In July, a wonderful example of the power of limitation could be heard at the Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival. After the announcement that drummer Payton Crossley of Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet would be absent due to Covid, an audible wave of disappointment buzzed through the packed Madeira hall. Bassist Ron Carter (1937) did receive […]
Ron Carter
North Sea Jazz 2022
Friday 8 July Philip Lassiter and his tight-playing band open North Sea Jazz 2022 with an overwhelming tribute to trumpeter Roy Hargrove (1969 – 2018), who passed away four years ago. The keyboardist and trumpeter used to lead the horn section of Prince’s New Power Generation. There he got to know the Dutch saxophonist Candy […]
Harp and urban jazz go well together!
The combination of harp and urban jazz sounds so catchy that one might well ask why this recipe has not been tried and tested before. Harpist Brandee Younger has performed on various pop stages (with John Legend, Common and Beyoncé, among others), as a session musician but also in classical concert halls. On her debut […]