Blues and Soul Music Magazine

Dexter Wansel : The Jazz Cafe London 6/02/2020

His production work is mightily impressive too : Four Lou Rawls albums, three Pattie La belle ones,two of the Jacksons plus individual releases from Phylis Hyman,Teddy Pendergrass and Grover Washington Jr.

The Project PH Band & Jam Session: Spice Of Life, Soho, London 5/2/20

Good to see the Spice Of Life jazz sessions are thriving, they've been running for several years putting on all things jazz-related and relevant and props to Paul Pace and crew for keeping such a tight ship afloat...

Kelly Finnigan & The Atonements: Jazz Cafe, London 25/1/20

Soulsational Monophonics frontman Kelly Finnegan was in unmissable solo action and backed by the uber-cool sounds of the Atonements. A packed house at London's Jazz Cafe was in for a real treat...

Raphael Saadiq: Indigo, London 26/10/19

Raphael Saadiq has been a mainstay in the r'n'b, neo-soul and gospel worlds for the best part of 30 years but it's been a decade since his last visit so his worthy inclusion on the BluesFest lineup felt well overdue...

The Soul Immigrants Ft.Freddie Notes & Ciyo Brown: PizzaExpress Live, Holborn 30/11/19

With a sold-out show and a rock-solid new album ("Back From The Brink") out, things are moving sweetly for these melodic funkateers who took Holborn by storm with a fiery set full of sweet soul nuggets...

P.P. Arnold: Islington Town Hall, London 11/10/19

P.P. Arnold sounds incredibly youthful on the album, and this is no different onstage. Naturally charismatic, she is very chatty throughout her set, describing past romances and collaborators...

Corinne Bailey Rae: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London 18/11/19

The superb acoustics of London's Queen Elizabeth Hall let Corinne Bailey Rae's sounds soar over an appreciative audience as she delivered wave after wave of sonic perfection...

360 Band: Ronnie Scott’s, London 28/10/19

EX-AVERAGE WHITE BAND DUO PAY TRIBUTE TO COMRADE MOLLY DUNCAN WITH TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE AT LONDON’S RONNIE SCOTT’S CLUB

Tony Lyndsay : Pizza Express Holborn 19/09/2019

Pizza Express have a fine reputation in bringing over US acts Gregory Porter being a case in point and more recently Judith Hill and Prince protégé Andy Allo.So it was great to see Tony Lindsay on the bill

Betty Wright: Barbican Centre, London 21/7/19

Betty Wright was just 17 when her signature record, "Clean Up Woman", was released. It's testament to her pedigree as a singer and creative force that nearly half a century later she can draw a crowd...