Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Smoove & Turrell: Hootenanny, Brixton, London 10/03/2023

Kicking off with "Do It" from their "Stratos Bleu" album was a good move and got the audience onside and dancing from the start. The sound was good at the Hootenanny...

Chicago Beau : Rich Mix London 17/02/22

CB is a dab hand on the harp and it complements his high pitched vibrato singing voice. He mixed blues evergreens with originals and his ‘You Can’t Send Your Kids To School’ is tough both lyrically and musically.

Joey Bada$$: Roundhouse, London 13/12/22

Joey Bada$$ bounded onto the stage and got the crowd going from the off, a lively version of "Survival Tactics" setting the tone for an excellent set. There was an excellent mixture of old and new material...

Akasha: The Bell Inn Bath 4/2/23

The atmosphere in the Bell was electric and it’s good to see this fantastic pub thriving due partly to it being bought by the community for the community...

John Etheridge: Crazy Coqs London 28/1/23

I didn’t know what to expect as I had only heard John Etheridge playing on records with Soft Machine (1975 - 1978 period) so I was intrigued as to how he was going to play this...

Brooklyn Funk Essentials: Ronnie Scott's 28/10/22

It was time to ramp it up a little with the funkadelicious and intergalactic "Funk Ain’t Ova", one of the band's top singles they released back in September 2019: melodic funkateering at its best!

Brandon Allen Groove Band : Spice Of Life Soho London 6/10/22

Allen’s compositions have the element of surprise,harmonic depth and really great heads to boot.

Georgie Fame with the guy barker big band Ronnie Scott’s 10/9/22

It’s startling to think he’s been going 60 years plus! He has been a fixture in Soho since the early Sixties,

Tems: Somerset House Summer Series, Strand, London 7/7/22

What better way to kick off the Somerset House Summer Series then with Nigerian Afrobeat star Tems, whose recent Glastonbury performance was one of the festival's biggest highlights...