GIG Yes, it hasn’t happened yet, but there are already pictures circulating. In a few hours, at 6.30pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012, Uptown Jazz Cafe will host a Lynch mob as guitarists Steve Magnusson and Ren Walters present a creative project which has been 12 months in the planning. With two musicians of such talent at work, the audience is guaranteed of twin peaks … Continue reading SNEAK PREVIEW: LYNCH MOB AT UPTOWN
CD REVIEW 3.5 stars (but it’s really a 3.8 or 3.9) Bassist Nick Haywood leads this superb quartet from behind, with a clear commitment to collaboration and spontaneity. The group is well chosen. Guitarist Stephen Magnusson’s spare interventions intersect artfully with Colin Hopkins’ dynamically rich piano contributions, and Allan Browne’s drumming is always apt. As Haywood intended, simple tunes develop complexity in the hands of … Continue reading 1234 — NICK HAYWOOD QUARTET
(ABC Jazz/Universal) LIKE bushwalking boots, album titles can come to fit perfectly over time. But the aptness of Magnusson’s collective name for these 14 solo guitar “little creatures” is immediately apparent. Released to play, they get up to all sorts of mischief, with delightful results. Most pieces — 10 of them Magnusson compositions — are brief. His nylon-string guitar seems to have no limits: Cape … Continue reading 14 Little Creatures — Stephen Magnusson
