Despite their lack of mainstream kudos (exemplified in the name of the pop act ‘Johnny Hates Jazz’), there were many… Read More
Never Judge… The phrase ‘never judge a book by its cover’ couldn’t have been more appropriate. I was suspicious about… Read More
The anecdotal information I could gather about The Bad Plus before attending their gig at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club on… Read More
Ken Aldcroft: 1969-2016 When someone dies unexpectedly in youth or middle age, as guitarist Ken Aldcroft did on September 17th,… Read More
Guitarist, composer and bandleader Patrick Naylor has followed the 2 exceptional albums his band made in 1999 (‘Patrick Naylor Quartet’)… Read More
During the course of a recent 39-day trip back to Britain from Canada I found myself in a variety of… Read More
A review of ‘Invisible World’ by The Blow-up. I played this CD while a friend was visiting and he said… Read More
The ‘Mela’ is an annual, free 2-day festival held in Peel Park, Bradford. It’s predominantly geared towards asian culture, but… Read More
I entered the room to find people smiling. Introductions had been made and tonight’s performance was about to begin. We… Read More
When a music venue sells Tyrrells Root Vegetable Crisps, it suggests that an above average evening may be in the… Read More
A few days ago I turned into a fly and landed on the wall at one of Richard Ormrod’s performance… Read More