Blues and Soul Music Magazine

John Etheridge : Crazy Coqs London 28/01/2023

didn’t know what to expect as I had only heard him 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 their 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 10/09/22

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...

Ibrahim Maalouf: Barbican, London 11/07/22

The main part of the show was dominated by surging and thunderous horn blasts of Arabic riffage that is frankly intoxicating...

Gladys Knight: Royal Albert Hall, London 20/7/22

For an artist of such longevity, the Royal Albert Hall was the perfect place for one of soul music's most regal figures. At the age of 78, Gladys Knight remains a compelling stage presence...

Herbie Hancock: Barbican Centre, London 22/6/22

It was little surprise, then, to see the Barbican Centre in central London packed when the jazz luminary, now aged 82, came to town days before his Glastonbury performance...

Ziggy Marley: O2 Academy Brixton, London 26/6/22

When it was announced that Ziggy Marley would be at the O2 Academy Brixton performing his father's hits, it was little surprise the queues were snaking around the building before the venue opened...

Jay Electronica: Jazz Cafe, Camden, London 31/1/22

It was a massive coup by Camden's Jazz Cafe to secure four nights with a rapper with such a massive profile, and hip hop lovers got the chance to catch him up close...