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Jazz Album Reviews

Waaju

Grown

An excellent offering from Waaju, capturing the energy, excitement and drive of their live performances but combining it with considerable subtlety and sophistication & a high level of musical skill.

3 Cane Whale

303

Jamil Sheriff Quintet featuring Beverley Beirne

The Ilkley Suite

James Copus

Dusk

Tim Rose

Fact & Opinion

Andrew McCormack

Solo

Brigitte Beraha

Lucid Dreamers

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Kansas Smitty’s

Things Happened Here

Immaculately written, arranged, played & recorded this is an impressive piece of work. United by a loose thematic concept the individual pieces hang together like a suite, coming together convincingly

World Sanguine Report

Skeleton Blush

The music and lyrics are extraordinarily evocative, and once again the musicians all perform superbly throughout, complementing leader Andrew Plummer’s voice and words with great skill and acumen.

The Jerry Granelli Trio

Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison

Far exceeding the usual limits of the jazz ‘tribute album’ this invigorating homage represents an unexpected delight. The performances are absolutely terrific throughout.

Joe Downard

Seven Japanese Tales

An impressive début from Downard. It’s a highly mature musical statement that establishes his credentials as a composer of considerable ability and imagination.

Live Jazz Reviews

Alice Zawadzki / Rob Luft Duo

Alice Zawadzki / Rob Luft Duo, Livestream in aid of Jazz at The Lescar, Sheffield, 19/06/2020.

Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three meets Georgia Mancio

Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three meets Georgia Mancio, “Finding Home”, Progress Theatre, Reading, Berkshire, 06/03/2020.

Victoria Klewin with the Jim Barber Trio

Victoria Klewin with the Jim Barber Trio, Brecon Jazz Club, The Muse Arts Centre, Brecon, 10/03/2020.

The Gaz Hughes Sextet

The Gaz Hughes Sextet plays Art Blakey, The Market Theatre, Ledbury, Herefordshire, 07/03/2020.

Chris Batchelor’s Zoetic

Chris Batchelor’s Zoetic, Richard Burton Theatre, RWCMD, Cardiff, 27/02/2020.

Fergus McCreadie Trio

Fergus McCreadie Trio, Black Mountain Jazz, Melville Centre, Abergavenny, 23/02/2020.

Jazz Mann Features

Jonny Mansfield - ” “Portrait” an “Album in a Day”.

Multi-instrumentalist Jonny Mansfield has completed the challenge of recording a full album in a single day. The result, "Portrait", is now available via Bandcamp.

Celebrating Musical Traditions in Ards and North Down in the time of Covid-19.

Composers Sid Peacock and Ruth Angell have been commissioned to write a work celebrating the different musical and cultural traditions of this area of Northern Ireland. Press release attached.

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