Matthew Halsall Interview with Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 Tuesday 19th February 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qqb88
24/01/2013 – Nice review by Oliver Pickup on Matthew Halsall’s performance @ Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.
RONNIE SCOTT’S | JANUARY 24TH Virtuoso trumpeting sensation Matthew Halsall ensured he will remain well in front of the chasing pack again this year after an incredible full-house gig during which he revealed a clutch of new tracks and featured the koto – an ancient Japanese instrument seldom heard in Europe.It is an exotic, wonderful and...
24/01/2013 – Thanks to Tim Cumming’s for reviewing Matthew Halsall’s performance @ Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.
Matthew Halsall/Zara McFarlane, Ronnie Scott’s Young Mancunian trumpeter holds the audience rapt, while accomplished vocalist offers spirit and charm by Tim CummingFriday, 25 January 2013 Halsall: a low, strong and lingering power Fronting her four piece band – pianist Peter Edwards and saxophonist Binker Golding among them – the young jazz/soul singer Zara McFarlane performs a...
A lovely piece on Matthew Halsall from writer Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan A MODAL CITIZEN It was broadcaster Robert Elms who first told me about Matthew Halsall’s music. ‘Mancunian Modal’ he called it and it was a fair description – on Colour Yes, the first album I picked up (and have hardly put down since), the young trumpeter channels the sounds and ethos of Kind...
Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park – The Jazz Mann Review
REVIEW Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Reviewed by: Ian Mann 4 out of 5 ”His most individual and personalised album to date – and arguably his best.” Matthew Halsall “Fletcher Moss Park” (Gondwana Records GONCD007) “Fletcher Moss Park” represents Manchester based trumpeter and composer Halsall’s fourth album exploring the musical legacy of Miles Davis’ modal (“Kind...
Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park – BBC Music Review
BBC Review Manchester musician carves a strong individual identity on album four. Daniel Spicer 2012-12-03 Since the release of his 2008 debut, Sending My Love, Manchester-based trumpeter and composer Matthew Halsall has worked through his influences, album by album, in pursuit of an original voice. His first few albums displayed a clear debt to the spiritual...
