On Boxing Day 2012, I sat in my friend’s lounge enjoying a post-Christmas get together and the company of other friends. One of them was a music producer, and inevitably we got talking about music, groups he had managed and personalities. He told me that Wilko Johnson was doing veryRead More
As this exclusive interview shows, there is a lot more to the songstress Barb Jungr than her magical voice.
Not so long ago, the UK jazz scene looked like it was in trouble. Audience numbers were dwindling and it became harder for musicians to get gigs, especially for those new on the scene. You May Also Like: Paul Jolly, free jazz musician, club owner and producer: Something Else! InterviewRead More
Combine Barb Jungr’s voice with the powerful songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and you have something with mind-blowing potential.
When I was told I was being sent a book of interviews with creative, inspirational musicians, I thought it might be something I might dip into now and then, leave on the shelf for a couple months and re-visit when I felt like a bit of inspiration. You May AlsoRead More
Not quite opera, not quite rock ‘n’ roll but certainly worth more than three pennies: The Threepenny Opera — being staged by Graeae with Birmingham Repertory, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Nottingham Playhouse and the West Yorkshire Theatre Company — is a re-write of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Beggar’sRead More
Asked what inspired him, jazz double bassist John Edwards has an instant reply: “Everything inspires, musically.”
By day, it is just another cafe. However, at night Cafe Oto is a very different place.
Marco Sanguinetti has just blown my mind. Unintentionally, of course. It is just that I have, for many years, avoided listening to albums which are heavy on the piano You May Also Like: Marco Marconi Trio – Nordik (2016) Marco Marconi, jazz pianist: Something Else! Interview
At the Colchester Arts Centre: In Colchester, next to the roman walls of the town, stands this venue, once the church of St Mary-at-the-Walls. Built in 1206, the site has seen 23 protestant martyrs executed by burning You May Also Like: Wicked Realm, Aug. 26, 2016: Shows I’ll Never ForgetRead More
