All Gig Reviews

Reviews of live musical events of all types and genres are listed in alphabetical order, that is, alphabetical by artist's or principal/first named artist's surname, or by band name (ignoring definite or indefinite article), then event title if any, then venue/date. Dates in parentheses are the date of the review on Rainlore's World. (Dates are always in international format, i.e., YYYY/MM/DD.)

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Akhtar, Najma, In Concert At The Cockpit, Marylebone, London NW8, Sunday 11th November 2012 (2012/11/13)

Alvarado, Martín - 'Asi Es Mi Tango' With Mikko Helenius Live At Lauderdale Hs., Highgate, London N6, Thursday 21st March 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/03/22)

Alvarado, Martin, Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, 1st March 2012 (2012/03/02)

Alvarado, Martin, Live At The Light Temple, Austin Street, London E2, Saturday, 26th November 2011 (2011/11/27)

ArHai - Album Launch Live At Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London E1, Saturday 4th May 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/05/08)

Artists For East African Famine Relief At The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London W11, Saturday 6th August 2011 (2011/08/07)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London W1, Friday 10th June 2011 (2011/06/12)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Live At Ronnie Scott's, London, Friday 1st October, 2010 (2010/10/03)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Live At The London Jazz Festival, Artsdepot, London, Thursday 18th November, 2010 (2010/11/21)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Live at The Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, 13th January 2004 (2004/01/14)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble :  Live at The Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, 10th March 2005 (2005/03/14)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The OHE - The Road To Bop At The Hideaway, Streatham, London SW16, Saturday 22nd October 2011 (2011/10/24)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble - 'Songs Of The Metropolis' Album Launch At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Saturday 23rd February 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/02/24)

Atzmon, Gilad, & The Orient House Ensemble Feat. Ben Davis, Cello, At The Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, 7th June 2012 (2012/06/08)

Atzmon, Gilad, With Strings - Live At Ronnie Scott's, Soho, London W1, Tuesday, 12th July 2011 (2011/07/14)

Avalonia At St. Ethelburga's, London, 19th May 2012 (2012/05/22)
 

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Bastin, Ben, Trio :  Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Wednesday 23rd March 2011 (2011/03/24)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Cond. Robert Ziegler, with The Burning Bush :  In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

The BBC Concert Orchestra Presents as part of Concert Connections/BBC CO Learning :  Vessels of Sound - A pre-concert programme in the main foyer, Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)

Bradstock, Burton - All Upon A Lovely Summer's Day Album Launch At The Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, 30th October 2012 (2012/10/31)

Bradstock, Burton - Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Saturday 1st December 2012 (2012/12/02)

Budapest Klezmer Band :  Live at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 29th November 2003 (2003/12/01)

Burning Bush, The, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Cond. Robert Ziegler :  In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)
 

C

Chico Chica Live At The Green Carnation, Soho, London W1, Tuesday 19th February 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/02/22)

Czackis, Lloica, and Andrew Quartermain :  Terezin Cabaret, Leamington Spa Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave., Leamington Spa, Thursday 6th May 2004, 10pm (2004/05/18)

Czackis, Lloica, and Tangele :  Tangele - The Pulse of Yiddish Tango at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 9th November 2003 (2003/11/12)
 

D

Diaspora Music Village 2004 Festival Weekend, Kew Gardens, London, Saturday 3rd July 2004, 12.30pm (2004/07/12)

Ducomble, Gabrielle - Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Thursday 6th December 2012 (2012/12/08)

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Feidman Quartet, Giora, The :  TangoKlezmer: Giora Feidman Quartet at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 23rd October 2003 (2003/10/24)
 

G

Gillespie, Sarah, And The War On Trevor Live At The Vortex, Dalston, London N16, Thursday 26th April 2012 (2012/04/28)

Gillespie, Sarah, with Atzmon, Gilad At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho on 20th January 2011 (2011/01/21)
 

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Harrison, Frank, Trio :  At The Hideaway, Streatham, London SW16, Thursday 3rd November 2011 (2011/11/07)

Harrison, Frank, Trio, Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, 8th February 2012 (2012/02/09)

Hutton, Alex, Trio :  Launch For Legentis At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1 Thursday, 6th October 2011 (2011/10/07)

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Jameson, Bethany - Petit Café De Paris Live At The Green Note, Camden Town, London NW1, Friday 7th December 2012 (2012/12/08)

Jameson, Bethany, & Cabaret Vérité Live At Royal National Theatre Foyer, South Bank, London SE1, Sunday 3rd February 2013 (2013/02/04)

