The Night Herons, Fleur Stevenson, Rebecca Poole & Vimala Rowe, Denny llett and his Jimi Hendrix tribute band, Stuart Henderson, Jez Cook and Enrico Tommaso are all among the line-up at this month's Wallingford Winter Blues and Jazz Weekender to be held at a range of venues in the Oxfordshire town including St Mary's church, the Masonic Centre and the Corn Exchange.
Dates are 16-18 Feb. More details are here. Denny Ilett pictured, above
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It's a welcome change here to listen to a piano trio that takes a few chances. Playing originals and notably covers of Radiohead and Broadcast tunes, the Swiss trio - pianist Philipp Eden, bassist Raphael Walser, drummer Jonas Ruther - use loops and a mix by British jazz musician Dan Nicholls to experimental effect the whole sound a world away from the usual clichés you get with piano trios and sounding just as much at home, if thought of, in electronica terms. Requires a little patience given how painstaking the process is but it's worth the trouble when the hypnotic magnetism of the trio hits peak power as on 'Tea High.'