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Clare Teal: "If you're brought up in a working-class family, you haven't got money for records so everything you get hold of, you treasure, learn to love, and I loved those Ella tapes." - (Radio Times 23-29 January 2021)

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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Album reviews: Gemma Sherry - Let's Get Serious & The Songs I Love
KSTV: Live Playback. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers "Buhaina's Delight" - Jan. 23
Aycliffe Radio Playlist for tomorrow (Jan. 24 @ 6:30pm)
Nina Simone Why?; Tees Valley Jazzmen.
Tom Stevens pick: J.J. Johnson & company; Buddy Rich Big Band; Syd Lawrence.
George Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong; Ben Webster; John Pope Quintet; Al Jolson; Art Blakey + Terence Blanchard; Benny Green; Tees Valley Jazzmen - Ace In The Hole.
Tribute to USA and inauguration of the new President: American Patrol; Sydney Bechet; Wynton Marsalis Talking Democracy; JALC (Jazz at the Lincoln Center) with Wynton Marsalis; JALC + Wynton Marsalis.
There'll be some (radio) changes made (starting Sunday 24)
www.ayclifferadio.co.uk.
Friday, January 22, 2021
The Summertime of my discontent
Album review: Tricotism - Nostalgia
Deschanel Gordon live streaming from Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 22
Rico's Popup Louis with Nick Dawson - Jan. 22
Jason Moran: James Reese Europe - The Harlem Hellfighters: The Absence of Ruin.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Rachael & Alex playback Paul & Gerry. Two of a Mind @ Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 21
Luca Manning live streaming from Ronnie's: a Tribute to the Iconic Jazz Divas - Jan. 21
(Screenshot of Luca by Russell. Full band shot by Ken Drew)
2020 APPJAG Jazz Newcomer of the Year award winner Luca Manning opened this evening's Iconic Jazz Divas show with Love for Sale. Manning's ace young band - Matt Carter, piano, Seth Tackenberry, bass, and award-winning drummer Tom Potter - swung like veterans.
If I Knew Then, à la Sarah Vaughan, superb, followed by Underneath the Apple Tree, first known to our vocalist listening to Carmen McRae, pianist Carter excelling as soloist and accompanist. Manning loves Nancy Wilson and always includes Never Will I Marry - not a bad idea!
Keith Nichols (1945-2021)
Malcolm Griffiths (1941 - 2021)
JASON MORAN – THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS - Free Stream – premiere 22 January (5pm GMT)
Jason Moran creates an original response to the extraordinary story of James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters - bravery, race issues, and the explosive arrival of jazz in war-torn Europe.
‘We won France by playing music which was ours and not a pale imitation of others, and if we are to develop in America we must develop along our own lines.’
(James Reese Europe, 1919).
John Russell (1954 - 2021)
Improvising guitarist John Russell passed away on January 19 after a long debilitating illness. A much-loved and well-respected forward-looking musician he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
As I never experienced his playing first hand it would be unfair of me to comment instead I'll direct you to an emotional tribute from his friend and former colleague saxophonist Evan Parker, posted on LondonJazz News and a BSH review of a MoPoMoSo gig at Summerhill Bowling Club that featured both Parker and John Russell.
Lance
Album review: Jeff Benedict Big Big Band - The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Kansas Smitty's play Hoodoo Man Blues and more - Jan. 20
Exam Board Reinstates Jazz on Curriculum
Harmonica Stories
Album review: Sam Newbould Quintet - Bogus Notus
Preview: Junior Wells at Kansas Smitty's (Jan. 20)
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
KSTV: Alec Harper Trio playback Sonny Rollins Trio - Jan. 19
Alec Harper (tenor sax); Will Sach (bass); Will Cleasby (drums).
(Screenshots by Ken Drew)
These guys had some big boots to fill and any lesser musicians would have filled their boots at the prospect! Fortunately, Smitty's don't have any lesser musicians on their roster and tonight's session was tops.