Jameson, Bethany, And Viazzani, Romano, In 'The Accordionist' - London Premiere At The New End Theatre, Hampstead, London NW3, Tuesday 5th April, 2011 (Theatrical Review) (2011/04/06)

Janisch, Michael-Ortiz, Aruán, Quintet Feat. Greg Osby at The Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Part of The London Jazz Festival, Friday, 11th November 2011 (2011/11/13)

Janisch, Michael - The Whirlwind Sessions Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Friday 8th March 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/03/13)

Japan Fundraiser Concert Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Monday 30th May 2011 (2011/05/31)

Jazza Music Festival London 2010 - Page 1/2, Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th October, 2010 (2 pages - page 1/2) (2010/10/15)

Jazza Music Festival London 2010 - Page 2/2, Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th October, 2010 (2010/10/15)

Jingling Gate Folk Club, The, Feat. Mick & Pete, Pitsea Leisure Centre, Pitsea, Essex, 4th September 2004 (2004/09/07)
 

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Kalhor, Kayhan & Khalaj, Madjid, Live At The Barbican Centre, London EC2, Friday 15th June 2012 (2012/06/22)
 

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[Dance Theatre Review] Liew, Liz, & Rau, Yuyu - Snapshots, Et Al, The Place, Euston, London WC1H, Saturday 12th January 2013 (2013/01/13)

London International Arts Festival - Day Two, at Redbridge Town Hall, Ilford, Essex, Saturday 11th August 2012 (2012/08/13)
 

M

'Midnight Tango' Starring Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace at Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Tuesday 19th July, 2011 (2011/07/20)

Mancio, Georgia, Live At Twickenham Jazz Club, The Bloomsbury, Twickenham TW2, Thursday 25th April 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/04/30)

Martinu Quartet, with Sehnoutka, Miroslav, viola, and Cliffe, Nigel, bass-baritone :  A Terezin Memorial Concert, Leamington Spa Festival, Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Ave., Leamington Spa, Thursday 6th May 2004, 7.30pm (2004/05/16 & 2008/12/14)

Mashasha & Sam Live - Powerdown @ The Power House - Industry Showcase - 70 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4, Wednesday 7th September, 2011 (2011/09/08)

Meier, Nicolas - Album Launch 'From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile' At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Tuesday 19th March 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/03/20)

Meier, Nicolas, Group - Journey - Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1 on Wednesday 28th September 2011 (2011/09/30)

Metamorphic - Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Wednesday 22nd September 2011 (2011/09/24, revised 2012/01/24)

Metamorphic Live At The Red Hedgehog, Highgate, London N6, Friday 15th April 2011 (2011/04/17, revised 2012/01/24)

Mumbai Jazz - Larry Coryell, Ned McGowan, Ronu Majumdar & Rajesh Rajbhatt At The Purcell Room, SBC, London SE1, Monday 18th April 2011 (2011/04/19)
 

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Nadeem, Mehboob & Chuang, Cheng-Ying - World Lute Encounter Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Thursday 22nd March 2012 (2012/03/23)
 

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Perrin, Roland, Ensemble Plays The Jewish Connection At The 606 Club, Chelsea, London SW10, Friday 14th October 2011 (2011/10/16)

Ponsford, Jan, Quartet Reunion Live At Jan's Bar, Stoke Newington, London N16, Sunday 21st April 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/04/22)
 

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Renu Live At The Front Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1, 16th December 2011 (2011/12/17)

Roth, Pete, Band, at The Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Monday, 21st November 2011 (2011/11/22)

Rozenthuler, Guillermo - Brazil, Meu Amor Live At Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Bloomsbury, London WC1 4th May 2012 (2012/05/05)

Rozenthuler, Guillermo, And Alvarado, Martin - Private Recital at Swiss Cottage, London NW3, Sunday 20th March 2011 (2011/03/27)

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Sachal Jazz Ensemble Live At Queen Elizabeth Hall, SBC, London SE1, Tuesday 17th April 2012 (2012/04/18)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers :  Brighton Festival of Jewish Music, Komedia, Brighton, 10th November 2003 (2003/11/12)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers :  Live at Leo Baeck College, London, 3rd July 2003 (2003/07/04)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers :  Live at Club Momo, Mayfair, London, 14th October 2003 (2003/10/20)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers :  Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London SE1, Thursday 25th March 2004 (2004/03/28)

