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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The pair frequently are referred to as the royal family of British jazz, or the king and queen of British jazz, and these descriptions are not hype. For one thing, the two have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, so Laine is a dame and Dankworth is a sir. More important for music fans, they are without question the cream of British jazz, and have been since the early '50s.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
1440: Eton College was founded.1931: British sterling currency was taken off the gold standard.1946: The first Cannes film festival opened.1963: US president John F KenneADVERTISEMENTdy went before UN General Assembly and proposed joint US-Soviet expedition to the Moon.1967: The liner QE2 was launched from John Brown's yard at Clydebank.1989: Indian peacekeeping troops declared ceasefire...
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
The trio’s material reflects their classical backgrounds as well as their careers in the jazz world. Garland, Simcock and band leader Malcolm Creese are all highly acclaimed in their own right, having worked with everyone from Cleo Laine and John Dankworth to the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
The trio’s material reflects their classical backgrounds as well as their careers in the jazz world. Garland, Simcock and band leader Malcolm Creese are all highly acclaimed in their own right, having worked with everyone from Cleo Laine and John Dankworth to the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
As a trumpeter – “probably the greatest trumpet virtuoso that British Jazz has ever produced”, according to one critic – he has played with the biggest names in 20th Century popular music, both touring and in the studio, including Frank Sinatra (“absolutely amazing”), Liza Minnelli, Sting, Ornette Colman, Quincy Jones, and John Dankworth and Cleo Laine.