Selecting their repertoire from Rollins' groundbreaking album, A Night at the Village Vanguard, the three musicians put their own individual stamp on the tunes recreating the mood of that night back in 1957 without loss of face. In fact, bearing in mind that Sonny was playing to an actual audience at the Greenwich Village club as opposed to tonight's virtual viewers, it speaks volumes that they could create such a splendid session.
R.I.P. Alan Smith (trumpet)
Sadly missed.
Lance
R.I.P. Junior Mance (1928 - 2021)
Monday, January 18, 2021
Ivo Neame: Live stream from Ronnie Scott's - Jan. 18
(Screenshots by Ken Drew).
I'd convinced myself I wasn't going to like this latest live stream from Ronnie's so I approached it with a degree of trepidation.
I hold my hand up and admit that I was wrong to have doubts!
I should have known better. Neame is a fine pianist, composer and raconteur.
Album review: Will Glaser - Climbing in Circles
Will Glaser (drums); Matthew Herd (saxophones); Liam Noble (piano).
An intimate and subtle third album of this name, led by young London-based drummer Glaser, the culmination as a trio after 2 duo albums: Part 1 with young saxophonist Herd and Part 2 with widely-praised and versatile pianist Noble. All three comprise a mix of standards and covers with some looser group improvisations, this recording with four originals and five covers.
Album review: Wayne Alpern w. The Dorian Wind Quintet - Jukebox
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Dean Stockdale Trio live streaming from The Globe - Jan. 17
A Sunday Service for Pete Fountain - Jan. 17
Adrian Cox (clarinet, vocals)
Chris Ingham - Hoagy's Children: The Pianist-Singer-Songwriters
Prestigious Award for Maurice Summerfield
Album review: Mike Scott - Collecting Things
Saturday, January 16, 2021
KSTV: NCW plays Bright Size Life - Jan. 16
Nick Costley-White (guitar); Ferg Ireland (bass); Will Cleasby (drums) + Ivo Neame (piano)
Meanwhile, Back at Carnegie Hall ...
Sound of Cinema with Terence Blanchard - Jan. 16
A Wake-up Call for Bop Van Winkle
Jazz?
Love it man! I really dig the jive. Now that I’ve woken up after my big sleep,
boy that Brown Ale sure has a kick, I can’t wait to have a shave and get down
to the New Orleans Club and hear Ronnie McLean and the Panama Jazzmen. That guy
sure plays a mean trombone.
You’re
telling me Ronnie’s gone – Gone where? Touring again with Disley and Hastings?
Up there? Man, it just shows you that only the good die young although I guess
they made an exception in Ronnie’s case. And now you’re telling me the club’s
been turned into an Indian Restaurant. Is nothing sacred?
Well, I haven’t got eyes for a Vindaloo so I’ll head across town to The Downbeat for the all-nighter. My old buddy Crombie will be on the door, he’ll let me in. That Emcee Five plays my kind of bebop – Hey-ba-ba-re-bop!
Album Review: Lorenz Grey – Liberty Hotel
This debut album is described as coming from the tradition of piano players who entertain in bars in Germany, and if they play and sing as on this collection, it sounds like fun. The songs would be suitable for your next party, with just enough more serious songs to keep up your interest. The Liberty Hotel actually used to be a state prison which has now become a well-designed hotel.
Friday, January 15, 2021
Film review: One Night in Miami
Tonight's KSTV Livestream - Jan. 15
Rico's Popup Louis - Jan. 15
Alec Harper live streaming from Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 14
(Screenshots by Ken Drew)
This evening's live stream from Kansas Smitty's found itself up against an all star session on Frith Street (see LL's Supersax review). One change in the advertised line-up with pianist Noah Stoneman making way for guitarist Dave Archer (this evening standing up playing a Telecaster), other than that, it was business as usual. Drummer Jas Kayser handled the introductions, kicking off with The End of a Love Affair. For the next hour or so the quartet played an impeccable selection of tunes.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Keith Crombie - Gone but not forgotten
Lucia Cadotsch / Kit Downes / Ruth Goller Livestream from the basement Dekadenz Brixen - Jan. 14
Playing originals and a few older songs too - quite a mix, and very enjoyable!
