As I’ve said in a few recent editions of these best-of columns, it’s been a dreadful year for most things but a fine one for music, which, as the verse contends, “has charms to soothe a savage breast, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Allen Lowe performing at Best Video. Credit: Karen Ponzio Photo Allen Lowe, a man of multiple ...

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With its mix of international acts and homegrown talent, Chiang Rai Jazz Festival is quietly (or rather loudly) staking its claim as a fully-fledged cultural hotspot – watch out Chiang Mai, there’s ...

MORE RAVE REVIEWS FOR MIKE CLARK, AS CD JUMPS TO #8 ON CHARTS! “Among the best new jazz albums to be released this year" “Mike Clark seems to create something new every time he sits down at the drums, ...

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