IN CONVERSATION WITH: Steven Bamidele
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Stephen Bamidele, a Nigerian-born, London-based singer, songwriter, musician, and producer.
Category jazz
REVIEW: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: Porgy and Bess
Reading Time: 2 minutesA performance filled with energy and passion, from beginning to end. Scott Stroman’s direction of Porgy and Bess, from Miles Davis’ and Gil Evans’ jazz adaptation of the famous opera, is nothing short of spectacular. Starting with…
REVIEW: Ronnie Scott’s Classical All Stars Cinematic Sounds
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview of Ronnie Scott’s Classical All Stars present Cinematic Sounds, Part One, is an experience that whirls you back in time to The Golden Age of Hollywood.
REVIEW:Brodksy Quartet and Sir Willard White
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘A triumphant balance of playfulness and prowess’ Sir Willard White’s rich bass tones can lend gravitas to even the most lighthearted music. Combined with the Brodsky Quartet’s deft, ludic playing, the pairing is formidable. This concert is…
REVIEW: Ronnie Scott’s Classical All Stars
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Strike up the band and bring your date- classical music has never felt so sumptuous” There’s nowhere on Earth like Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. A Soho institution made of infinite class and talent. On a nondescript “Blue…
REVIEW: Ezra Collective
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll the Ezra collective fans spread out within the big top and on the grass outside, soaking up the rays and enjoying a cold drink as the support act, electronic jazz DJ Rebecca Vasmant, warmed the audience up.
REVIEW: BBC Proms: Rachmaninov and Copland
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Martin Fröst magically wielded the clarinet for Jazz"
REVIEW: Hejira at Oxford Playhouse
Reading Time: 2 minutesHauntingly beautiful lyrics and scintillating jazz form
REVIEW: 21 Spices with Trilok Gurtu
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou know a solo is good when you audibly mouth “what the …” enough times to your friend next to you, to the point where your mouth runs dry.
REVIEW: Guildhall Jazz Night
Reading Time: 2 minutesA wonderful night of iconic jazz music played with immense skill.