Review of concert at Kendal Jazz Club

Dec 1, 2014 | Reviews

‘Spirit of Shearing’ opened up with a quickish version of ‘Yesterdays’ which,  lacking any Shearing traits, was obviously just a settling-in exercise, because the second number, ‘East of the Sun’ (one of George’s biggest hits) was deep into a GS groove.   The two...

Shades Of Shearing, Black Mountain Jazz, Kings Arms, Abergavenny

Nov 13, 2014 | Reviews

An evening of unpretentious, gently swinging jazz The final BMJ event of 2014 saw North Wales based guitarist Trefor Owen bringing his Shades Of Shearing quartet to the Kings Arms to perform a selection of material associated with the late, great British pianist and...