One of the most creative and distinctive new strands in British jazz over the last few years has been the consolidation of a strong crossover between jazz and Asian music.Read
Saxophonist Tim Whitehead does not often get a chance to visit the Midlands, so we should take advantage when he does. On Monday he brings his Colour Beginnings project to the Warwick Arts Centre.Read
After starting out as a disciple of John Coltrane’s modern jazz, Courtney Pine then began exploring his Caribbean heritage, bringing the feel and rhythms of reggae and dub into his music.Read
* One of the recent highlights of the Rush Hour Blues programme on Friday evenings at Symphony Hall was the appearance of the Chris Biscoe Profiles Quartet.Read
The saxophonist Peter King is said to have commented that he has spent half of his life trying to play like Charlie Parker and the other half trying to play like John Coltrane.Read
* The big gig of the week is Brubecks Play Brubeck at Birmingham Town Hall on Monday but there’s another important jazz player in town this week, too, albeit from the music’s free jazz fringe.Read
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