Summer in Norway, and in a barn on a farm overlooking the mighty Hardangerfjord – the fourth longest fjord in the world – Hedvig Mollestad is strutting about in heels and red sequins, firing riffs from a six-string lightning rod as drummer Ivan Loe Bjornstad and bassist Ellen Brekken thunder around her.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Benet McLean is set to launch his new album, The Bopped And The Bopless (33Xtreme Records) on Thursday 16 June at Chelsea’s renowned 606 Club.
Renowned prog-jazz pianist Neil Cowley is gearing up for the release of his epic new concept album, Spacebound Apes, which is released on 16 September on the Hide Inside label.
Shortly before the gig the LGBT community is heard just around the corner in Old Compton street singing in heartfelt solidarity for the victims of Orlando.
Football may be occupying the minds of many at the moment (among more pressing European matters) and appropriately Phronesis’ explosive yet compellingly dynamic set at Cadogan Hall was indeed a game of two halves.
A celebration of the life, work and music of New Orleans-born trumpeter Abram Wilson will take place at St James Studio, London on 14 June, to mark four years since his death on 9 June 2012.
The quirky basement performance space recently hosted hordes of indie-rock fans on the Great Escape trail; Bjork is playing over the PA, and most of the seating has been packed away at the band’s request.
Multi-Grammy Award-winning keyboard kingpin Robert Glasper is set to bring his highly-charged Experiment Band back to the UK this autumn after his acoustic trio trips last year.
Five-time Grammy-winning bass guitar guru Victor Wooten kicks off a series of jazz-funk and blues nights at swanky Chelsea live venue Under The Bridge, when he appears there on 29 June.
Cardiff’s Festival Of Voice builds on the unique heritage of Wales as the ‘land of song’ – a nation celebrated for its profound tradition of choral singing and its stream of world famous vocal artists.
