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From the London Jazz Festival 2011
The London Jazz Festival is over for another year after hosting some premiere jazz and world musicians. Some Jazzpace favourites from the festival included Zakir Hussain, E17 Large Ensemble and Tim Whitehead. We also interviewed musicians including Regina Carter and Jef Neve. You can read all the reviews and features from the festival on the London Jazz Festival 2011 page or get a blow by blow account from the round ups: Check jazzpace.com for reviews, news and features on UK jazz festivals throughout 2012. From the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2011
Reviews, interviews and features from the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival 2011 over summer can be found here. The stand-out performances came from the irrepressibly energetic Trombone Shorty and the wise cherub of blues Lillian Boutté. Also, interviews with breakthrough group from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival The Discordian Trio and blues bass guitar player Jack Bruce. |
Reviews
Lucian Ban: Octet sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Centre played in a confusing array of musical styles with a purpose closer to cathartic self expression than providing the audience with any musical enjoyment, but the outcome ... read more 
E17 Large Ensemble: The ensemble contained a lot of talented musicians and came together expertly on a play list containing originals from several of the band's members. The only song that wasn't an original was Irving Berlin's ... read more 
Tim Whitehead: This was a fine ending to Tim Whitehead's Colour Beginnings tour and appropriately held in the Royal Academy of Arts surrounded by the kind of artwork that inspired the project. Tim Whitehead was artist in residence ... read more more reviews ... |