Criticising the critics: I write about ‘La La Land’

August 14, 2019

So right up the front I have to say spoilers, because if you read this and haven’t seen La La Land then certain things will have been ruined for you when Read the full article…

Wynton

March 3, 2019

When one name is enough. Like Keith. Miles. Billie. Duke. When the contribution is so sizeable and so distinctive that there can be no confusion. You might say, well Wynton Read the full article…

Plaudits, recent

January 26, 2019

This is not me at my flashest but I’m disposed to get a bit boasty as my double trio record ranked no. 25 in Dave Sumner’s ‘Bird is the worm’ Read the full article…

Early plans for the year

January 9, 2019

This post isn’t about resolution though so much as things in the pipeline. There are a few jolly performance bookings made, and there’ll be more about them by and by. Read the full article…

Actually, for [improvised] music, the University is over

November 4, 2018

A little while ago, again on dreary old Facebook, I posted – well, no. I shared – a link to an article offering the ten most promising albums through which one Read the full article…