3Vote!
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Great, great, great show last night from one of jazz's premier pianists with the ability to captivate the stiff followers and the hip-hop heads with his eclecticism and respect for rap's forefathers.
4Vote!
SoulCulture.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... by Krzysztof Oktalski and Helm DeVegas, with immersive, highly danceable results. Part of the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3. Event: Robert Glasper + Stonephace at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Southbank Date: Sunday 15th November 2009 Tickets: £20/£10 – click to buy . 0 people like this post. Like Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon...
3Vote!
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
They say "tomayto"; we say "tomahto". They respond positively to smooth PR; our hackles rise at the same sales talk. They like to believe ballet dancers live the life of a Ralph Lauren photoshoot; we're reassured to see ours at work in holey tights.
3Vote!
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Review:John Surman (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Jazz Festival, November 18th 2009, review by Patrick Hadfield) The celebration of John Surman ’s 65 years was a gig of two halves. Surman played support to his own quartet, opening with a couple of solo numbers on soprano saxophone and bass clarinet, accompanied by a variety of electronics. His bass clarinet had a lovely,...
3Vote!
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Review: Carla Bley's Lost Chords plus Julian Siegel Trio (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Jazz Festival, November 17th 2009) I definitely feel the need to spare the reader today, to distil the strongest impressions from four-and-a-half hours spent at the Queen Elizabeth Hall last night into something crisp. If not quite Bridget Jones telegramese, then let every word...
3Vote!
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Branford Marsalis Quartet (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Jazz Festival, November 15th 2009) Branford Marsalis ' Quartet has been out on the road for a couple of months now. Last night at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Marsalis was telling stories about some of the things which can go wrong on tour. Like the anecdotes which he had attempted to tell on-stage, only to find...