TONY BURKE reviews new releases from Cheikh Lo, Mishra & Deepa Shakthi, N’Faly Kouyate
‘Because of the Second Intifada and lack of violin teachers the cello became an alternative’
CHRIS SEARLE speaks to jazz cellist NASEEM ALATRASH of the IZE Trio
Naseem Alatrash
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Gin Lane by William Hogarth is a critique of 18th-century London’s growing funeral trade, posits DAN O’BRIEN
ANDY HEDGECOCK sees his scepticism lessened by a story is more complex and far-reaching than is initially apparent
MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity
ALAN MORRISON introduces a UK poet whose despised daytime occupation provides the subject for his writing
MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
IT’S quite an album this, by the cosmopolitan IZE trio. Just consider its four titles, with the first track called Break G4S “On Capitalism”; the second, Resurrecting The Amber Sky “On Environmentalism”; the third All Loved “On Immigration”; and the fourth Elemeno, “On Education”.
The trio are San Diego, California-born pianist Chase Morrin, Cyprus-born percussionist George Lernis and Palestinian cellist, Naseem Alatrash. I asked Naseem about his life in music and the story behind the trio’s album, The Global Suites.
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