In 1985, the world-renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis parted company with Columbia, his record label of thirty years. His reasons for doing so are unconfirmed, but it appears possible that frustration over a delayed release might have informed…
The GRAMMY award-winning pianist and songwriter Dr. John passed away yesterday, aged 77. A Rock…
One of popular music’s most infamous royalty disputes was announced as having been resolved this…
Belgium-based multimedia artist Baloji has won the Principal Prize at the Oberhausen short film Festival…
The GRAMMY award-winning pianist and songwriter Dr. John passed away yesterday, aged 77. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the celebrated artist was a champion of New Orleans’ diverse cultural heritage: drawing inspiration from Mardi Gras, Louisiana Voodoo…
Yesterday, David Brewis of the Sunderland-based outfit Field Music surprised fans with the release of…
Drummer and composer Magnus Öström made his name with the Esbjörn Svensson Trio— his expressive…
The Tenderlonious-led, London-based outfit Ruby Rushton has gradually evolved in size and sound, since its first…
Intriguing, dedicated, elusive, resolute, scholarly, unpredictable, uncompromising. The accounts that have attempted to chronicle the storied life of trumpeter Dizzy Reece have painted the picture of an artist who is all of the aforementioned things. Yet not a one has been…
Nestled between countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, Greece is positioned at the crossroads of…
English traditional music is often associated with Romantic imaginaries of ‘green and pleasant lands’ and…
The traditional and popular music of Cuba is amongst the most widely known and enjoyed…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at Band on the Wall, we caught up with bassist Vidal Montgomery to discuss his technique, and to get some tips for new musicians. Thumbnail photo:…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine and Omar at…
Ahead of his ‘Black Notes from the Deep’ performance with Courtney Pine at Band on…
