Let the Good Times Roll?
- Alex Webb
- 11 Oct 06, 04:58 PM
The usual jazz discourse is about crisis and under-recognition – and probably always has been. But here’s an interesting thought. Admittedly this is a London-centric way of looking at things (though some would say jazz has always tended to be a London-centric phenomenon in the UK), but right now there are probably more jazz venues in London than there have ever been.
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Veryan Weston's Quintet Of Uncertainty - a Jazz on 3 special
- Linton Chiswick
- 6 Oct 06, 10:42 AM
If you're interested in the place where small group composition meets free improvisation, and want to know a bit more about how the music's conceived and realised, don't miss tonight's Jazz on 3, featuring pianist Veryan Weston's international quintet. For this week's show, I sat in on the rehearsal process, took photographs, acquired a bit of sheet music and talked to all the musicians involved. It meant approaching the Jazz on 3 session a little differently, focusing on the process as much as the outcome. We really hope you enjoy the results. If you'd like similar features in future, don't forget to drop us a line, or comment below.
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