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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: July (2) 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… This […]Archive
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Dinner Party: Dinner Party
Dinner Party Dinner Party Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE What a supergroup! Dinner Party is the name of the band-project and the name of this 7-track mini-album/EP featuring Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder. That’s almost too much talent to pack into one studio on any given day – and this mini-album […]Archive
September 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Miles Ahead [OST]
Various Artists: Miles Ahead [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Sony Legacy I’m not sure it’s possible – and I really believe I gave it a nudge – to accurately describe what a giant let-down and huge waste of time (and talent) the Miles Ahead movie was; not a biopic but some fantasy buddy action flick bullshit, […]Archive
September 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Kris Bowers: Heroes + Misfits
Kris Bowers Heroes + Misfits Concord If you want to bridge the gap between Thelonious Monk and Robert Glasper you can look to Kris Bowers, 24-year-old wunderkind, here to save modern jazz and jazz-piano in one fell swoop. Bowers’s debut as a leader shows his skills and knowledge across classical, jazz and modern composition. There’s […]Archive
August 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman