AutumnJazzandBluesLive
Enjoyafeastoflive guitarmusicaswe headintoAutumn
2014’sEFGLondonJazzFestival, takingplaceacrossvarious Londonvenuesbetween14to23 November,hasplentyofguitar highlightsamongits10-day lineup.BillFrisellsalutesthe FenderTelecasterandhisown earlyinspirationsintheGuitarIn TheSpaceAgeshow;andthere aresetsfromaspiringjazzstar AndyButton;flamenco-jazz stylingsfromChanoDominguez andNinoJosele,aswellas boundary-pushinggenre-fusion fromTheTolisZavaliarisProject. Nottomentionthesmallmatter oftheworld’sfinestmusicians givingittheirallthroughoutthe 10daysofwhatisamust-visitfor jazzlovers…headovertowww. efglondonjazzfestival.org.ukfor moreinformation.
Whilewe’reonthefestival trail,theInternationalGuitar FestivalOfGreatBritain,taking placeinvenuesacrosstheWirral betweenthe6to30November, hasavariedandclassylineup, includingAndyFairweather-Low, MarinSimpson,DweezilZappa andJoanArmatrading.See www.bestguitarfest.comformore.
Bluesfanswillwelcomethe returnofUKbluesmanMatt Schofieldtotheseshoresfora 15-datetourinNovember, startinginNottinghamand endinginCardiff,withtheBen PooleBandinsupport.Schofield lasttouredtheUKsupportingJoe Satriani,andwillofcoursebe playingsongsfromhisexcellent 2014record,FarAsICanSee(see mattschofield.comforinfo). Risingblues-rockstarJoanne ShawTayloralsotoursinsupport ofhernewalbum,TheDirty Truth,between1and20 November,welcomingspecial guestBernieMarsdenonstage –seewww.joanneshawtaylor.com formore.Finally,it’swelcometo thejanglefortheindiefraternity, asJohnnyMarrpromoteshis secondsoloalbum,Playland,with aseriesofUKdatesbetween13to 29October–seewww.johnnymarr.