Joe Temperley’s lustrous baritone saxophone solos were a crucial feature of any concert by Wynton Marsalis’s mighty Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, his depth of tone and fluency marking him out as one of the most influential baritone players in jazz.
Creators of a triumvirate of perfectly-poised, critically-acclaimed albums for the Rune Grammofon imprint, Norway’s Espen Eriksen Trio are readying themselves for their first ever UK tour.
Viennese custodians of chaos Trost are set to let loose a tumultuous tub of intense improvisation from Swedish sax behemoth Mats Gustafsson.
Revered composer and pianist Carla Bley celebrates her 80th birthday today (11 May) by releasing her ECM album, entitled Andando el Tiempo (which aptly translates as ‘the passing of time’).
The winners of this year’s Parliamentary Jazz Awards were announced at a packed Terrace Pavilion at the House Of Commons on Tuesday 10 May, for what was the 12th edition of the award event.
Disclaimer: it was this reviewer’s first time in New Orleans so it would feel wrong not to preface the review without reference to the city – for the uninitiated (I hope there aren’t many reading) this is a town that is purely and simply a musicians’ and music fan’s paradise.
WorldService Project (WSP) leader and keyboard player Dave Morecroft was singing what sounded like “Sailor! Ho!” while drummer Harry Pope and electric bassist Arthur O’Hara drove a hard rock rhythm, trombonist Raphael Clarkson and tenor saxophonist Tim Ower swirling turbulently over it.
The 21st edition of the Manchester Jazz Festival runs from 22 until 31 July, with 88 gigs at key venues and jazz clubs around the city and at the central Festival Pavilion in Albert Square.
Every issue of Jazzwise is now available digitally through the Exact Editions website and through the magazine’s popular iOS and Android Apps – with 207 complete issues available, going right back to the first issue when the magazine launched in April 1997.
Revered virtuoso bassist and drum’n’bass pioneer Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, is set to unleash his Shobaleader One live band once again across three dates this week, following their universally-acclaimed live debut last year in London and Brighton.
