Tomorrow's New Quartet The Yard, Manchester Monday 20 June
Paul Jordanous Ensemble King Edward VI School, Southampton Tuesday 21 June
The Darius Brubeck Quartet Corn Exchange Devizes Wednesday 22 June
Alan Barnes and Bruce Adams with the Dave Cottle Trio The Garage, Swansea Jazz Festival Thursday 23 June
Nick Costley-White quartet 1000 Trades, Birmingham Friday 24 June
PICK OF THE WEEK Brad Mehldau trio Barbican, London Fri 24 June
Appearing at the Barbican with his long-running trio of bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, Brad Mehldau's latest album a progressive-rock infused affair was a very different approach to the classic trio format. Entitled Jacob's Ladder and released back in March the omnivorous Mehldau at the time of release said that prog ''matched the fantasy and science fiction books I read from CS Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle and others at that time, aged ten through twelve. It was my gateway to the fusion of Miles Davis, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra and other groups, which in turn was the gateway to more jazz. Jazz shared with prog a broader expressive scope and larger-scale ambitions than the rock music I had known already.'' Mehldau changed the face of the piano trio in the 1990s and heralded by many as the Bill Evans of his generation.
Darren Beckett and Stéphane Mercier Scott's jazz club, Belfast Fri 24 June
Polly Gibbons Ronnie Scott's, London Saturday 25 June
Brad Mehldau, top. Photo: press
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