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Benet McLean: Green Park
by Chris May
Best known as a pianist, with four critically acclaimed albums behind him, on Green Park Benet McLean returns to his first instrument, the violin. The press release says he began studying the instrument at the age of 3, and Wikipedia tells us he was at some stage mentored by classical maestro Yehudi Menuhin. It stacks up. McLean can play. Green Park is a blast. Along the way, as well as his own discs, McLean has, since the ...
read moreDuncan Eagles: Narrations
by Neil Duggan
Duncan Eagles, perhaps best known as the tenor saxophonist in Partikel, is also in high demand as a sideman to high fliers including Zara McFarlane, Shabaka Hutchings, Janek Gwizdala, Gary Husband and Ola Onabule. Recorded with minimal editing and featuring seven original compositions, Narrations, is his second album as leader, following on from Citizen (Ropeadope, 2019). He explores a wide range of musical styles and states: “This is a collection of individual pieces that stand together which is how the ...
read moreZeñel: Extreme Sports
by Chris May
The coupling of jazz and dance music is hardly a new one and, contrary to the dictats of the jazz police, neither is it antithetical. Jazz began as dance music and enjoyed its most widespread popular success during the jitterbug-crazed swing era. But 21st century electronic dance music does present a unique challenge. By its nature, edm can dominate things: big beats and squelching basslines tend to be non-negotiable. To make the partnership work, its practitioners need ...
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