UMG's Martin Hummel gives his personal impressions from this year's London Jazz Festival
Preface: This pastiche is decidedly biased, as it is written by someone in the business—as a manager, record label owner, agent and talent spotter—whose love for jazz exceeds all in his life, other than his love for his family. I’ve chosen to highlight my relationships with each artist/band, along with a sound bite performance rating, to protect the innocent. Otherwise, I’ll simply take the 5th Amendment.
Marius Neset ready to rock
Michael Janisch, Martin Hummel
Marius Neset, Anton Eger
Marius Neset Quintet, featuring Michael Janisch/bass, Jim hart/vibes.
Martin Hummel, Andrew McCormack, Noemi Nuti
Martin Hummel, Conor Chaplin
Thursday, 9th November
Marius Neset Quintet
Ronnie Scott’s (Sold Out)
Why not start the festival a day early, with the incomparable sax man Marius Neset’s Quintet. When you have a line-up including Jim Hart on vibes, Michael Janisch on bass and Anton Eger on drums, the party has officially started in my book. Neset covered his latest release, Chimes, and left the audience breathless.
Relationship: Yes
Performance: Spellbinding