Tag archives for Tom Blass
Hot Stuff at Kino-Teatr
TOM BLASS Mastery of the gypsy jazz guitar style is, for many guitarists both ‘pro’ and ‘am’, seen as the pinnacle of the art of six stringed playing. The ‘creator…
Crowning it All…
TOM BLASS on the Cable Street Rag Band Jazz is a funny world. It has its deities of course: Coltrane, Miles, Bird, Monk, Billie and Ella et al, towering above…
Raising the rafters in Rye
TOM BLASS heard Laura Mvula at Rye International Jazz and Blues Festival last weekend What one wonders, did Laura Mvula think of her audience, the good burghers of Rye and…
Rain, Cascades, Swirls, and Rivers, Outside and In
TOM BLASS is moved by the sounds of summer, Schumann, and Scarlatti Raindrops, speckling the canvas of the great umbrellas intended to shield the precious audience from the elements, made…
V is for…?
TOM BLASS feels the influences and the influence of the Unknown Mortal Orchestra Fighting the headwinds of both a head cold, and the singular breed of despondency induced by Bexhill…
Easter Music for Grown-Ups
TOM BLASS, author, journalist, publisher and local resident, recreates a transcendent musical experience. The Seven Last Words of Christ was originally composed by Joseph Haydn in orchestral form and had…
Sensitivity, Passion, and Deftness
Tom Blass is enthralled with the gala piano concert Four perfectly curated pieces – plus the most charming of encores. Two young pianists whose careers we hope to follow through…