Ken
The London Supersax Project livestreaming from Ronnie Scott's - Jan. 14
Preview: Tonite - Supersax!
Daryl's going to jail!
(Press release)
Join us on Sunday,
January 17 at 6:00pm ET* for a free jazz concert via Zoom presented by Music on the
Inside, Inc. (MOTI) bringing music education and hope to individuals impacted
by incarceration. With Associate Producers Antoinette Montague and
Richard Miller and Executive Producer Alina Bloomgarden, each Sunday
concert features formerly incarcerated musicians alongside jazz and pop
luminaries.
Album review: Binker and Moses - Escape the Flames
Film preview: One Night in Miami
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings
The other three are: Laura Toxværd/Jacob Anderskov/Maria Faust: Live from Winterjazz in Copenhagen 2020; Andy Champion & Graeme Wilson: Shoes For Losers; John Pope Quintet: Mixed With Glass.
For more details on these albums and other items related to the label check out the following links:
Facebook. Bandcamp. Crowdfunder.
Playback session @ Kansas Smitty's. Will Barry Trio live stream Chick Corea - "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs". Jan. 13
Moses Boyd on Miles Davis' Nefertiti
(Press release)
World renowned listening concept series Classic Album Sundays is celebrating 10 years of hi-fidelity, immersive album experiences with the launch of free weekly live-streamed series, ‘My Classic Album’. Funded by Arts Council England, the Sunday weekly show features an inspiring line-up of revered and cutting-edge guests including Kate Tempest, Goldie, Gary Crosby OBE, Black Midi, Nitin Sawhney with more to be announced. The series will run alongside the platform’s Patreon subscription service with monthly events, quizzes, webinars and sessions which have been joined by special guests like Giles Peterson, KT Tunstall, Joy Boyd and more.
Album review: Zoöphyte - Out of the Cave
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- Album reviews: Gemma Sherry - Let's Get Serious & ...
- KSTV: Live Playback. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messeng...
- Aycliffe Radio Playlist for tomorrow (Jan. 24 @ 6:...
- There'll be some (radio) changes made (starting Su...
- The Summertime of my discontent
- Album review: Tricotism - Nostalgia
- Deschanel Gordon live streaming from Kansas Smitty...
- Rico's Popup Louis with Nick Dawson - Jan. 22
- Jason Moran: James Reese Europe - The Harlem Hellf...
- Rachael & Alex playback Paul & Gerry. Two of a Min...
- Luca Manning live streaming from Ronnie's: a Tribu...
- Keith Nichols (1945-2021)
- Malcolm Griffiths (1941 - 2021)
- JASON MORAN – THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS - Free Stre...
- John Russell (1954 - 2021)
- Album review: Jeff Benedict Big Big Band - The Wea...
- Kansas Smitty's play Hoodoo Man Blues and more - J...
- Exam Board Reinstates Jazz on Curriculum
- Harmonica Stories
- Album review: Sam Newbould Quintet - Bogus Notus
- Preview: Junior Wells at Kansas Smitty's (Jan. 20)
- KSTV: Alec Harper Trio playback Sonny Rollins Tri...
- R.I.P. Alan Smith (trumpet)
- R.I.P. Junior Mance (1928 - 2021)
- Ivo Neame: Live stream from Ronnie Scott's - Jan. 18
- Album review: Will Glaser - Climbing in Circles
- Album review: Wayne Alpern w. The Dorian Wind Quin...
- R.I.P. Sammy Nestico
- Dean Stockdale Trio live streaming from The Globe ...
