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Take Five with Guitarist Jamie Pye
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jamie Pye Jamie Pye is a jny: London-based jazz guitarist and composer with roots in both Australia and New Zealand. He performs in various line ups and contexts; from intimate duo residencies to headline performances as a bandleader showcasing his original music. He is often part of house bands for jam sessions around town, or ...
Gwendolyn Kassenaar at LightSounds 2024
by John Eyles
Gwendolyn Kassenaar Rich Mix LightSounds 2024 London, United Kingdom November 23, 2024 The weekend of Saturday November 23rd and Sunday November 24th saw the annual LightSounds festival which, instead of being a mere offshoot of music or visual art, positions audiovisual art at the center of the creative universe. This ...
Oreglo: Opedge
by Scott Lichtman
This writer was persuaded to switch from trumpet to tuba in high school and, ever since has been looking for a modern, hard-grooving quartet underpinned by tuba on which to hang his fanboy hat. The moment has arrived: the band is oreglo and the song featured here is “opedge." Guitarist Linus Barry, drummer Nicco Rocco, keyboardist ...
Julian Lage At Empire Music Hall
by Ian Patterson
Julian Lage Empire Music Hall jny:Belfast, N. Ireland November 13, 2024 It is not too often that Julian Lage tours with nothing more than an acoustic guitar in tow. The solo acoustic album World's Fair (Modern Love, 2015) suggested at the time that the Californian might juggle solo performances ...
John Butcher 70th Birthday Residency at Cafe OTO
by John Sharpe
Groundbreaking saxophonist John Butcher is a frequent visitor to north London's Cafe OTO, so it is fitting that the venue provided the setting for a celebration of his milestone birthday. For the occasion he handpicked selection of his most potent collaborators to join him over the three nights in various small group formations. Butcher ...
Petra Haller Presents: 'Orbit – On The Wings Of Freedom' – Live Recording on November 11, 2024
In an exciting new chapter for contemporary improvisation, tap dancer and artist Petra Haller announces On the Wings of Freedom, the first of three live recording sessions from her latest project, ORBIT. This special performance will take place on November 11 at the iconic Vortex Jazz Club in London, and is dedicated to the spirit of ...
Artifacts Trio At Black Box
by Ian Patterson
Artifacts Trio Black Box jny:Belfast, N. Ireland October 16, 2024 Initially penciled in for a spring date that never materialized, Artifacts Trio finally made its Belfast bow five months later. This was the only Irish date for flautist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reid on their European ...
Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star
by Duncan Heining
Talking the Groove: Jazz Words from the Morning Star Chris Searle (foreword by Mike Westbrook) 394 pages ISBN: #978-1-9163206-7-3 Jazz in Britain 2024 Talking the Groove collects Chris Searle's more recent reviews, articles and interviews from the British socialist daily paper, the Morning Star, acting as a follow-up to ...
Tony Haynes Has Left Town... But What A Legacy He Leaves Behind
by Duncan Heining
The death of my friend musician/composer Tony Haynes aged 83 from cancer is a loss both to his wife and children and to the musical communities of East London whom he served with such passion. A jazz enthusiast from his early teens, he studied music at Oxford and Nottingham, while at the latter working simultaneously as ...
Seckou Keita At Crescent Arts Centre
by Ian Patterson
Seckou Keita Crescent Arts Centre jny:Belfast, N. Ireland September 27, 2024 Have a good rummage around at home. If you have a pumpkin in your kitchen or larder, if you can dig out an old fishing rod from your garage or attic, if you can requisition a piece of mahogany ...
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