(Trio Records) I must have heard tenor saxophonist Pete Hurt many times both on record or live – he has played with the Carla Bley Very Big Band and George Russell’s Living Time Orchestra, and in the groups of Kenny… Read More ›
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JQ Jazz Legends Festival – Saturday
Words and pictures by John Watson The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham UK 21-05-2016 It’s often the case that one ambitious project in the arts world can spark valuable spin-offs. Two of the bands featured in the JQ Jazz Legends… Read More ›
Kate Williams – Four Plus Three
(kwjazz) The Three are pianist Kate Williams, double bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer David Ingamells; the Four are violinists John Garner and Marie Schreer, viola player Miguel Rodriguez and cellist Sergio Serra, better known as the Guastalla String Quartet. So,… Read More ›
Cool sounds amid the glittering spires
There’s a cool little jazz festival planned for the first few days of April, over the Easter weekend in fact, down in Oxford. The Oxford Jazz Festival, the brainchild of restaurateur Max Mason, jazz musician Paul Jeffries and web/print designer… Read More ›
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