- A Sunday Service for Pete Fountain - Jan. 17
- Chris Ingham - Hoagy's Children: The Pianist-Singe...
- Prestigious Award for Maurice Summerfield
- Album review: Mike Scott - Collecting Things
- KSTV: NCW plays Bright Size Life - Jan. 16
- Meanwhile, Back at Carnegie Hall ...
- Sound of Cinema with Terence Blanchard - Jan. 16
- A Wake-up Call for Bop Van Winkle
- Album Review: Lorenz Grey – Liberty Hotel
- Film review: One Night in Miami
- Tonight's KSTV Livestream - Jan. 15
- Rico's Popup Louis - Jan. 15
- Alec Harper live streaming from Kansas Smitty's - ...
- Keith Crombie - Gone but not forgotten
- Lucia Cadotsch / Kit Downes / Ruth Goller Livestre...
- The London Supersax Project livestreaming from Ron...
- Preview: Tonite - Supersax!
- Daryl's going to jail!
- Album review: Binker and Moses - Escape the Flames
- Film preview: One Night in Miami
- New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings
- Playback session @ Kansas Smitty's. Will Barry Tri...
- Moses Boyd on Miles Davis' Nefertiti
- Album review: Zoöphyte - Out of the Cave
- New Year, New Lockdown, New Music.
- Jalen sings the Blues @ Kansas Smitty's - Jan. 12
- Book review: Peter Jones - This is Bop. Take 2
- News Flash! - Paul Edis Streams Again and it's Ton...
- Dean Stockdale Trio to live stream from The Globe ...
- Eddie Blair (1927 - Dec. 26, 2020)
- Tom Seminar-Ford live streaming from Ronnie's - Ja...
- RIP Howard Johnson
- An Etude from Greg Abate on Facebook - Jan. 11
- Album review: The 14 Jazz Orchestra - Cartoon Bebop
- St, Valentines Day @ The Globe w. The Peter Morgan...
- Album review: Henry Robinett Quartet - Jazz Standa...
- Glenn Crytzer Quartet live streaming from NYC for ...
- Dom Pipkin's Sunday Piano Truth - July 10
- The Music of 1929 with the Glenn Crytzer Quartet (...
- Album review: Andy Hague's Double Standards - Release
- Jazz at Vespers at Toulouse Lautrec with Adrian Co...
- Album review: Yoko Miwa Trio - Songs of Joy
- Marcus Bonfanti & Dave Archer live-streaming from ...
- Aycliffe calling, Aycliffe calling ...
- Drum tuition for free!
- Album review - Shapeshifters
- Tony Pitt (1940 - January 8, 2021)
- Adrian Cox Quartet live streaming from Kansas Smit...
- Swinging into 2021 with Rico Tomasso - Jan. 8
- Farewell to Ron Goodall
- Album review: Paul Taylor - Via
- Alec Harper & Will Barry live streaming People Ti...
- Could Birdland be singing its last lullaby?
- In Search of Benny Golson (via Sesame Street!).
- Blue Yodel Number Nine by Jimmie Rodgers
- Preview: The Art of Drumming (part 1, Friday 8)
- No Bossa Trio @ Globe on Sunday
- Your Blog Needs You!
- Will Arnold-Forster Trio live streaming from Kansa...
- Album review: Roseanna Vitro - Listen Here
- Quincy Jones & Friends - Live From Yesteryear (Tra...
- Blanco returns with violin partner and a set of st...
- Demerara Jazz on Radio 4 - Jan. 7
- Alec Harper Quartet live streaming from Kansas Smi...
- Clare Teal signs for Jazz FM
- The 8-Bit Big Band - Backwards Compatible
- Courtney axed and Jazz removed from A-level studies
- Kansas Smitty's live streaming into 2021 (starting...
- Rachael Cohen Quartet live streaming from Ronnie S...
- Info wanted on Mike Scott (Alexis Korner's Blues I...
- Wardell Gray - Twisted (1955).
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