Sunday 9 December 2012
Duncan Heining's review of Dialogues in two Places
Here's Duncan's 4 star review in Jazzwise:
Here are two masters of their art on astonishing form. The two long and one short improvisations on the first CD succeed in conveying a huge variety of
moods from quiet introspection to raucous, ecstatic exhilaration. Despite the absence of any visual stimulus, there's a palpable sense of time suspended, of breath bated and of
movement - sometimes slow and cautious, at others immediate and rapid. It feels as if one is in the audience hearing and observing the live performance. The second CD is more frenetic, in a good way, as six shorter pieces cross one's vision. Yet the music remains purposeful and resolute, as if a challenge has been thrown down and is being met with full force and authority.
Weston worked in Watts' Moire Music in the 1980s, the two have known each other for years and it shows. Watts is a remarkable, linear improviser with a powerful rhythmic sense and who benefits from musical partners who can follow agilely down the sometimes labyrinthine paths he may take. Weston does so admirably without ever losing his own sense of himself . It makes for an ideal partnership and music close to perfection.'
Here are two masters of their art on astonishing form. The two long and one short improvisations on the first CD succeed in conveying a huge variety of
moods from quiet introspection to raucous, ecstatic exhilaration. Despite the absence of any visual stimulus, there's a palpable sense of time suspended, of breath bated and of
movement - sometimes slow and cautious, at others immediate and rapid. It feels as if one is in the audience hearing and observing the live performance. The second CD is more frenetic, in a good way, as six shorter pieces cross one's vision. Yet the music remains purposeful and resolute, as if a challenge has been thrown down and is being met with full force and authority.
Weston worked in Watts' Moire Music in the 1980s, the two have known each other for years and it shows. Watts is a remarkable, linear improviser with a powerful rhythmic sense and who benefits from musical partners who can follow agilely down the sometimes labyrinthine paths he may take. Weston does so admirably without ever losing his own sense of himself . It makes for an ideal partnership and music close to perfection.'
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Jazzwise best of 2012
Dialogues in Two Places by Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston is in Duncan Heining's list of the best 10 new jazz albums of 2012! Thanks!
Friday 16 November 2012
Navacross album launch 19th January.
This concert at the Cramphorn Theatre in Chelmsford to launch the new album All the way Home is ALMOST SOLD OUT! Be quick if you want one!!
Sunday 11 November 2012
Agam - Stuart Masters & Rishi Ranjan
Superb Anglo-Indian acoustic duo upcoming from Hi4Head Records early 2013!
Dialogues in Two Places Toronto review.
Ken Waxman's review of Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston’s Dialogues in Two Places has just been published in the new November issue of Whole Note and is on its Web page (www.thewholenote.com). Click on the CD section then “Jazz and Improvised” or “Something in the Air”.
The review is also posted on Jazz Word (www.jazzword.com). It may be a “Review of the Moment” or can be found by clicking on “This Week’s Reviews which are in reverse chronological order. You can also find the review under the performer’s name in the search engine.
Thursday 11 October 2012
Dialogues in Two Places review
Dialogues in Two Places by Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston - Chattanooga Pulse review: http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/articles/review-deerhoof-trevor-watts-veryan-weston
Monday 24 September 2012
Point of Departure
Dialogues in Two Places by Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston is reviewed in this excellent e-zine. http://pointofdeparture.org/
Sheffield Improvised Music pages
I can't recommend this site highly enough! A labour of love! http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Monday 17 September 2012
Peter Knight and Trevor Watts London concert review 2008
For review of Purcell Room concert please click here
For review of Purcell Room concert please click here
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