Listen to What the Man Said
By Nick Pelling Hastings and St Leonards is home to many ordinary people who are not ordinary at all. If you listen. One such is Reggie Hendrickse. Reggie has been involved in the jazz scene in Hastings for many years,…
Small, but perfectly formed
Introducing Le Petit Balcon, a new opening on Robertson Street. By Steven Short If you’ve ever dipped into George Street’s café culture you will know Nette Carter from Le Petit Fi café, which she opened in 2012. Nette, who moved…
#Acoubomb – Round TWO!
By Andrew Myers HASTINGS Based Sax Legend Jason Yarde needs your help! Acoutastic Bombastic is a thirteen piece band of some of the top improvisers in the UK – all multi-instrumentalists. Exciting, cutting-edge music that deserves to be heard. I…
O’Higgins and Luft Play Monk and Trane
Jazz Hastings Session 17th December An established giant of the UK Jazz scene and a young ‘firebrand’ will be coming together at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association to promote the new CD they have made together, O’Higgins & Luft…
Hastings’ Two Week Celebration of World-class Artists
Press release provided by Hastings International Piano FestivalThe Hastings International Piano Festival will run from 26th February – 8th March 2020 at White Rock Theatre and St Mary in the Castle. Full Line-Up Week One: White Rock Theatre Wednesday 26th…
Mike Hatchard’s Jazz Workshop
Press Release provided by Soundwaves Community Choir On Saturday 16th November Sound Waves Community Choir are holding a one-day workshop with local singer Mike Hatchard. Mike is a fine jazz pianist, raconteur and a very entertaining singer and teacher who will…
JAZZ HASTINGS
November 5th SessionJulian Norridge previews a performance of Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon Jim Rattigan is a rare thing in Jazz: a French horn player who for many years has also headed and composed for his own 12-piece group called Pavillon. The…
Arts Diary
Beacon Jazz Fans of avant-garde music are in for a double treat at the Beacon in October. Free jazz trio Somersaults are touring their new album ‘Numerology of Birdsong’ (West Hill Records) featuring local bass hero Olie Brice, Dutch reeds…
Two Of A Mind
Jazz Hastings’ October Session By Julian Norridge Two brilliant saxophonists, Chris Biscoe and Allison Neale, will revisit two classic albums first recorded 50 years ago by jazz legends Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond at Jazz Hastings’ October session at the…
Milestones Play The Music Of Miles Davis
Kino TeatrSaturday 17th August By Andrew Myers Well, this is embarrassing. I had every intention of reviewing the Milestones: Kind of Blue 60th anniversary show at the Kino. I went so far as to remind my jazz buddy M about…