Even The Rain (15)
Recent developments in Bolivia are absent from a film whose background is the 'water wars'
The Fall
Will Stone was left pondering an incoherent outing
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
A lively production imbued with politics
Bayou Arcana
Artful gender collaboration
Chris Searle
Enter a land of new sound
Sunday 28 June 2009
Ornette Coleman was a jazz outsider. Born in 1930 in Fort Worth, Texas - not known as a jazz town - Coleman migrated to Los Angeles in the early '50s and worked as a lift operator while studying music.
Duke Ellington
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Duke Ellington always exerted a huge influence over the finest of British jazz musicians. Evidence of this can be found, for example, in pianist Stan Tracey's albums dedicated to the Duke: We Still Love You Madly and Duke Ellington - The Durham Connection, or in Mike Westbrook's momentous On Duke's Birthday.
Painting in brilliant blues
Wednesday 17 June 2009
To be able to shout the blues over the full blazing ensemble of the Count Basie Big Band while simultaneously singing with an engaging lyricism was not easy. But Jimmy Rushing achieved it for decades.
A complete musician
Wednesday 10 June 2009
The death in 2006 of the Atlanta-born pianist John Hicks stole from jazz one of its most prolific and versatile players. During the 65 years of his life, he played in all manner of genres and with many diverse musical companions, from hard bop to avant garde.
Louis Moholo-Moholo
Tuesday 02 June 2009
Rhythms as old and as new as humanity
Courtney Pine
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Honouring the infectious Caribbean roots of New Orleans
The Oscar Peterson Quartet
Tuesday 12 May 2009
The 1955 masterpiece from the rightful king of the keys
Hard act to follow
Tuesday 05 May 2009
How Bobby Watson put the edge into jazz
Hurrah to the 'little giant'
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Remembering Johnny Griffin's final date at Ronnie Scott's