Shetland Jazz Club is to hold a meeting in Shetland Arts’ offices at 7pm in the Toll Clock Centre, Lerwick, tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
The club is going through a process of transition – from a period of little or no activity to a potential for a significant increase in the provision of an exciting programme…
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Shetland Jazz Club meeting reminder – Tuesday 16th Feb
Posted by Bryan Peterson on February 15th, 2010 No CommentsAlyn Cosker Quartet to funk Shetland with Feb jazz dates
Posted by Bryan Peterson on January 22nd, 2010 1 CommentDrummer Alyn Cosker and his jazz funk quartet will visit Shetland in the first weekend of February to play two concerts and hold educational workshops as part of their national tour.
A multi-faceted, all encompassing drummer with blistering technique and a sympathetic ear to all genres, Cosker “has emerged as the top young drummer on the…
Lise Sinclair’s Empty Ocean on Radio 3 – 23/1/10
Posted by Bryan Peterson on January 19th, 2010 No CommentsOn Saturday 23rd January at 21:30 Radio 3 are to re-broadcast Jessica Isaac’s programme made in Fair Isle in May 2009 inspired by the song “Empty Ocean” by Fair Isle singer Lise Sinclair which she recorded with composer Damian Montagu from London. The song is based on a poem by Shetland’s Paulo Dante, “The Halibut…
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Posted by Bryan Peterson on December 29th, 2009 No CommentsJazz drummer Alyn Cosker will be playing two concerts in Shetland with his quartet as part of a tour to support his debut solo album “Lyn’s Une”, recently released on Linn Records.
The group will be playing at the Lerwick Town Hall on Friday 5th of February and the Bigton Hall on Saturday the 6th.…
Jazz Weekender – concerts, workshops and masterclasses
Posted by Bryan Peterson on November 6th, 2009 1 CommentShetland Jazz fans are in for a treat next weekend (13 to 16 Nov) when the Harris Playfair Trio and Kirkwall Grammar School Big Band make the trip north for the “Jazz Weekender” event comprising school performances, youth music workshops and a special Saturday evening concert at Lerwick Town Hall. The concert will also feature…
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