Review of Yaron Herman's A Time For Everything.
Jeff Beck live at Ronnie Scott’s club in London.
Jeff Beck live at Ronnie Scott’s club in London.
Review of Delta Saxophone Quartet's Dedicated to You ... But You Weren't Listening: The Music of Soft Machine.
Review of Brian Lock’s Rêve.
Profile of Raul Midón in The Guardian G2 section.
- Unknown Public editor John L. Walters previews the London Jazz Festival
The Necks live at the Vortex in London.
Live review of Japanese sextet, Soil and 'Pimp'.
John Scofield, This Meets That
Review of John Scofield's latest album, This Meets That.
Book of Longing: Glass and Cohen in conversation at the Barbican.
For those who asked for the names of tunes that John played at the Design Observer party (at Milk in Denver on Friday October 12 2007 during the AIGA conference), here’s the setlist . . .
Solveig Slettahjell, Domestic Songs
Review of Solveig Slettahjell’s Domestic Songs.
Review of Herbie Hancock’s CD River: The Joni Letters.
The Shout’s show Fingerprint live at the Linbury Theatre at London’s Royal Opera House.
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble, Refuge (Enja)
Review of Gilad Atzmon’s Refuge (Enja)
Zappa plays Zappa live at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.
Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale, Breathing Under Water (Manhattan)
Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) by Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale.
Sharon Shannon live at the Pigalle in London.
Review of The Indian Core.
New band Lolou play live at Momo’s Kemia Bar in London.
The-Quartet's album review here.
Album launch gig by Slovo at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen in London, Mon 3 Sept 2007.
Ola Onabule live at Ronnie Scotts.
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford live
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford reviewed at the Pigalle.
Review of the live performance of Max Richter, Hauschka and Steve Lawson at the Spitz in London.
David Sylvian's album review here.
JLW's review of The Definitive Trilok Gurtu album.
cendre by Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Fitkin Wall's album review here
Lo’Jo live at the Jazz Cafe in London.
Alan Barnes Quartet live at Pizza Express.
Dawi by Karim Ziad & Ifrikya.
Sharp Stories by the Ian McMillan Orchestra.
Kind of Bluetooth: Soweto Kinch live at the Mean Fiddler.
Steely Dan live at the Hammersmith Apollo.
John L. Walters on George Melly .
Read the full, uncut version of the Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau Guardian review, published Wednesday 4 July 2007 . . . cut version here.
Tango Siempre’s latest album, Tangents.
Taraf de Haidouks’ album of classical tunes, Maskarada.
Guardian review of Forest of No Return, published Wednesday 20 June 2007.
Review of Tango and All That Jazz (terrible title!) by the Pablo Ziegler Quartet featuring Stefon Harris.
Celebrating the Mahavishnu Orchestra is a new album by radio.string.quartet.
Sacred Voices by Dhafer Youssef/Vox Clamantis, live at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford.
Sarah Jane Morris live at the Pigalle.
Interactivo’s album Goza Pepillo (DM Ahora!).
Arkhangelsk by the Erik Truffaz Quartet.
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
Out Louder from Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood.
Review of The Cinematic Orchestra, live at the Barbican in London.
See John’s First Sight piece about the brilliant Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca.
Ride! is a new, original album by Abram Wilson.
Rykestrasse 68 is a refreshingly enjoyable album by Hanne Hukkelberg.
Not much to get excited about in Between Two by Anti Atlas. Sorry!
Salt by Moishe’s Bagel
Here’s JLW’s review of Meeting Ground by Byron Wallen
JLW's review of the African Soul Rebels live
JLW’s review of Ingletarra by Alex Wilson
Here’s JLW’s review of Soné Ka-La by Jacques Schwartz-Bart
Here’s JLW’s review of Briny Hooves and Yew’s Paw by William D. Drake
JLW’s five-star review of Michael Mantler
In The Country reviewed by JLW
JLW reviews 900 Miles, the new album by Bethany & Rufus
JLW reviews Zawinul’s Brown Street.
Guardian feature about the moments that mattered in 2006, including a brief piece by JLW at the end.
New Uri Caine CD reviewed by JLW
JLW reviews Skinny Grin, the new album by Acoustic Ladyland
Ornette Coleman / Sound Grammar (unpublished)
John Walters reviews Sound Grammar, Ornette Coleman’s first studio album for ten years
JLW reviews the new album by Solveig Slettahjell. Guardian version (with perplexing end edit!) here.
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Read JLW’s roundup of the London Jazz Festival.
Recent CD reviews (November 2006) by John L. Walters
Herbie Hancock at the Roundhouse
Read JLW’s Guardian review of Herbie Hancock at the London Jazz Festival.
Read JLW’s Guardian review
Read JLW’s Guardian review
Recent CD reviews (October 2006) by John L. Walters
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Jazz protest at the Royal Albert Hall
JLW reports on the jazz protest against the Mobo awards. For some great pictures of the demo (led by Abram Wilson), go to Helen Adornellas' Flikr page.
Recent CD reviews (September 2006) by John L. Walters
Read the Guardian review
Read the Guardian review
Read the Guardian review
Read JLW’s blog about big band Zappa and leave a comment.
Read JLW’s Culture Vulture blog about ringtones at the Proms.
Read JLW’s Culture Vulture blog about Rogue's Gallery and have your say.
Womad celebrates 25 years of music, arts and dance. Read JLW’s original draft, or go straight to his Guardian review.
Culture Vulture blog about Charlie Gillett
Read JLW’s Culture Vulture blog about Charlie Gillett and have your say, or read the original draft.
Lambchop at the Hayward Gallery.
Gig at The Pigalle on Monday 24 July 2006.
The Punk-Funk All Stars and Trio Beyond
Concert at the Barbican on Sunday 16 July 2006.
A long, early draft of JLW's review of the Donald Fagen solo album. Short Guardian version here.
Archived links to reviews and articles.
summary of UP UnPublished
Bloomsday interview with Joyce
Joyce interview by John L. Walters, editor, Unknown Public
Joe Zawinul profile by John L. Walters, editor, Unknown Public
An unpublished review of Gary Lucas at the Spitz, September 2003
John Walters reviews Sally Nyolo at the London African Music Festival in 2004; unpublished review
Elvis Costello / Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland (Jazz Alliance)
John Walters reviews CD of Elvis / Marian encounter
Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar live in London (unpublished)
JLW reviews Darko.
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