Danilo Perez, back at Ronnie's for the first time in 12 busy years, forced his trio out on a limb without the slightest fear of losing its collective balance... more
It takes nerve to work with no set-list or arrangements but the Wayne Shorter Quartet concert was somewhere in between a triumph and disappointment.... more
From Kylie Minogue and masterpieces of Impressionism to an invasion of Chinese dance companies, the next 12 months will be a treat for London's arts lovers.... more
Britney Spears makes a comeback, Unklejam serve up some Seventies-style electrofunk and jazz man Herbie Hancock all feature in the CDs of the week.... more
Karrin Allyson is a bit special. Not only is her voice warm, husky-edged and in tune, but her devotion to the jazz tradition, sets her apart from most other children of the Seventies.... more
This Sunday-section of the London Jazz Festival was reserved for sophisticates who like their jazz long on intelligence, sensuality and melody.... more
Saturday sees the spectacular Lord Mayor's Show, the London Jazz Festival kicks off and budding artists flog their wares at the Inspired Art Fair.... more
The Vortex welcomed a Greek guitarist, a French tenorist and a drum-and-bass combination from both sides of the Middle-East divide and their intelligent interplay put their politicians to shame. ... more
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