Trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere continues The Darkening Blue tour next week with an appearance at The Ram Jam Club in Kingston. Inspired by poems of Rainer Maria Rilke and Charles Bukowski The Darkening Blue imaginatively combines the haunting and mystical elements of Rilke with the grit and boldness of
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more “With this line-up and these compositions, it’s really easy to channel the freer ideas that are still in the context of the music, but which provide us with the ability to go to that place where we
Next month, NYC-based guitarist Pete McCann will be heading to Europe for three shows in support of Range. Pete McCann – guitar John O’Gallagher – saxophone (22/24th) George Crowley – tenor saxophone (23rd) Michael Janisch – double & electric bass Andrew Bain – drums For full details go: here 22nd November
Drummer/composer/bandleader Andrew Bain (Kenny Wheeler, Natalie Cole) premieres a new seven movement work this November, inspired by the seven necessary aspects of embodied hope: listening, surprise, accompaniment, practice, responsibility, trust & hope. Bain’s band features pianist George Colligan (Jack DeJohnette, Cassandra Wilson), saxophonist Jon Irabagon (Dave Douglas, Tom Harrell) and
Jazzwise Magazine has premiered the new video from Zhenya Strigalev’s new trio NEVER GROUP featuring bassist Michael Janisch and drummer Marc Ayza ahead of their shows in Spain this week. “[Never Group] … have unleashed a wild and wonderful take on the Glen Miller classic ‘In The Mood’. Turning the
Known widely for his contribution to the UK and international jazz scenes, Rory Simmons’ approach to Monocled Man expresses the broader palette of music which currently inspires him; and We Drift Meridian embraces conceptual cohesiveness through textures and lyrics which evoke mystery, solitude and even desperation. As Simmons confirms: “These are
‘I Love You Always Forever’ was such a huge hit for the multi-platinum artist Donna Lewis; a #1 chart hit / dance-pop classic for which people around the globe still have boundless affection – the 1996 song will always be the one for which many fans know her. But the
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra‘s first release for Whirlwind NYJO FIFTY celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution. Recorded at Air Studios in London, the album reflects the wide range in repertoire, style and musical colors for which NYJO has become known, with a look at new repertoire and some
In this short video, Ingrid Jensen talks about ‘letting go’ in the context of new recording Infinitude and offers a fascinating insight into the evolution of the music. Infinitude – the concept of boundless possibility – is at the center of the music of Ingrid and Christine Jensen. For over twenty years, as trumpeter and saxophonist
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more “A fine example of a stellar line-up achieving a remarkable amalgam of depth, warmth and sensitivity.” ★★★★ All About Jazz For his third Whirlwind release, Pennsylvania-raised, London-based trumpeter Andre Canniere shifts in an oblique direction from previous
Trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere continues The Darkening Blue tour next week with an appearance at The Ram Jam Club in Kingston. Inspired by poems of Rainer Maria Rilke and Charles Bukowski The Darkening Blue imaginatively combines the haunting and mystical elements of Rilke with the grit and boldness of 
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more “With this line-up and these compositions, it’s really easy to channel the freer ideas that are still in the context of the music, but which provide us with the ability to go to that place where we 
Next month, NYC-based guitarist Pete McCann will be heading to Europe for three shows in support of Range. Pete McCann – guitar John O’Gallagher – saxophone (22/24th) George Crowley – tenor saxophone (23rd) Michael Janisch – double & electric bass Andrew Bain – drums For full details go: here 22nd November 
Drummer/composer/bandleader Andrew Bain (Kenny Wheeler, Natalie Cole) premieres a new seven movement work this November, inspired by the seven necessary aspects of embodied hope: listening, surprise, accompaniment, practice, responsibility, trust & hope. Bain’s band features pianist George Colligan (Jack DeJohnette, Cassandra Wilson), saxophonist Jon Irabagon (Dave Douglas, Tom Harrell) and 
Known widely for his contribution to the UK and international jazz scenes, Rory Simmons’ approach to Monocled Man expresses the broader palette of music which currently inspires him; and We Drift Meridian embraces conceptual cohesiveness through textures and lyrics which evoke mystery, solitude and even desperation. As Simmons confirms: “These are 
‘I Love You Always Forever’ was such a huge hit for the multi-platinum artist Donna Lewis; a #1 chart hit / dance-pop classic for which people around the globe still have boundless affection – the 1996 song will always be the one for which many fans know her. But the 
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra‘s first release for Whirlwind NYJO FIFTY celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution. Recorded at Air Studios in London, the album reflects the wide range in repertoire, style and musical colors for which NYJO has become known, with a look at new repertoire and some 
In this short video, Ingrid Jensen talks about ‘letting go’ in the context of new recording Infinitude and offers a fascinating insight into the evolution of the music. Infinitude – the concept of boundless possibility – is at the center of the music of Ingrid and Christine Jensen. For over twenty years, as trumpeter and saxophonist 
Click here for a CD, digital albums, ALAC, FLAC, MP3s and more “A fine example of a stellar line-up achieving a remarkable amalgam of depth, warmth and sensitivity.” ★★★★ All About Jazz For his third Whirlwind release, Pennsylvania-raised, London-based trumpeter Andre Canniere shifts in an oblique direction from previous