Preface: This pastiche is decidedly biased, as it is written by someone in the business—as a manager, record label owner, agent and talent spotter—whose love for jazz exceeds all in his life, other than his love for his family. I’ve chosen to highlight my relationships with each artist/band, along with a sound bite performance rating, to protect the innocent. Otherwise, I’ll simply take the 5th Amendment.
Noemi Nuti, Andrew McCormack
Andrew McCormack, Noemi Nuti, Josh Arcoleo, Rob Mullarkey, Josh Blackmore
Andrew McCormack, Rob Mullarkey
Andrew McCormack, Noemi Nuti
Josh Blackmore, Martin Hummel
Martin Hummel, Andrew McCormack, Noemi Nuti
Wednesday, 15th November
Andrew McCormack’s Graviton
Pizza Express Soho (Sold Out)
The one a lot of people had been waiting for. Graviton is on a few lists for Album of The Year and Jazz FM’s Chris Philips chose the show as one to see. McCormack and crew (see Monday’s GSMD band listing) did not disappoint. A musical cross between Steve Reich and Tigran on acid, the band flew through a repertoire of high octane bliss. An all-star line-up and one to watch for 2018.
Relationship: Yes
Performance: Captivating