Photos Ron Milsom Turn Up And Turn On! Well, we turned up and were instantly turned on by the helluva show put on by sparkling new group Doxey Box when they appeared on the menu at Soho’s Pizza Express jazz club during a night to remember. Doxey Box is the concept of singer Ana Gracey together with co-composer and saxophonist Luiza Lale that brings a
We have the strangest feeling the Steve Eggs Band are about to take their rightful place on top of the rock world. That is our presumptive verdict if the ecstatic reception accorded tracks from their new album Imperfect Stranger performed live to a cheering crowd is the kind of well founded evidence that speaks volumes. THE GIG The band’s sold out show at the Sound
Storming through the Beaverwood November 24, 2024 It was a dark and stormy night and the rain pelted down over The Beaverwood, Chislehurst. But fans packing the club were oblivious to the tempest raging outside because a storm of music was cascading over their heads inside the marquee style venue. Photos Steve Elphick It was evening when an eager audience welcomed home the
NOW YOU HAS JAZZ! In the words of Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong you can ‘Take a spot, cool and hot and now you has...jazz, jazz, jazz!’ I was reminded of that defining duet sung during the 1956 hit musical ‘High Society’ after having recently had the pleasure of seeing two swinging bands performing in quick succession at different venues. Whenever earnest students ask ‘What
JAZZ IN NEW YORK In the 1930s “Ladies and gentlemen we now ask you to relax and enjoy the ride!” Our courteous but cool New York radio DJ set the scene for an extraordinary concert at Cadogan Hall, London when the audience was invited to embark on a journey Back to the Future of Jazz as first conceived in the Thundering Thirties. We were asked
Zoot Money has left the stage. And our world is a sadder place without the man who brought such fun, laughter and soulful music in his wake for so many happy years. Photograph Peter Clark George Bruno Money who has died aged 82 was a charismatic personality, soulful singer and excellent Hammond organist. Famed for his role as the founder and leader of the legendary
The Steve Eggs Band Wows the Sound Lounge August is a month that symbolises abundance, transformation and reflection. Yay verily there was an abundance of music and cause for reflection at the gigs your Raver attended during the warmth of our late summer season. Certainly there was an element of transformation when the Steve Eggs Band played to a cheering crowd at the Sound Lounge,
BLUES IN THE NIGHT Live at St.George’s Beckenham When Dave Kelly and Paul Jones launched into ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’ the opening salvo of their live concert at a packed St. George’s Church, Beckenham (June 14th) it was clear we were about to witness a miracle. You see, I was always convinced that a musical combination of two lone artists, sans the essential support of
Are you in the mood for digging the hottest TWO Swing bands in town? The audience at Carnegie Hall, New York City certainly were back in 1939. And it was London’s turn to enjoy a right royal battle of the bands at Cadogan Hall when Benny Goodman was pitched up against Glenn Miller in 2024. Let the jitterbugging commence! But before we count off the
Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall “Welcome to England!” That’s how suspicious London Airport immigration officials finally greeted the scruffy, nervous young American blues guitarist when he first arrived in this country, way back when. But his debut visit to the U.K had begun somewhat inauspiciously. “And what are you doing here?” Earnest explanations followed. “I’m playing at the Royal Albert Hall tonight.” They
