MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Materialists, Unmoored, Together, and Bambi: A Tale of Life in The Woods
Horn of plenty from the protean Jim Rattigan
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger
GORDON PARSONS endures heavy rock punctuated by Shakespeare, and a delighted audience
STEVE JOHNSON recommends a protest album with a harder edge than many in the genre
DENNIS BROE finds much to praise in the new South African Netflix series, but wonders why it feels forced to sell out its heroine
CARL DEATH introduces a new book which explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change
In his second round-up, EWAN CAMERON picks excellent solo shows that deal with Scottishness, Englishness and race as highlights
Jim Rattigan, Thomas Gould and Liam Noble
Triplicity
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Strong Tea
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FRENCH horn player Jim Rattigan took a very different route to becoming a jazz virtuoso. Born in 1960, his musical progress as a young musician eventually found him playing in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his late twenties but then he broke through into jazz.
Performing with many seasoned maestros in their bands and orchestras, from the Michael Brecker Quindectet and the McCoy Tyner Big Band to Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, he is an unusually protean musician, with his horn also featuring on recordings of James Bond themes, Shirley Bassey, George Michael and Paul McCartney.
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