Not a lot causes this writer to laugh out loud, but this album did, repeatedly. For improvising trombonist, prolific composer and band-leader Alex Paxton’s new electro-acoustic album Music For Bosch People is a witty and exhilarating kaleidoscope of musical ideas, [...]
Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, improvisor and producer in the early stages of his career. He hails from the west of Scotland and is now based in Glasgow. His name appears in the album credits for this delightful, lush, [...]
That Which Has Remained…That Which Will Emerge… is the latest album from Austrian-American composer, improvisor and percussionist Lukas Ligeti. Son of the late Gyorgy Ligeti, Lukas’ similarly unflinching search at the fringes of musical invention have to date led him [...]
Scotland is teeming with young jazz talent these days, and a notable example is Glasgow-based drummer and composer Graham Costello. His STRATA features another five talented young musicians, all recognised as bandleaders in their own right: pianist Fergus McCreadie, guitarist Joe Williamson, trombonist Liam Shortall, [...]
Hailing from Glenrothes, violinist, vocalist, arranger, composer and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Seonaid (pronounced ‘Shona’) Aitken is one of Scotland’s best-loved jazz musicians. In recent years she has twice been awarded ‘Best Vocalist’ at the Scottish Jazz Awards, while her [...]
