Really excited about my new trio! We’ve had a few rehearsals and some fabulous conversations. Robb, the keyboardist writes some fabulous tunes and has a really developed approach to creating music that tells a story. Tadas, the drummer, loves the Bad Plus and Keith Carlock and swings wonderfully and has a painterly, visual arts approach […]
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I was devastated when my Acoustic Image bass amp blew just over a week ago. I was just about to start a bass lesson and hadn’t gigged with the amp for a year due to a combination of Carpal Tunnel and house rigs. Having had the amp about five years, I figured that was that […]
Hmmmmmm! Any ideas? I’m currently trying to get together with a pianist/keyboardist and drummer who are looking for a bassist to complete their jazz trio. I can jam with a keyboard player in a living room but having a drum kit usually necessitates a rehearsal space outside a private house …although I wonder if actually […]
I guess a lot of you heard already but I made a big step on my road to recovery last night. My last gig was at a late night jazz venue in January and after seven months away from gigs it was a relief to return. Yesterday I played a ninety minute rehearsal plus a […]
OK, fingers crossed this carpal tunnel thing is under control. My doctor wants me to start gigging now to see how it goes. She’s reviewing it in November. I play with no ill effects nowadays though I sometimes get the symptoms when I sleep. I’ confident. I’m now starting to think of the whole […]
I reviewed the Maciek Pysz trio’s gig at Charlie Wrights. Maciek’s wonderful new trio features the Asaf Sirkis and Mao Yamada I was delighted to hear Maciek Pysz’s new trio at Charlie Wright’s last night. Polish born Maciek composes the beautiful, melodic music that the band plays and leads on acoustic guitar. The new line-up […]
I miss him so: Joe, who passed away in September 2007 soon after his beloved wife. He has been suffering from a rare form of skin cancer. He was 75 when he died. I used to think that was old, but the energy he put into the gig he saw him perform earlier that same […]
It all started pretty early. My uncle lent me a bunch of LPs in my mid-teens which included a couple of Osibisa records. My burgeoning rock/reggae/funk mindset was blown by their sound; they blended West African sounds with rock and soul in a similar manner to Santana’s Latin infused rock. And the band featured London […]
I was delighted when the lovely people at No Treble agreed to publish an article on the late, great Doug Rauch, one of my favourite players and a relatively unsung musical force. Here’s what some other guys had to say about Doug: Jeff Berlin: “… another slap bass player who would have been as big […]
I started writing record reviews for the No Treble website in October. Why? Well I love music and though I never saw myself as a writer, several paths led me to an increased confidence in writing and led me to feel it was worth having a go. I owe most of it to the web. […]
Phil Wain 