Reviews by Anthony Weightman
Neil Cowley Trio - Spacebound Apes Tour
Anthony Weightman
Infectious jazz artist Neil Cowley literally became the most listened to pianist on Earth when he played on Adele's Hometown Glory. He once played keys with the Brand New Heavies and Zero 7 and won ...
7 years ago
Neil Cowley Trio - Spacebound Apes Tour
Let It Be
Anthony Weightman
The iconic and hugely influential band The Beatles sold more singles worldwide than any other band. Internationally known for their colour and charisma as a quartet, they won an Oscar, 10 Grammy ...
8 years ago
Let It Be
Maciek Pysz: A Journey
Anthony Weightman
Eloquent Polish jazz guitarist and composer Maciek Pysz is well known for his hypnotic and ethereal compositions inspired by the people and places he's found on his European travels. As an acoustic ...
8 years ago
Maciek Pysz: A Journey
Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
Anthony Weightman
Gently spoken Will Gregory is internationally known as half of the dynamic electronic music duo Goldfrapp, in which he is produces, composes and plays keyboards. He loves old moog synthesizer ...
9 years ago
Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan
Anthony Weightman
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan have great charm. They're central to the world of American folk, roots and acoustic music. After a performance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in ...
9 years ago
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan
Viv McLean & Sarah Gabriel: Simply Gershwin
Anthony Weightman
Influenced by Bach, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, composer George Gershwin developed a unique style of his own. Decades later his jazz inspired swing music remains hugely popular. At this SJE Arts ...
9 years ago
Viv McLean & Sarah Gabriel: Simply Gershwin
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Anthony Weightman
Through the sixties and beyond, Fleetwood Mac evolved from being an inventive blues band to an internationally successful rock act with female vocalists. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac have been ...
9 years ago
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Neil Cowley Trio Tour
Anthony Weightman
Neil Cowley's early training was in classical music and, as pianist to Adele's global success 21, he became internationally well known. In the Neil Cowley Trio, he's joined by the ...
10 years ago
Neil Cowley Trio Tour
John Renbourn, Wizz Jones
Anthony Weightman
Two prominent names in folk guitar to have arisen from the sixties are John Renbourn and Wizz Jones. They've been almost continuously active ever since. Together they eclectically fuse ...
10 years ago
John Renbourn, Wizz Jones
The Stanley Moon Trio
Anthony Weightman
Jazz musicians The Stanley Moon Trio play funk, swing and Latin, from contemporary classics to their own originals, and at this Friends of Watlington Library event they performed Jazz On A Chilli ...
10 years ago
The Stanley Moon Trio
Polar Bear + Shiver
Anthony Weightman
Experimental British quartet Polar Bear is a band that has curiously merged punk, dance, indie, cool jazz, free jazz, hip-hop, drum and bass and electronica. They often perform live with the ...
10 years ago
Polar Bear + Shiver
Fairport Wintour 2014
Anthony Weightman
English folk rock band Fairport Convention, formed in the 1960s, are often looked upon as the most important artists in their genre. Their classic album Liege & Lief was voted by Radio 2 ...
10 years ago
Fairport Wintour 2014
Cropredy Festival 2013
Anthony Weightman
Comedian, folk singer and guitarist Richard Digance, inspired by Billy Connolly, always entertains in the first set on the final day of the Cropredy Festival. He's a poet, author and songwriter ...
10 years ago
Cropredy Festival 2013
Cropredy Festival 2013
Anthony Weightman
Opening Cropredy's second day were winners of this year's BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, the duo Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar. Last year they released their debut album The Queen's Lover ...
10 years ago
Cropredy Festival 2013
Cropredy Festival 2013
Anthony Weightman
Every August, since the 1970s, the friendly and attractive village of Cropredy, near Banbury in Oxfordshire, has welcomed music-lovers of folk-rock to Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Organised by ...
10 years ago
Cropredy Festival 2013
Henley Festival of Music and the Arts 2013
Anthony Weightman
This second evening of the scenic Henley Festival, on the banks of the Thames, was bright and warm. Sometimes called 'the summer's greatest party', visitors experience outdoor ...
10 years ago
Henley Festival of Music and the Arts 2013
Black Screen Season – On The Funky Side of Jazz
Anthony Weightman
This retrospective movie and live music night presented the 'jazz funk' genre through film, audience discussion and the exciting Oxford band The Heavy Dexters.
The Heavy Dexters play ...
10 years ago
Black Screen Season – On The Funky Side of Jazz
Will Wyman & the Rhythm Kings
Anthony Weightman
Live @ Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Legendary Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman has invited many fine world class artists to help him blend blues, rock, country and R&B for his 2013 tour. On ...
10 years ago
Will Wyman & the Rhythm Kings
Portico Quartet
Anthony Weightman
London based modern post-jazz group Portico Quartet is inspired by dance, ambient, classical and electronica. Their distinctive and innovative sound comes from the use of the curious Hang, a 21st ...
10 years ago
Portico Quartet
