Shaney Forbes

James Kitchman: First Quartet

by Chris May
February 28, 2022

In the pen portrait of London-based guitarist James Kitchman which is included on the website of his record label, Ubuntu Music, Kitchman singles out the five jazz musicians who have most inspired his playing. Four of them are saxophonists John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and guitarists John Scofield and Bill Frisell--titans all, frequently cited as influences by emerging young musicians. Kitchman's fifth hero is less often championed these days. It is guitarist Jim Hall. Hall's lyricism and sophisticated ...