is quite an achievement and a tribute to the resolute determination, energy and creativity of the bandleader and his dedicated fellow musicians. Atzmon is… Read More ›
Here we go – the 50 CDs I have most enjoyed listening to in 2014, in ascending order. They’ll be 10 a day over the next five days: 50 Arabella Sprot Quintet Kafka’s Dance (Arabella Sprot) Full review here 49 The Nels Cline… Read More ›
(SBPQ 004) The Israeli-born drummer Asaf Sirkis and the Polish vocalist Sylwia Białas have Frank Harrison on piano and keyboards, and Patrick Bettison on electric bass and chromatic harmonica for a programme of ten original songs, half with lyrics, half… Read More ›
(Linus Records LRCD02) The David Raskin song My Love And I has had some gorgeous interpretations. It’s a favourite of Charlie Haden’s, and there is an epic version on his Quartet West album Always Say Goodbye and a more ruminative… Read More ›
Reviewed by John Watson Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton UK 07-12-13 Israeli-born saxophonist and clarinettist Gilad Atzmon has been one of the most engaging, exciting, and often unpredictable artists on the scene since he settled in London in 1994. Though he has… Read More ›
Israeli-born saxophonist Gilad Atzmon is celebrating his 50th birthday this year and his 20th year in Britain, with a tour of music from his band’s most recent album, Songs From The Metropolis. Individual pieces conjur up individual cities: Paris is… Read More ›
Sideways (Linus Records LDCD01) Harrison is most often heard playing in Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble, but here the English, Berklee-trained pianist is leading his own trio with two players very active on the Continent, bassist Davide Petrocca and drummer… Read More ›
The Tide Has Changed (World Village 450015) The Orient House Ensemble, named with Gilad Atzmon’s usual challenging flair, after the Palestinian people’s headquarters in Jerusalem, is ten years old. The only other original member of the band is pianist Frank… Read More ›
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