Remembering Wayne Shorter: a jazz pioneer and innovator
Legendary jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter died on Thursday the 3rd of March at home, surrounded by his family at the age of 89. His groundbreaking compositions and distinct tenor sax…
Remembering Billy Strayhorn: jazz’s first openly gay musician
When reflecting in LGBT+ history month and American black history month, we should remember the life and work of Billy Strayhorn, Jazz’s first openly gay musician and perhaps one of…
Ezra Collective return with Where I’m Meant to Be
Ezra Collective are back, and the 5-man London jazz quintet are just incapable of disappointing. Those unfamiliar with jazz generally associate it with sombre clubs and a polite audience. Ezra…
Remembering Pharaoh Sanders
Albert Ayler described Pharoah Sanders as the Song in the Holy Trinity of jazz saxophone. It is with this reverence that the revolutionary tenor saxophonist and band leader is regarded…
Spencer Review
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Even though she died a little over two decades ago, Princess Diana is one of the most mythologised figures in British history. Like Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and…
Rediscovering gems: the timeless charm of Sade
During the past few months, I, like many, have been in search of musical solace: enter Sade. The captivating Nigerian-born British singer and her eponymous band have provided many moments…
Moses Boyd delivers exhilarating and poignant new party-jazz on ‘Dark Matter’
Five stars The 28-old producer-slash-drummer and avant-garde jazz pioneer Moses Boyd once described his mother as a ‘hipster’ before the word came into being; in an interview with Trench two…
