One evening Spanish altoist Perico Sambeat met American pianist Bruce Barth and their two-handed version of one of Billie Holiday's less covered songs, Some Other Spring, sparked a touch of magic... more
Cedar Walton Quartet comes to Ronnie Scott's, a series of 26 free screening celebrate the life and work of Werner Herzog and check out Mark Thomas on his sell-out show... more
Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. ... more
Ozzy Osborne's latest disc disappoints, Sophie Ellis-Bextor releases a fun-filled opus and G Love get busy with some serious funk in this week's album reviews.... more
The Kaiser Chiefs' second album, cult figure Patrick Wolf, a star-studded children's album, and a gipsy clarinetist are among the CDs of the week.... more
Jazz review: No synths, samples or electronica were heard in this set from US trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Instead, says Jack Massarik, the audience got pure acoustic jazz, but of typically wide range.... more