REVIEW: Giovanni Guidi Trio at 2016 Cheltenham Jazz Festival - by Luke Davidson

The body is a lens. Through it we read the strange matters of the mind. And so when we go to concerts, we are apt to look carefully at the performers, looking for clues into where the music is taking them, and signals as to what might be expected in our responses to the music. It is not just what they play, but how they play it. Just occasionally, a performer’s movements are so characterful, or unexpected, that they are like an additional instrument in the room, silent and yet loud with meaning, if only we could interpret it.... (READ MORE ...)
REVIEW: Giovanni Guidi Trio at 2016 Cheltenham Jazz Festival - by Luke Davidson