MATTHEW HAWKINS applauds a psychotherapist’s disection of William Blake
Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun
Crossing boundaries with musical adventurer is a thrilling journey
Pat Methany
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New releases from Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, Odette Michell, Clementine Lovell
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a very readable account of Britain’s involvement in South America
Strip cartoons used to be the bread and butter of newspapers and they have been around for centuries. MICHAL BONCZA asks our own Paul Tanner about which bees are in his bonnet
GORDON PARSONS acknowledges the authority with which Sarah Kane’s theatrical justification for suicide has resonance today
RON JACOBS welcomes a timely homage to one of the IWW and CPUSA’s most effective orators
PAT METHENY’S illustrious career spans over 40 albums and he’s the only artist to be awarded Grammys in 12 different categories including for rock, contemporary jazz recording, jazz instrumental solo and composition.
Pushing technology to new frontiers has long been core to his approach, with his 2010 album Orchestrion developing ensemble-orientated music using mechanically controlled acoustic and acoustoelectric musical instruments.
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This is a concert of ambition and courage by organist and improviser Wayne Marshall, says SIMON DUFF
SIMON DUFF recommends an outstanding album of choral works that range from the 12th century to the present day
New releases from Nazar, Peter Gregson and Mesias Maiguashca
SIMON DUFF recommends a new album from renowned composer and oud player Anour Brahem.
