Monthly Archives: April 2018
John Schofield: “a Good sound engineer should be a very musical person himself»
John Schofield is coming to Russia soon. And this, perhaps, says it all. Run for tickets. You don’t have to explain anything. But still, I will explain why and why it is worth doing.
John Schofield has long been called a living jazz legend. Suffice it to say that he played and recorded with miles Davis himself, which already provides a place in history. Although Mr. Schofield does not look like a legend or mythical hero at all: a smiling, balding man in colorful shirts. But what he does on stage is magic.He performed in Moscow only twice (the last one was already 9 years ago!), but with such different programs that we realized that this musician can do anything. Continue reading
Icons, hermits, geniuses: the best jazz releases of winter 2020
As they say, spring has come into its own. And if we continue with cliches, the incredibly warm winter has melted the hearts, souls, and minds of jazz musicians… and something else.
That’s the truth — the more random, the truer… The review collected almost at random — looking for something congenial in the Pandan to the great John McLaughlin. But there is nothing like this. There is another. Therefore, it turned out such a colorful blanket. Question: is jazz at all or not jazz? In General — jazz. As for the details — read, watch and listen. Continue reading
