Chris Batchelor’s Zoetic. 10th June 2022

Chris Batchelor, trumpet.Margrit Hasler, viola.John Parricelli, guitar.Steve Watts, bass.Paul Clarvis, table and percussion. There are many ways of expressing power in music—and these days, there’s no shortage of ‘fast and furious’. But good writing and deft musicianship combine economy of effort with something rather special: revealing the power of beauty. It’s soon gone on the…

Pigfoot, 31 January 2020

Pic by Pete Woodman   Chris Batchelor, trumpet Liam Noble, piano/keyboards James Allsopp, baritone sax and bass clarinet Paul Clarvis, drums You needn’t attend many jazz gigs before you’ll hear someone anxious to restore the music to its ‘true’ place. The line runs something like this: ‘The importance of innovation and the quality of the…