Peter Erskine Records The last few weeks I’ve been in a little jazz bubble, enjoying listening to a couple of records by the great Peter Erskine. The first of these is Second Opinion from Peter Erskine and the Dr. Um Band, featuring alongside Peter, John Beasley on keys, Bob Sheppard on sax and flute and
Fortunes – Mark Heaney This new release from UK drummer Mark Heaney is what I would call a real work of art. I know technically music is one of the arts and most of us consider what we create to be of an artistic value, but occasionally something like this comes along and you can
Cymbomute Pro 360° If you haven’t seen or heard of Cymbomutes, they are essentially an elastic material, designed to fit snugly over the edge of a cymbal and as such, bring its volume right down for quiet practise. I can confirm that on that front, they have always been pretty great and do exactly as
Evolution - Narada Michael Walden (CD) If you’re not familiar with Narada then you should be! He’s played some very high profile gigs in the past including replacing Billy Cobham with Mahavishnu Orchestra. Now he writes and produces a lot of his own music and this is one such album. I’ve been listening to this
