In League With Paton

I don't normally post tributes or obituaries on here (not even for pivotal figures such as James Brown), yet somehow I feel compelled to...

To their credit, the NME have now published the news of Alice Coltrane's death online (albeit under the predictable header - 'John C...

The world of jazz has suffered a double devastating loss this weekend, with the deaths of Michael Brecker and Alice Coltrane. The influence ...

Evan Parker Quartet, The Vortex, London I can't admit to having much of a taste for, or even much knowledge of, completely free jazz. Th...

From an NME news story: Albarn said: "I've always had a problem with Jarvis' stance on that, I found it really disturbing when ...

Happy New Year to all readers of this blog! First thing to do is quickly summarise what we can look forward to in 2007. There is speculation...

Sorry, delayed by Christmas. Why can't they time it more conveniently, eh? 50. Colin Towns/NDR Big Band – Frank Zappa’s Hot Licks/Lend M...

Wot, no Arctic Monkeys? No Razorshite? No Fratellis? No Kooks? Hopefully those revelations won't spoil your enjoyment of this list too m...

There's a whole load of stuff I haven't got around to writing about yet, so here's a bit of a catch up in advance of my albums o...

My albums of the year list will follow shortly, but for starters, here are some thoughts on the tracks that shaped my year, for better or fo...