The Matt Ridley Quartet played The Red Lion in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter last Friday, courtesy of Birmingham Jazz, and photographer Garry Corbett was there, down on his knees – well, for some of the evening anyway – looking for a… Read More ›
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Matt Ridley Trio with Jason Yarde
The Red Lion, Hockley, Birmingham 18-10-2013 Bassist and composer Matt Ridley’s debut recording Thymos was released on Monday on the Whirlwind label and it’s already garnering top reviews. The line-up at the Red Lion differed somewhat from that recording, with… Read More ›
Matt Ridley Trio – Thymos
(Whirlwind Recordings) A graduate not too long ago from the Trinity College of Music, Matt Ridley is a double bass player whose CV includes work with Darius Brubeck, Jim Hart, Tony Woods, Kit Downes and Nikki Iles. In the manner… Read More ›
Birmingham Jazz announces its full autumn programme
Birmingham Jazz, purveyors of good jazz in the traditional setting of an upstairs pub room, with the bonus, for those who care about these things, of the finest ale I have ever tasted*, have some strong trios in their autumn… Read More ›
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