ARTIST PROFILE
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ARTIST REVIEWS
BBC Jazz Awards 2006
"This double CD is a very enjoyable and good value introduction to the UK jazz scene and everybody should find something to enjoy here."
ACT: Visions of Jazz
"This is an excellent collection showcasing jazz from a distinctly European perspective."
Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Friday & Saturday
"The beauty of Brecon is the sheer variety of music on offer, covering all jazz styles from trad to the avant garde."
Live: HSBC Brecon Jazz Festival 2008 - Sunday
"Despite the weather it had still been a great weekend with some fantastic music. Here's to the next one. "
Live: Meltdown Festival, London, Royal Festival Hall 20/06/2009
"Tim Owen looks at three concerts at the 2009 Meltdown Festival"
Now’s The Time II: The best in contemporary jazz
"Compiled by jazz journalist and broadcaster Kevin Le Gendre this is an absorbing, thought provoking and downright entertaining snapshot of US and UK contemporary jazz"
Colston Hall Jazz Festival, Colston Hall, Bristol, 20/09/2009
"An all day celebration of the jazz scene in Bristol and beyond"
Magic Moments @ Schloss Elmau
"A testament to the ACT ethos and a fitting musical tribute to the much missed Esbjorn Svensson"
Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham. 12/03/2010
"Friday at the Harmonic Festival with performances from Birmingham's Ben Markland Quintet and New York's Claudia Quintet. "
Harmonic Festival 2010, Birmingham, 13/03/2010
"Saturday at the Harmonic Festival. A showcase for local and not so local talent across a wide range of jazz styles"
Pizza Express Steinway Festival Day 2-Soho, London,16/04/2010
"Our new contributor Tom Gray enjoys the piano duos of Tom Cawley/Kit Downes and Richard Fairhurst/John Taylor plus a special cameo solo performance from Joey Calderazzo"
Freedom Of The City Festival, Conway Hall, London, 2-3 May 2010
"Tim Owen enjoys two days of improvised music at this long running London festival. "
Big Session Festival, De Montfort Hall and Gardens, Leicester,18-20 June 2010
"Guest contributor Alistair Fields aka Big Al with a short summary of this year's event."
London Jazz Awards 2010, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, 16/08/2010.
"Tom Gray reports from the 2010 London Jazz Awards which saw prizes go to pianist John Turville and vocalists Norma Winstone and Cleveland Watkiss. "
Hatful of Hammond-a celebration of the Hammond organ, The Vortex, London, 20/11/2010 (part of LJF)
"Each band showcased a distinct placement of the instrument in the group sound, and each featured a highly distinctive musician at the keyboard. "
Torfaen Jazz Society Mini Jazz & Blues Festival, Panteg House, Griffithstown, Pontypool, 24/09/2011.
"An unpretentious, thoroughly enjoyable and value for money event featuring music from seven very different bands. "
Friday at Harmonic Festival, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, 30/09/2011.
"A welcome return for "Birmingham's cutting edge jazz festival". Stimulating, rewarding and entertaining with the Dreams Of Tall Buildings/ Arve Henriksen collaboration the undoubted highlight."
Saturday at Harmonic Festival, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, 01/10/2011.
"Artistically Harmonic 2011 was a huge success with memorable performances from a wide array of musicians. "
JAZZ MANN FEATURES
London Jazz Festival 2011
Ian Mann enjoys five days of fantastic music at the 2011 London Jazz Festival.
The music of John Cage in the 21st Century.
Tim Owen looks at two contemporary interpretations of the music of John Cage sourced from either side of the Atlantic.
