Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde Duo with Meadow
Last night’s gig by these two sets of musicians is no doubt going to feature on my list of gigs of the year. Both the duo and Meadow played beautiful music which was a joy to listen to. The only down side of seeing both bands on the same bill is that they played [...]
Gregory Porter
I woke up this morning with Gregory Porter’s song “Magic Cup” running through my head. It was still there a few hours later, as was the buzz from a fantastic gig by that singer at the Hare and Hounds last night. The feeling in the crowded room at the end of the gig was [...]
Back behind a Camera again. The Harmonic Festival 2011
After what seems like a long time I was back photographing musicians this weekend. The Harmonic Festival at the MAC in Birmingham was the venue and organisers Chris Mapp and Percy Pursglove had laid on a real treat. I won’t write a lengthy review here as Pete Bacon’s reviews on his site capture the festival really [...]