Peter Jones

Jan 7, 2025 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Peter Jones

Picture the scene: Köln Opera House on a cold, wet winter’s afternoon on Friday January 24, 1975. For the first time ever, a jazz concert is due to take place in that hallowed hall, and 1,400 tickets have been sold. The promoter is a precocious, but by now extremely anxious, 18-year-old student called Vera Brandes. The star and his record producer have just turned up in the latter’s old Renault 4 after an exhausting five-hour, 350-mile drive from Zürich. And the star is refusing to play.

Nov 25, 2024 | jazzwise.com | Peter Jones

Review Potter/Holland/Harland’s Crosscurrents Trio and Enji form a compelling Barbican double bill Peter Jones Having played together in a couple of different combos as well as this one since the mid-Nineties, it’s no surprise that Dave Holland and Chris Potter are so comfortable in each other’s company.

Nov 12, 2024 | theneweuropean.co.uk | Peter Jones

On arrival at Cork airport, the man at the car rental desk asked what brought me to the city. “There’s a big jazz festival on,” he said. “I know,” I replied, “I’m in it.” He asked where I was performing. I told him. “Ah,” he said. “I’m barred from there – too much dancing.” Later on, the man who took my €8 for the Monkstown car ferry was equally interested in what I (an Englishman) was doing there, and went on to recommend Kelly’s Bar in the nearby town of Cobh, where live music was to be found.

Aug 29, 2024 | sundance.org | Ben Ward |Peter Jones

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: The cast attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “Going Varsity in Mariachi” premiere at Park Avenue Theater on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)By Peter JonesIn Edinburg, Texas, mariachi music just might be the ticket out of town. For high-schoolers in rural west Texas, the regional music of western Mexico is more than entertainment and a source of ethnic pride. It is almost a way of life.

Aug 8, 2024 | jazzwise.com | Peter Jones

What do you want from a jazz club? The answer will vary according to taste, but to the singer/composer Anjelo Disons, it’s all there at Ninety One Living Room in London’s Brick Lane. Anjelo just happened to be around when Jazzwise came calling, but he turned out to have a lot of interesting thoughts to share. “First of all, you know that Ninety One Living Room understands the culture, from the way they book, from the people that they have. It isn’t just about hype or anything.