Jane Cocklin | Rhythm Passport

Preview: Walthamstow Jazz Festival @ Walthamstow Assembly Hall (London; Saturday 16th February 2019)

Looking to indulge us further in the current jazz scene revelry, Byrd Out and Waltham Forest Council will by debuting the very first Walthamstow Jazz Festival. Set in the iconic arts venue of Walthamstow Assembly Hall, the event will have two stages and will host both live performances and DJ...

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12 Feb
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Preview: Theon Cross @ Corsica Studios (London; Friday 15th February 2019)

Often seen cooly blasting fat bass notes from the back line, Theon Cross is set to take centre stage to showcase his first album Fyah at Corsica Studios. Best known for his untiring tuba performances alongside many of the top UK jazz acts, such as Sons of Kemet, he brings...

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12 Feb
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Preview: Jazz Cafe and Tomorrow’s Warriors present I Am Warrior @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 12th January 2019)

No one can deny that the Tomorrow’s Warriors education charity has been integral to the rise of London’s current nu-jazz scene. Their yearbook is a who’s who of London’s most popular jazzers. Led by husband and wife tag team Gary Crosby and Janine Irons, this bricks and mortar charity has...

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7 Jan
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Preview: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards @ KOKO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Broken beats and brass accents start playing in anticipation of the return of Gilles Peterson’s annual Worldwide Awards. A venerable scout for the tastiest emerging global music, label and radio owner Peterson never fails to satisfy the palettes of the ticketed audience with a mix of his best picks of...

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7 Jan
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Album Review: Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi – Cubafrobeat [Funkiwala Records; June 2018]

The holy trinity of pleasure, music that serves mind, body and soul. Cubafrobeat simultaneously feeds them all. The new Lokkhi Terra and Dele Sosimi collaboration show off jazzy solos to power your intellect, but never detract from the chance to lose yourself to dance. Brought together by pianist Kishon Khan,...

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6 Jan
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Preview: Next:Gen Jazz – Bahla and the JMI Youth Big Band @ JW3 (London; Monday 17th December 2018) 

Jazzy teens with a Jewish cause. A young generation of North Londoners are bringing together music of Jewish origin and mixing it with contemporary jazz. The JMI Youth Big Band swing to the influence of funk, soul, jazz and afro-beat led by Sam Eastmond whilst redrawing the context of their...

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5 Dec
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Preview: Manu Delago @ Heath Street Baptist Church (London; Thursday 6th December 2018) 

Manu Delago attempts to capture the intense beauty of an Alpine soundscape on new project Parasol Peak. The master of hang drum travelled the mountain tops with six musicians and a video crew recording eight tracks at different altitudes. Using ice-axe tapping, the voice of wind and water and boots...

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5 Dec
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Album Review: Vaudou Game – OTODI [Hot Casa Records: 26th October 2018]

A sentimental fist-bump to Afro-Funk, Vaudou Game’s album OTODI (released by Hot Casa Records) mixes traditional Togolese scales with a James Brown-style rhythm section intended for ritual dance. Lead songwriter Peter Solo attempts to conjure the spirits of voodoo, the very spirits he converses with daily. The third offering from lead...

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24 Nov
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Event Review: Where Pathways Meet @ The Crypt (London: Friday 16th November 2018)

Where Pathways Meet are a group that are both gripping and beautifully challenging. Tuned in to the key of the universe, the group channels a cosmic energy that plays with the pulsating tension gifted by the power of complete freedom. With a definite nod to Sun Ra Arkestra, this South...

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24 Nov
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Album Review: S H I R A N – S H I R A N [Batov Records; 2nd November 2018]

S H I R A N sings in the language of dreams of freedom. Sharing tales of her family and her community’s journey from Yemen to Israel, she tells stories of desire, determination and hope that never age. Through electronica-inflected Israeli pop, she conjures up dark minimalist landscapes similar to...

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24 Nov
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Preview: Walthamstow Jazz Festival @ Walthamstow Assembly Hall (London; Saturday 16th February 2019)

Preview: Theon Cross @ Corsica Studios (London; Friday 15th February 2019)

Preview: Jazz Cafe and Tomorrow’s Warriors present I Am Warrior @ Jazz Cafe (London; Saturday 12th January 2019)

Preview: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards @ KOKO (London; Saturday 19th January 2019)

Album Review: Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi – Cubafrobeat [Funkiwala Records; June 2018]

Preview: Next:Gen Jazz – Bahla and the JMI Youth Big Band @ JW3 (London; Monday 17th December 2018)

Preview: Manu Delago @ Heath Street Baptist Church (London; Thursday 6th December 2018)

Album Review: Vaudou Game – OTODI [Hot Casa Records: 26th October 2018]

Event Review: Where Pathways Meet @ The Crypt (London: Friday 16th November 2018)

Album Review: S H I R A N – S H I R A N [Batov Records; 2nd November 2018]

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