LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Review: Gilberto Gil (Royal Festival Hall, London Jazz Festival, November 19th 2009, review by Rod Fogg) There is no equivalent to Gilberto Gil in the English speaking world. If you could find someone who mixed the politics of Nelson Mandela, the poetry of Bob Dylan, and was as popular as the Beatles, you still wouldn't be close. The Beatles only stuck around for 10 years or so; as Gil reminded...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Review: John Scofield's Piety Street Band plus Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio (London Jazz Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, November 13, 2009, Review by Rod Fogg) Not everyone with tickets for the Scofield concert bothered to show up in time for trombonist Dennis Rollins , but more fool them. Rollins plays fat and funky low down, rich and vibrant high up and with astounding precision. The trombone...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Review: Acoustic Fingerpickers- Clive Carroll, Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson. Kings Place, Saturday October 31st, 2009, by Rod Fogg This series of three short concerts on the same evening was the climax to the London Guitar Festival in the Fall at King's Place . Kings Place Hall One has a sumptuous acoustic, perfect for small-scale concerts. It's intimate, with wooden panelling and soft...
