Sting – Nothing like the Sun

This weeks album of the week is, Sting – Nothing like the Sun. Second solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Sting. The album was originally released on 13 October 1987 on A&M (worldwide). The album explores the genres of pop rock, soft rock, jazz, reggae, world, acoustic rock, dance-rock, and funk rock. The songs were […]

Out Of Europe 91 – 24th September 2020

Catch up with Steve and this weeks Out Of Europe, in a musical mystery tour across the continent, covering many genres, mostly outside the commercial realm. Out Of Europe takes an affectionate look at the music that has come… Out Of Europe. This weeks pan-European musical exploration features some more rare and adventurous experimentalism from […]

Out Of Europe 90 – 3rd September 2020

Catch up with Steve and this weeks Out Of Europe, in a musical mystery tour across the continent, covering many genres, mostly outside the commercial realm. Out Of Europe takes an affectionate look at the music that has come… Out Of Europe. This weeks pan-European musical exploration focuses on some rare and adventurous experimentalism from […]

Jazz At The Northern Quarter Vol 36

This week JATNQ pays tribute to pianist McCoy Tyner who passed away in March this year at the age of 81. I first encountered Tyner’s playing on the very first Jazz album I bought way back in 1968, at the tender age of 17. The Album, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Been loving Jazz ever […]

Jazz At The Northern Quarter Vol 35

This week JATNQ takes a look at the British Jazz scene. Every so often, British jazz pops its head above the parapet and today the UK is home to a diverse, collaborative and newly confident jazz scene. For many, jazz has seemed like something other people listened to. In the UK, a new jazz movement […]

Out Of Europe 89 – 20th August 2020

Catch up with Steve and this weeks Out Of Europe, in a musical mystery tour across the continent, covering many genres, mostly outside the commercial realm.Out Of Europe takes an affectionate look at the music that has come… Out Of Europe. France, UK, Spain, Hungary, Estonia and what was Yugoslavia all feature in this weeks […]

Jazz At The Northern Quarter

This week JATNQ takes a look at the British Jazz scene. Every so often, British jazz pops its head above the parapet and today the UK is home to a diverse, collaborative and newly confident jazz scene. For many, jazz has seemed like something other people listened to. In the UK, a new jazz movement […]

Jazz At The Northern Quarter Vol 34

This week we have another selection of recent releases from John Schofield and Steve Swallow, Soulcrane, Christian Sands and Rudresh Mahanthappa.We go back in time with a little Bebop from, Sonn Stitt and the Max Roach Quintet ft. Clifford Brown.Also on this weeks playlist, Charles Lloyd, Gene Harris and The Three Sounds, Kevin Place, Ezra […]

Out Of Europe 88 – 6th August 2020

Catch up with Steve and this weeks Out Of Europe, in a musical mystery tour across the continent, covering many genres, mostly outside the commercial realm.Out Of Europe takes an affectionate look at the music that has come… Out Of Europe. This week our look at music that has come Out Of Europe begins in […]

Out Of Europe 87 – 23rd July 2020

Catch up with Steve and this weeks Out Of Europe, in a musical mystery tour across the continent, covering many genres, mostly outside the commercial realm.Out Of Europe takes an affectionate look at the music that has come… Out Of Europe. This week our look at music that has come Out Of Europe visits France, […]