Cheltenham Festivals news archives

1 year
3 months ago

“The rhythmic flexibility was part of the sly playing with genre, of which Douglas is such a master.”

Read the full review in The Daily Telegraph

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Wednesday 6 May 2009.

1 year
3 months ago

“The touch of genius that makes his classical playing so compelling shone through here…”

Read the full review in The Times

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Wednesday 6 May 2009.

1 year
4 months ago

“a haunt of choice for me for a few years. And each time I go I enjoy it more…because Cheltenham is a pleasant town, and whole town at jazz festival time has an addictively friendly vibe…”

Read more on the LondonJazz blog

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Tuesday 5 May 2009.

1 year
4 months ago

“everybody got out of their seats and it was the perfect climax to a truly uplifting evening. If the rest of the Jazz Festival is half as much fun as the opening concert, it’s sure to be a huge success…”

The Gloucestershire Echo

• Adam Jackson
• Jack DeJohnette and the Jerwood Artists
• Portico Quartet
• The Don Byron New Gospel Quintet
• Profound Sound Trio
• Pat Martino and Julian Arguelles
• Friday Night is Music Night
• Lea Delaria
• The Ruach Mass Choir
• Lizzy Parks

All reviews from The Gloucestershire Echo.

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Tuesday 5 May 2009.

1 year
4 months ago

“their rousing encore had the audience on its feet to jazz that was at its best for being completely spontaneous…”

Alyn Shipton in The Times.

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Tuesday 5 May 2009.

1 year
4 months ago

“there is, if one is lucky, a moment in a jazz gig when the gears shift up a notch and the good becomes the great. The gear change here seemed to come in the first few seconds…”

Birmingham Post

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Tuesday 5 May 2009.

1 year
4 months ago

“his songs are just bare templates for punning, dancing improvisations of amazing energy. He sang with a wild abandon; he sent trumpet lines plunging and soaring; he cajoled the audience…”

A five star review of Hugh Masekela at the Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Friday 1 May 2009, The Daily Telegraph

We’ve tagged this post with jazz, review on Tuesday 5 May 2009.