Music / JazzReview: Tony Orrell’s Big Top Big Band, FringeJazz@Bristol Music Centre – ‘an amazing modern jazz big band’ a great tribute to both drummer Tony and departing promoter Jon TaylorRead more
Music / ReviewsReview: Andy Hague’s Big 60 Big Band, the Lantern – ‘What fun it was!’Hague’s skills as writer and arranger made the musical results hugely enjoyableRead more
Music / JazzBristol’s week in jazz, January 20-26Sample a whole host of ways with a jazz piano or head out onto the wilder side of free jazzRead more
Music / JazzSpace is still the placeAt 94 Marshall Allen is still steering the Sun Ra Arkestra on its cosmic courseRead more
Music / JazzThe week in Jazz July 2 – 8Seven days of hepcat action around Bristol’s jazz sceneRead more
Music / JazzReview: Cheltenham Jazz Festival, various venuesinside those ‘various venues’, there was oodles of cool as well as some sizzling moments Read more
Music / JazzReview: Issie Barratt’s Interchange, St George’sNotable individual performances kept emerging out of the collective playing Read more