Continuing the Jazz Festival reports, I'll start on a low note. The gig I was most looking forward to -- Nikki Yeoh's piano trio -- was cancelled, because there was a long power cut at the Everyman theatre :( So instead I sat at the Jazz Marquee l...
We went to the opening gig of the 2009 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. It was an eclectic mix of well-known jazz, full-on gospel, plus complete unknowns. Namely, Jason Yarde, Alex Wilson, Ian Shaw, Mica Paris, the Ruach Mass Choir, and 200 kids from Bea...