“One of this year’s most celebrated five star releases.” Jazz Views (full review) Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser made his Whirlwind debut with his new quartet album Spring Rain earlier this year, a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Intentionally blurring the boundaries between jazz, blues, free improvisation and
Fresh from the weekend appearance at Brecon Jazz Festival, here are the launch tour dates for Julian Argüelles and ‘Tetra‘ featuring Kit Downes-piano, Sam Lasserson – bass and James Maddren – drums (release date Oct 12th 2015, more info here). The tour will take in ten dates across the UK and starts Oct 26th 2015.
From the swinging ebullience of Herbie Hancock-styled “Thief” to the lofty spaciality of “Astral” (dedicated to Kenny Wheeler), the mercurial moods of “Second Thoughts” to the quirky, almost ‘60s sci-fi feel of “Dimi and the Blue Men” and effervescent angularity of title track “The Cut Off Point”, here is a
It gives us great pleasure to announce the debut Whirlwind release Tetra from saxophonist and composer Julian Argüelles on October 12th 2015 with his new band of the same name featuring Kit Downes (piano), Sam Lasserson (double bass) and James Maddren (drums). From his beginnings with the legendary Loose Tubes, through
String Theory is the third release from London-based Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford) For this album, a string quartet has been integrated seamlessly into Partikel’s trademark style of raw emotion and fiercely interactive improvisations, striking a balance between intensity and rich harmony. Here are
“A unified set of pieces in contrasting moods and styles… which aims to engage the listener throughout… and it succeeds.” Hi-Fi News “Album Choice” for September (2015) (website) Ivo Neame, takes a side step from his octet and other projects to release this exciting new quintet title Strata. Collaborating
August’s edition of Jazzwise Magazine includes features on pianist Ivo Neame and guitarist Ant Law. Visit Jazzwise to see the articles in full and scroll down to hear a full length track from Strata and Zero Sum World. The Ivo Neame Quintet (Strata) has performed to enthusiastic audiences up and down the
JazzTimes has published a feature on guitarist Matthew Stevens who has recently released his debut album as leader, Woodwork with Grammy-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, drummer Eric Doob and percussionist Paulo Stagnaro. Read more at JazzTimes… Matthew Stevens – Processional – Woodwork
Joel Harrison officially launches Spirit House with shows at New York’s Cornelia Street Café this weekend. Performances are 9pm and 10.30pm on Friday 31st July and Saturday 1st August. With Joel will be Brian Blade, Ralph Alessi, Kermit Driscoll and Peter Apfelbaum. (see more) Says Harrison, “The new recording came
Matthew Stevens talks to DownBeat Magazine about recent release Woodwork. This feature appears in the Players section of the September edition Here’s a live recording of ‘Processional’ from Woodwork
“One of this year’s most celebrated five star releases.” Jazz Views (full review) Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser made his Whirlwind debut with his new quartet album Spring Rain earlier this year, a tribute to US clarinettist and composer Jimmy Giuffre. Intentionally blurring the boundaries between jazz, blues, free improvisation and 
Fresh from the weekend appearance at Brecon Jazz Festival, here are the launch tour dates for Julian Argüelles and ‘Tetra‘ featuring Kit Downes-piano, Sam Lasserson – bass and James Maddren – drums (release date Oct 12th 2015, more info here). The tour will take in ten dates across the UK and starts Oct 26th 2015. 
It gives us great pleasure to announce the debut Whirlwind release Tetra from saxophonist and composer Julian Argüelles on October 12th 2015 with his new band of the same name featuring Kit Downes (piano), Sam Lasserson (double bass) and James Maddren (drums). From his beginnings with the legendary Loose Tubes, through 
String Theory is the third release from London-based Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert and Eric Ford) For this album, a string quartet has been integrated seamlessly into Partikel’s trademark style of raw emotion and fiercely interactive improvisations, striking a balance between intensity and rich harmony. Here are 
August’s edition of Jazzwise Magazine includes features on pianist Ivo Neame and guitarist Ant Law. Visit Jazzwise to see the articles in full and scroll down to hear a full length track from Strata and Zero Sum World. The Ivo Neame Quintet (Strata) has performed to enthusiastic audiences up and down the 
JazzTimes has published a feature on guitarist Matthew Stevens who has recently released his debut album as leader, Woodwork with Grammy-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, drummer Eric Doob and percussionist Paulo Stagnaro. Read more at JazzTimes… Matthew Stevens – Processional – Woodwork 
Matthew Stevens talks to DownBeat Magazine about recent release Woodwork. This feature appears in the Players section of the September edition Here’s a live recording of ‘Processional’ from Woodwork