DENNIS BROE enjoys the political edge of a series that unmasks British imperialism, resonates with the present and has been buried by Disney
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Barry Green Sextet, The Vortex, London
The sophisticated swing of a new generation of young British boppers makes itself well and truly heard
On the move: Barry Green
STEVE JOHNSON speaks to DJ and singer/songwriter Mark Radcliffe
JAMES WALSH takes advantage of an evening of comedy snippets to pick out which clowns will make it in Edinburgh
MAYER WAKEFIELD is swept up by the tale of the south London venue where music forged alliances across race, class and identity
MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds Rosamund Pike’s punchy and tragic portrayal of a multi-tasking mother and high court judge
FIONA O CONNOR recommends an unflinching depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftershocks, set in a working-class Liverpool family
AS THE vibrant sound of Bud Powell’s Webb City rings out at the Vortex, pianist Barry Green leads his sextet with a creative authority.
The cascades of notes fall from Miguel Girodi’s trumpet and flugelhorn, George Crowley’s Dexter Gordon-like tenor saxophone buffets the venue’s walls with his sonic ideas and Sam Braysher’s alto streams out with an instinctive lyricism.
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