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…
Live Music
EMMA HARWOOD As home to a vast array of talented musicians and with a reputation for its rich and diverse arts and music scene, it is hardly surprising that the first half of 2018 promises a glittering calendar of live…
‘A Little Jazzed Up’ for the Friends Of The Conquest £1M Scanner Appeal
A special concert intriguingly called ‘A Little Jazzed Up’ is going to be staged at the Hastings Centre on The Ridge on Saturday February 4 at in aid of the Friends of Conquest Hospital £1 million appeal for a new…
Obituary: Pete Burden – 4th April 1941 – 27th December 2016
by Marcus Weeks Hastings, and the world of music, is a quieter, sadder place with the loss of alto saxophonist Pete Burden, who has died aged 75. Perhaps the best known, and certainly the best loved of local musicians, Pete…