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Empirical and Dave O’Higgins For Marsden

The three-day Marsden Jazz Festival returns for its seventeenth year from 10-12 October in the Yorkshire town, in the hills between Leeds and Manchester, with a very eclectic line-up that ranges from the cutting edge of the new UK scene through to mainstream and trad styles.
With a variety of venues including the premises of the town’s British Legion club, Socialist, Conservative and Liberal clubs, local pubs and restaurants the line-up includes: Stuart McCallum, Back Door, Minghe Morte, Dave O’Higgins, Empirical, Laurie Briggs and Temperance Seven. For more go to www.marsdenjazzfestival.com
 
Pictured: Empirical 
Empirical and Dave O’Higgins For Marsden
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Vijay Iyer - Post-modern Meltdown

Vijay Iyer - Post-modern Meltdown
Pianist Vijay Iyer cuts a singular presence on the American jazz scene. With a cerebral, but accessible post-modern style, he has made his presence felt with a run of albums featuring his own cast of collaborators. Best known for his work with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa and Mike Ladd he won Jazzwise album of the year in 2004 with In What Language? and since then has continued to craft a singular style that makes him stand out on the sometimes hidebound American scene. Kevin Le Gendre talks to Vijay ahead of the release of his latest albums Tragicomic and Door with Fieldwork and his London Jazz Festival appearance later in the year.
27.08.08
Features

Ingrid Laubrock - Stolen Moments

Ingrid Laubrock - Stolen Moments
Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock has within a short period of time become part of the progressive adventurous stream of jazz coming out of the London scene centred around the F-IRE Collective. With her new group she this month debuts new album Sleepthief in the company of forward-thinking American drummer Tom Rainey and pianist Liam Noble. Duncan Heining talks to Ingrid about her fast-developing career and how she sees the direction of her music in a rapidly changing musical landscape.
27.08.08
CD Reviews

Jörg Brinkmann Trio - Ha!

Jörg Brinkmann Trio - Ha!
Act 9662-2    ***
Jörg Brinkmann (clo, effects), Oliver Maas (p, Fender R), Dirk-Peter Kölsch (d, glock, objects). Rec. 12 May 2007 and 25–26 January 2008


The cello isn’t exactly regarded as one of the great jazz instruments, but trio leader Brinkmann bows and plucks with aplomb on this thoroughly engaging debut recording, at times causing his cello to hum like a particularly fat double bass, at others scratching and sawing as if participating in some avant-garde classical-music experiment. This young German trio obviously like to subvert expectations, so you can never be quite sure what the next track on this collection of fragments – 18 pieces in just over 50 minutes – is going to sound like.
27.08.08
CD Reviews

JD Allen Trio - I Am I Am

JD Allen Trio - I Am I Am
Sunnyside SSC 1183    ****
JD Allen (ts), Gregg August (b), Rudy Royston (d), Eric Revis (ghost b) and Gerald Cleaver (ghost d). Rec date not given

JD Allen has recently become the tenor of choice for many two-horn groups in New York (including those of trumpeters Jeremy Pelt and David Weiss). But here, on his Sunnyside debut, he’s out on his own sans keyboards with just bass and drums. It’s worth pointing out that August is the talented bassist whose two albums as leader, both with Myron Walden in the line-up, we’ve been urging readers to check out.
27.08.08
The Player

Harry Brown - Trombone

Harry Brown - Trombone
David Gallant talks to the trombonist about how he got started, the instruments he has played over the years and his all time favourite choice. He also reports on the latest instrument developments and launches

 “My musical background stems from the church”, says Brown. “Mum was the choir director and church organist for many years and taught me general music theory, the Hammond organ, piano and encouraged me to learn the guitar too – which I also played at church. I am currently the church organist.”
27.08.08
Instrument Updates

September 2008 Jazz instrument Update

September 2008 Jazz instrument Update
B&S Challenger Bb MBX trumpet

This German made horn has to be the lightest horn that I’ve ever laid hands on – and it’s not that I’m used to handling Monettes or Taylors! No, this horn is really light and it’s well balanced. Coming with hand lapped Monel pistons with boxed bronze springs, there is no doubting the quality of the components, although I did find that the spit slide on the second valve was a tad tight. I was also somewhat surprised that there was no tap on the third tuning slide. And if I’m being really picky why doesn’t the curve on the front crook match that of the back pipe?
27.08.08
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Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Band plus Antonio Hart Quartet 6 August, Ronnie Scott's. London

Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Band plus Antonio Hart Quartet 6 August, Ronnie Scott's. London
The audience had high expectations from this double bill, and they were certainly not disappointed. The fact that an established jazz figure such as Antonio Hart could be the evening’s opener was an indication of what musical gems were in store.  

The Antonio Hart Quartet featured John Goldsby on bass, Phil DeGreg piano, Steve Davis on drums and the band’s leader on alto sax (all of whom were tutors on this years Jazzwise Summer School). The quartet kicked off with ‘Here I Stand’, one of Hart’s own compositions, which earned him a Grammy nomination back in 1997.
20.08.08
Video Features

Gareth Lockrane Septet - New Live Videos

Gareth Lockrane Septet - New Live VideosThe Gareth Lockrane Septet playing two of his tunes "Roots" and "Dark Swinger" at the Spice of Life for the 2006 London Jazz Festival, featuring Robbie Robson (tpt) Alex Garnett (tenor) Trevor Mires (tbn) Gareth Lockrane (flute) Robin Aspland (Piano) Matt Miles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Filmed by Ula Pontikos, Sam Blair and Ilian Metev, Sound by Chris Traves, edited by Gareth Lockrane 13.08.08
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