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  • 3 out of 5
    7 Jan 2009:

    Ronnie Scott's, London
    The combination of big band and Hammond-organ group found Ronnie Scott's hard to ignite, says John Fordham

  • 5 Jan 2009:

    Obituary: Jazz trumpeter who worked with stars such as Ornette Coleman and Quincy Jones

  • 3 Jan 2009:

    Ronnie Scott's Club, W1, Sun to Wed; The Brunswick, Hove, Sun (Jim Mullen solo); The Crypt, St Giles Church, SE5, Fri (Jim Mullen Quartet)

  • 3 out of 5
    2 Jan 2009:

    There's a good deal of improvisation across its African- and Indian-influenced themes

  • 3 out of 5
    2 Jan 2009:

    Favouring a staccato, avant-funky rhythm-pattern approach, suggestive of Tim Berne, David Binney or Bobby Previte

  • 4 out of 5
    2 Jan 2009:

    A vivacious and amiably bouncy contrapuntal jazz that sounds like a street-march or circus band

  • 1 Jan 2009: Obituary: Jazz trumpeter dies aged 70 of complications after a heart attack
  • Buffalo Collision 30 Dec 2008:

    From Bad Collision's one-off UK performance at the Vortex to Gateshead International Jazz Festival

  • 27 Dec 2008:

    King's Head, Bexley, Mon; Lower Ground Bar, NW6/Djanogly Concert Pitch, National Theatre, SE1, Tue

  • 27 Dec 2008:

    The Vortex Jazz Club, N16, New Year's Eve

  • 20 Dec 2008:

    The Vortex Jazz Club, N16, Sat 20

  • 20 Dec 2008:

    The King & Queen, East Malling, Sun 21; The Sands, Gainsborough, Mon 22, Tue 23

  • 4 out of 5
    19 Dec 2008:

    It may be devoted to the Isle of Mull, but John Fordham finds this music anything but fey, folksy or self-consciously quirky

  • 3 out of 5
    19 Dec 2008:

    The melodies are mostly fragile and lightly-struck, often over shuffling brushes, says John Fordham

  • 3 out of 5
    19 Dec 2008:

    Long-time fans of the Little Giant are the most likely customers for his last recording, says John Fordham

1-15 of 2004 for John Fordham

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