Jim Gilchrist
Folk, jazz etc.: ‘It’s about the way people go away smiling and uplifted’
REVERED Dixieland elders such as W C Handy or Jelly Roll Morton tend not to crop up in the same breath as those Skye folk-fusionists the Peatbog Faeries.
Folk, jazz, etc: Brother’s poignant tribute to tenor sax giant cuts to the very bone
MICHAEL Brecker was regarded by many as the most influential tenor saxophonist of the past quarter century, carving out a stellar reputation in his own right and collecting 13 Grammy awards along the way, in the eclectic company of players as diverse as Herbie Hancock and Aerosmith, Charles Mingus and Eric Clapton. There was also his formidable “heavy metal bebop” partnership with his older, trumpet-playing brother Randy.
Folk, Jazz etc.: McFall’s is going loopy with busy Four Corners schedule
NEVER a dull moment, it seems, when you play in Mr McFall’s Chamber, the wilfully eclectic ensemble, its core drawn from the ranks of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, who can be found performing everything from James MacMillan to Astor Piazzolla, King Crimson to Looney Tunes cartoon scores.
Marking a decade Distilling essences to create a powerful blend
AUDIENCES at the Tolbooth Arts Centre in Stirling tomorrow night will sample a particularly potent distillate – not a drop of the hard stuff, as such, but the latest products of Distil, an initiative established to enable traditional musicians to learn from and collaborate with practitioners from other genres.
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Monday 28 May 2012
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