This instrumental is… Full of life. In a time when the world needs to get up and celebrate what we have, this track hits the spot. Josephine plays the violin and flute on this and while you wouldn’t really associate the violin and flute occupying the melody line for jazz and funk, she does it …
Album Review: “Pillow Talk Sessions 1” – Duski
Duski seem to be a band who metamorphasise into different forms musically…. According to their site: It began as a chordless trio in darkest Wales comprising of sax, double bass and drums, then guitar and piano appeared. Jazz styles disappeared and heavy jams with collective improvising took its place. The piano morphed into different synthesisers …
Album Review: “Law Of Attraction: The Remixes” Mike Casey. Words: Sammy Stein.
Mike Casey Law of Attraction: The Remixes Piano: Benito Gonzalez Bass: Matt Dwonszyk Drums: Corey Garcia Mike Casey has been receiving attention for many years now. I interviewed him in 2016 as an emerging star, and since then, he has, well, emerged. His innovative, powerful experimentation sits easily alongside his interpretation of more traditional delivery. …
Blog interview: Alex Bone
Hello Alex how are you?I’m good thank you 🙂 Hope you’re well! I’m great, thank you for asking! You’re a saxophonist, composer and producer, originally from the North of England. How did it all begin for you?Both my parents are musicians (my Mum’s a singer and my Dad’s a saxophonist) – I constantly heard …
Album Review: “Worry Not” – Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat
This is Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat’s first album, a project put together by Leeds based saxophonist, composer and arranger Emma Johnson. She leads the band competently and confidently through 8 tracks that have touched me differently on each listen, and for me, when I received the CD and the handwritten note (I can’t remember the …
Blog interview: Leonie Adams, UCCMP
Congratulations on the release of “Simple Gifts”, how does it feel? Thank you! It’s a strange mix of feelings to be honest. Pride and joy at the finished product and that people are reacting to it so strongly – we’re getting lots of email & facebook messages from all around the world saying how …