London Jazz Festival (I)

La primera parte de mis crónicas sobre el Festival de Jazz de Londres acaba de salir en Cuadernos de Jazz. Se puede leer aquí.

El balance hasta ahora es muy positivo. En la BBC se pueden oír extractos de conciertos y otros programas sobre el Festival.

También estoy subiendo comentarios sobre la marcha en Twitter.

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The first installment of my London Jazz Festival 2010 chronicles is already up at Cuadernos de Jazz. It can be read, in Spanish, here.

Although I'm covering a tiny part of this massive event, my balance so far is particularly good. Most of the gigs I've been to have been exciting to say the least. From the three gigs I've reviewed so far, Chris Potter's Underground gets kudos for being a ridiculously tight band (Craig Taborn's left hand on the Rhodes could easily leave many bass players without a job), Gwilym Simcock for his solo piano work, and the Peter King-Art Themen-Alex Riel band at the Bull's Head for their frontliners' solos - King and Themen are two very exciting septuagenarians, and the venue for its warm and 'this-is-the-real-thing' atmosphere.

There's still plenty going on, and much of it worth checking out. For music and other programmes related to the Festival, check out the BBC.

And you can also follow me on Twitter

Ken Vandermark in Dalston

My combined review of Ken Vandermark's KV5 and Peter Brötzmann's Full Blast featuring Vandermark back in September in Dalston, in two of the most vibrant clubs in London, the Vortex and Café Oto, can be read (in Spanish) here.

For reviews (in English) of the Vortex gig see the The Guardian, Financial Times, London Jazz, The Jazz Mann and All About Jazz.

For the Café Oto gig, see London Jazz, and All About Jazz.

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Mi reseña de los conciertos del KV5 de Ken Vandermark y del Full Blast de Peter Brötzmann con Vandermark de invitado, ambos en Dalston el pasado septiembre, en el Vortex y el Café Oto, dos de los locales más potentes de la ciudad, se puede leer aquí.