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Prom 65: Britten Sinfonia/Taylor/Barker – review

4226 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonWhen Martin Taylor and Guy Barker talk about their Spirit of Django Suite they like to point out that the music should "reek of nostalgia". On the Proms premiere of this Django Reinhardt-dedicated guitar concerto – performe... more info

Django Reinhardt: music, mischief and magic

4240 days ago
Guardian MusicDjango Reinhardt was a Gypsy jazz genius who kept on living in his caravan long after he found fame. Guitarist and devotee Martin Taylor explains why he has written a Prom in his honourI'm always being asked when I first heard Django Reinhardt's musi... more info

Wally Wrightman obituary

4443 days ago
Guardian MusicMy uncle Wally Wrightman, who has died aged 77, was a larger than life character, a jazz musician, promoter and radio broadcaster. He was born in Tottenham, north London, one of five children, and became hooked on music at an early age. After leaving... more info

Martin Taylor/Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

4460 days ago
Guardian Music(Woodville)Guitarist Martin Taylor and reeds player Alan Barnes are two of the most devoted guardians of straight-swinging jazz over standard-song forms in the UK. Though dazzling virtuosi, they're also good listeners – to the spirit of a timeless ... more info

Martin Taylor & Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

4521 days ago
Guardian Music(Woodville)You could listen to this set of guitar and clarinet duets for the best part of half an hour and conclude that here were two acknowledged virtuosi taking it easy, strolling gently through a few favourite old songs. And then along comes a sp... more info

Guy Barker: 'I'm closer to the wire than usual'

4887 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz Voice, a celebration of the last 100 years of popular song, opens the 2010 London Jazz festival tonight. Song arranger and conductor Guy Barker kept a diary in the run-up to this year's eventJune 2010Writing around 22 arrangements for a 42-piec... more info

friday evening updates

4928 days ago
Totally FuzzyGlobal Rock Team said... The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1973) http://globalrockteam.blogspot.com Willard said... * MUDDY WATERS The Complete Plantation Recordings (1993) The raw, original Library ... more info

Jamie Cullum/Heritage Orchestra | Classical review

4964 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonJamie Cullum wisecracked to the late-night Promenaders that he'd thought the BBC's invitation must have meant playing warm-up piano in the foyer. Similarly, eight years ago he would say he looked forward to his Pizza Express ... more info

Gig review: Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django

5025 days ago
Scotsman.comMARTIN TAYLOR'S SPIRIT OF DJANGO **** OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW more info

Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django: Last Train to Hauteville | CD review

5067 days ago
Guardian Music(The Guitar Label)This band, a highly original updating of the classic French jazz idiom, won every award going, and reached the top of the jazz charts, before disbanding at their peak. That was 15 years ago. Now Martin Taylor has reassembled it,... more info

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