The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends an impressive impersonation of Bob Dylan
Grace notes
WILL STONE welcomes an outstanding collection of jazz writing from the Morning Star’s own correspondent
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Here, Vermiglio, William Tell and Wolf Man
New releases from Thorpe and Morrison, Daria Kulesh, and Will Finn and Rosie Calvert
RINA ARYA confronts the brutal operation of Francis Bacon’s approach to portraiture
Emphasising his continuous engagement in labour movement struggles, ALISTAIR FINDLAY salutes John Foster’s contribution as activist, strategist, intellectual and defender of the Morning Star
ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star
Chris Searle
Jazz In Britain, £16.99
CHRIS SEARLE’s jazz column is to the Morning Star’s arts pages what Farringdon’s racing tips are to its sports section — both having built something of a trademark for the paper over nearly 30 years, and for many as indispensable as its editorial or crossword.
He has written or edited more than 50 books and Talking The Groove is his third on jazz, following 2008’s Forward Groove and 2013’s Red Groove.
This worthy compendium brings together reviews and interviews of more than 150 artists from our intrepid “jazz correspondent” — a writer whose passionate and at times poetic style defies anyone, even the jazz haters, not to be in some way inspired.
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