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Sarah Gillespie Quintet – Music Review

FROM adversity comes strength – and when you’ve suddenly (albeit temporarily) lost a third of your vocal range as a singer, adversity certainly stares you in the face. On Friday night, this is exactly what happened to Sarah Gillespie half way through the first of two performances at Pizza Express Live in London’s Soho. For…
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Sarah Jane Morris – Live Music Review

NO one currently brings more passion, vocal dexterity and sincerity to their music than Sarah Jane Morris. Whether it’s railing against injustice or infusing the songs of the late great John Martyn with a little bit of magic dust, Morris live is not to be missed. Appearing at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club for a three-night…
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Liane Carroll – Live Music Review

LIANE Carroll is jazz’s answer to Berocca. Effervescent all night long. She is a marvellous walking, talking, breathing compendium of songs, all delivered with a panache and an earthiness to wipe away any thoughts of New Year blues. And to throw into the bargain, a mighty fine pianist. Opening what is expected to be yet…
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Antonio Forcione – Live Music Review

FEW make magical music from an acoustic guitar like Antonio Forcione does. Whether it’s Flamenco or quirky interpretations of songs made famous by the likes of The Beatles, The Police or Stevie Wonder, Forcione is guaranteed to deliver quite spectacularly. Born to perform and born to play guitar – with a little percussion (courtesy of…
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Sarah Jane Morris At The Coronet Theatre – Live Music Review

SARAH Jane Morris is an exceptional musical talent. Put her on stage alone and she would captivate all before her with her extraordinary nerve-end tingling voice (a thrilling contralto). But pair her with sublime guitarists Tony Remy and Tim Cansfield – and you have a recipe for the equivalent of musical angel delight. So it…
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A Night For Danny Kustow – Live Music Review

‘A NIGHT For Danny Kustow.’ Oh what a night it was in memory of Danny Kustow at the Scala in London, an evening that will stay long in the minds of those insightful (or lucky) enough to buy a £27.50 ticket. Kustow, an integral part of the Tom Robinson Band that burst onto the music…
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Liv Warfield – Live Music Review

LIV Warfield live is an experience you won’t forget in a hurry. With a formidable voice (think Emeli Sande, think a little bit of Grace Jones) and a powerful stage presence, the American singer was born to entertain. And boy does she know how to perform. Raw energy drips from the stage. At Pizza Express…
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Polly Gibbons Sings Randy Crawford’s ‘Raw Silk’ – Live Music Review

POLLY Gibbons has been making a big impression on the jazz scene for the past decade and more. Albums have been acclaimed – none more so than Is It Me? (2017) – and she has successfully opened shows for the likes of George Benson, Gladys Knight and Bozz Scaggs. What Gibbons possesses – and drives…
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Tom Seals At Ronnie Scott’s – Live Music Review

TOM Seals always had a craving ambition to make it big as a musician. At age 10, he decided he wanted to play on the same stage as Jools Holland. Box ticked. On Sunday (July 21), he ticked off another box on his boyhood wish-list when he made his debut in the main room at…

