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Reviewer: Audrey Pointer The Public Reviews Rating: Session musician Davis is best known as a saxophonist playing every size of horn, but he also plays flute, whistle and Shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. Having taken a jazz diploma at Leeds College of Music as a youngster, Snake went on to form a soul band and later joined Zoot [...]

Director: Harmonic Associates: Cobweb Collective, Birmingham Jazz Reviewer: Tabitha McGrath The Public Reviews Rating: Despite only being in its second year, the reputation of the Harmonic Jazz Festival far outweighs its level of experience. Some of the many highlights of the weekend included Mike Hurley’s Tasting Notes, an improvisatory set based around the theme of taste, and a [...]

Writer/Director: Matthew Bugg Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Ambitiously for a musical ‘Miss Nightingale’ tackles dark themes of deception and the insidious nature of prejudice. Desperate to make her fortune in cabaret wartime nurse Maggie Brown (Amber Topaz) adopts the persona of the saucy and mysterious Miss Nightingale. However, her benefactor, gay nightclub owner Sir Frank [...]

Reviewer: Ian Cain The Public Reviews Rating: The sultry sound of swing resonated through Darlington Arts Centre on Saturday evening as Todd Gordon and Tina May brought their sincere homage to the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to the venue. With a fantastic three-piece band made up by Gordon Kilroy on drums, Brian Shiels on [...]

Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Adaptor: David Thompson Director: Scott Faris Reviewer: Nick Hutchinson The Public Reviews Rating: I’m not someone who is particularly fond of many musicals, but having seen the movie adaptation of this starring Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellwegger, (and enjoyed it) I wanted to [...]