Formative influences: Alasdair Pennington
photo: Olivia Da Costa Drummer and composer Alasdair Pennington, who hails from Oldham now based in London, gets us up to speed with...
11 October 2024
Track of the week
Pure arthouse So moving and quietly compelling ‘Le Calme au Château’ proves in its own unforced way. The best 3 minutes and 44...
11 October 2024Michael Mayo, Fly, Mack Avenue/Artistry Music **** recommended
Definitive post-Bobby McFerrin interpretations The Fly personnel includes pianist-keyboardist Shai Maestro, bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Nate Smith, the on-screen drummer...
11 October 2024JD Allen, The Dark, the Light, the Grey and the Colorful, Savant ***1/2
Capable of great things JD Allen is a unique player who travels that bit more deeply than most.
11 October 2024Tickets go on sale this morning for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra who are to play Ireland for the first time
National Concert Hall gig on 11 March 25 A significant event for the Irish jazz scene next year is in the offing with...
11 October 2024Monkin’ Around, 4 in 1, Ubuntu ****
Shaken not stirred Along with Duke Ellington the music of Thelonious Monk is among the most recorded body of jazz composition anywhere by...
10 October 2024
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