20th April 2015 TIP OF THE WEEK What: Infectious // Where: Wardrobe Theatre // When: Mon 20th – Fri 24th April (8pm) // Cost: £5 Supported by Arts Council England and in association with The Wardrobe Theatre. Welded Theatre invites you to their inaugural production… Continue Reading
17th March 2015 Bristol’s very own Drum-n-Bass legend Roni Size recently caught up with Red Bull Music Academy Radio to reflect on his long and vaunted career behind the decks. Listen to what the man from St Andrews had to say for… Continue Reading
Polar Bear’s outstanding 2014 album In Each and Every One brought one of the UK’s finest jazz outfits back into the recording studio after a four year hiatus. We described the album as ‘an absolute masterclass in musical fusion, melding modern… Continue Reading
Following on from their outstanding gig at Bristol’s Hen & Chicken, we spoke to Simon from Bristol jazz outfit Lund Quartet about their upcoming album and collaborations with local musicians. Hi Simon. Thanks for the great gig at the Hen… Continue Reading
Lund Quartet are a hidden gem in the Avon Gorge, the Bristol four-piece first discovered by tonight’s compère “ethereally floating down the dock on the Matthew.” Criminally under-exposed, their eponymous debut album, released in 2012, introduced an economic yet highly… Continue Reading
What: Old Duke Jazz Festival // Where: Old Duke/Kings Street // When: 23rd/24th/25th August // Cost: Free Info: Is there any better way to spend an August Bank Holiday weekend in Bristol than a few bevvies in the sun, with friends, down at… Continue Reading
Aberdeen is not the first place one would think to find a jazz superstar, but then Scottish born Seb Rochford and his troop of experimental pioneers, Polar Bear, are in so many ways an exceptional case. Former Mercury Music Prize… Continue Reading
‘In Each and Every One’ is the fifth studio album by experimental jazz band Polar Bear, following on from their well-received ‘Peepers’ in 2012. The Mercury-nominated five-piece features twin saxophones, bass and electronics/guitar, led by the precocious drummer Seb Rochford.… Continue Reading