Sadeh, Daphna, And The Voyagers, with Special Guest George Youssef Samaan :  Different Points on the Same Line: A Musical Dialogue, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London SE1, 28th November 2004 (2004/11/30)

Sadeh Neu, Daphna - see Sadeh, Daphna

Schalom, Guy, & The Baladi Blues Ensemble At Dingwalls, Camden Town, London NW1, Sunday, 20th May 2012 (2012/05/22)

Siegel, Julian, Quartet :  Live At The Vortex, Dalston, London N16 Tuesday 24th May, 2011 (2011/05/25)

Silver, Sally, Bonynge, Richard, Swallow, Gabriella ; London Piano Trio - Launch Of Massenet/Mendelssohn Albums At St. John's, Smith Sq., London SW1, Tuesday 20th November 2012 (2012/11/21)

Silver, Sally, Et Al - Elizabeth Connell Memorial Concert, St. John's, Smith Square, London SW1P, Saturday 27th April 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/04/28)

Sirkis, Asaf, & The Inner Noise - The Crypt, St Giles, Camberwell, London SE5, Friday 11th June 2004 (2004/06/14)

Sirkis, Asaf, Trio :  Live At The Front Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SBC, London SE1, Friday 3rd June 2011 (2011/06/05)

Sirkis, Asaf, Trio :  Live At The Spice Of Life, London, Thursday 23rd September, 2010 (2010/09/27)

Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra & Tassa Drummers :  The October Gallery, London, WC1, Wednesday, 30th June 2004, 1.30pm (2004/07/06)

Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra & Tassa Drummers :  Theatre Square, National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1, Wednesday, 30th June 2004, 6.15pm (2004/07/08)

Soul Of The Fiddle, The - The Fiddle in Traditional Cultures, Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London SE1, Monday 29th March 2004 (2004/04/01)

Spooner, Danny, at the Spalding Folk Club, Lincoln Arms, Spalding, Lincs., 7th July 2004 (2004/07/20)

State Of Undress Magical Gig At The Magic Garden, Battersea, London SW11, Friday 29th March 2013 (Illustrated by Alban Low) (2013/03/30)

Strand, Joanna - Fly Transatlantic Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Tuesday 11th September 2012 (2012/09/12)

Strand, Joanna, & Friends - Delirium Live At Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, London W1, Thursday 7th February 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/02/09)
 

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Terryazoome - Launch Of Their Album Xana Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London NW1, Saturday 13th October 2012 (2012/10/14)

Thacker, Simon, And Svara-Kanti At The Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1, 8th December 2011 (2011/12/09)

Turville, John, Trio - Live At Kings Place, King's Cross, London N1 on Saturday 1st October 2011 (2011/10/03)

Turville, John, Trio :  Live At The Forge, Camden Town, London, NW1, Thursday 12th May, 2011 (2011/05/13)

Twelveheads, The, At The Amersham Arms, New Cross, London, Tuesday 5th March 2013 (Illustrated Guest Review by Alban Low) (2013/03/11)
 

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UK 2012 Calypso Monarch Finals, The Tabernacle, Powis Square, London W11, Thursday 23rd August 2012 (2012/08/24)

UK Calypso Monarch 2011 Finals At The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London W11, Thursday 25th August 2011 (2011/08/27)

Unthanks, The :  An Intimate Evening With The Unthanks At The Tabernacle, Notting Hill, London W11, Wednesday 25th April 2012 (2012/04/27)
 

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Vérité Cabaret Quartet / Bethany Jameson & Romano Viazzani - On the Banks Of The Seine Live At The Green Note, Camden Town, London NW1, Friday 29th June 2012 (2012/07/03)

The BBC Concert Orchestra Presents as part of Concert Connections/BBC CO Learning :  Vessels of Sound - A pre-concert programme in the main foyer, Royal Festival Hall, London, 25th February 2004 (2004/02/26)
 

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White, Willard W., BBC Concert Orchestra cond. Carl Davis :  A Portrait of Willard W. White, Royal Festival Hall, London SE1, Monday 7th June 2004, 7.30pm (2004/06/10)

Women Of The World Festival - A Celebration Of South Asia & Women From The South Asian Continent Live At Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London E1, Thursday 29th March 2012 (2012/03/30)

World Quintet, The (formerly known as Kol Simcha) :  Live at Union Chapel, Islington, London, 20th November 2003 (2003/11/26)
 

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Yaron, Alexandra :  Berlin & Paris Cabaret, at The Spitz, London, 25th November 2003 (2003/11/26)