ARTIST PROFILE
Charles Lloyd and Maria Farantouri
Charles Lloyd (born March 15, 1938) is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, he has also occasionally recorded on alto saxophone and more exotic reed instruments which include the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd’s saxophone playing is often characterized as an individualized, lighter-toned variant of John Coltrane’s style.
Maria Farantouri (Μαρία Φαραντούρη) was born in Athens on 28 November 1947. She is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with prominent Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda’s Canto General, which Farantouri performed. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Farantouri the 18th top-certified female artist in the nation’s phonographic era (since 1960)
ARTIST REVIEWS
Athens Concert
"Lloyd's latest blends the empathetic spirituality he bought to traditional American sources on the post-9/11 album 'Lift Every Voice' with the music of a very different tradition."
JAZZ MANN FEATURES
In praise of the jam session: reflections on Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2012
Guest contributor Mark McKergow, host of the legendary Cheltenham Jazz Festival jam sessions at the Hotel du Vin, writes on the importance of the culture of the jam session.
London Jazz Festival 2011
Ian Mann enjoys five days of fantastic music at the 2011 London Jazz Festival.
