A privilege to contribute to the classical CD column at @theartsdesk . Graham Rickson does the heavy lifting, I get to write about some super discs - like Purcell and his contemps gloriously sung by @helencharlston on BIS theartsdesk.com/classical-mu…

Great to be at @cadoganhall last night to hear the German National (Youth) Orchestra and Wayne Marshall theartsdesk.com/classical-mu…

I'm really missing Martin Hummel @UbuntuMusicJazz . His death, far too soon, is a huge loss for the entire UK jazz scene. I wrote about him for the German magazine @JAZZTHETIK in 2021. In sadness. jazzthetik.de/kolumne-11-12-…

I have tried to do justice to a superb chamber music album by @MariusNeset and @LeifOveAndsnes (and Louisa Tuck and Ingrid Neset) here on @theartsdesk theartsdesk.com/classical-mu…

I'm quite pleased with this short piece.. about change, the new government, @GuildhallJazz @jolawry and Scott Stroman. My regular column for German magazine @JAZZTHETIK jazzthetik.de/kolumne-09-10-…

Lovely review of German pianist Clara Haberkamp's new trio album on the @TYXart label from @bebopspokenhere (Full disclosure - I wrote the sleeve note) lance-bebopspokenhere.blogsp…

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Interesting day. BBC announces new daily show + whopping 71% increase in broadcast hours of R3 jazz. Described today as * "an either/or situation" * "This will be a net loss" * "mixed fortunes for jazz radio listeners." Hm. All the best @sowetokinch and @foldedwinguk!

.@DVLAgovuk. So close to getting scammed today. I can't believe that a search for "gov.uk" and "vehicle tax" on @Google goes to ww1.vehicleinformation.uk/pa… . Where you get shamelessly conned into a £7.95 monthly subscription, with the actual vehicle tax unpaid

(1 of 2) My contribution to @GrahamRickson's Saturday CDs column at @theartsdesk: a review of a new album from a string quartet of astonishing jazz players. Video here youtube.com/watch?v=ZJOvPVBK…

My regular column in @JAZZTHETIK (in German) is about an incredible night in July at @guildhallschool with the first performance since the 1980's of @milesdavis / Palle Mikkelborg "Aura", Dir. Scott Stroman jazzthetik.de/kolumne-09-1-2…. On the album cover: @ESzczerbo @act_music

#BarbieTheMovie meets nuclear fission and #FNoTP @bbcproms : I enjoyed the class and the cadences of @BoydTonkin's writing in this week's @theartsdesk newsletter. mailchi.mp/theartsdesk/pick-…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ all the way. I enjoyed the new @MalikaTirolien /Michael @snarky_puppy League new Bokante album "History" on @RealWorldRec . Review for @theartsdesk here: theartsdesk.com/new-music/al…