News
-
Matt Schofield and Ian Siegal join Ray Davies and Mick Fleetwood as UK representatives at the 2008 Notodden Blues festival, July 31 to Aug 3.
Posted on 15/07/2008 at 7:33:52pm -
A live and extended version of the Matt Schofield song 'Siftin Thru Ashes' is available at I-Tunes from May 7th.
Posted on 05/05/2008 at 11:15:18am -
The venue for T-99's UK debut on May 6 has been changed to the 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street. Ian Siegal is special guest. Opening spot by Sam Hare. Tickets available via the 12 bar web site.
Posted on 19/04/2008 at 12:30:20pm -
T-99 will make their UK debut in London at the Monto Water Rats Theatre on May 6 with IAN SIEGAL as special guest. Tickets available from the Monto web site.
Posted on 10/04/2008 at 12:24:17pm -
See Ian's Jan 29 show at The Paradiso in Amsterdam:
http://www.fabchannel.com/ian_siegal
Posted on 28/01/2008 at 12:59:28pm -
MATT SCHOFIELD: EAR TO THE GROUND
No.9 in Guitarist Magazine's Best of The Year (and no.2 among Blues albums).
Pick of The Year - Paul Jones Show, BBC Radio 2
No. 1 SkyJazz Canada
HMV Choice
IAN SIEGAL: SWAGGER
No.2 in MOJO Top 10 Blues albums
Pick of The Year - Paul Jones Show, BBC Radio 2
HMV Choice, Borders Promotion, Virgin Promotion
JOHNNY MASTRO: TAKE ME TO YOUR MAKER
Pick of 2007, Blues matters
Mojo monthly pick
Posted on 21/12/2007 at 6:12:28pm -
Nov 20, Dingwalls, London NW1
MATT SCHOFIELD TRIO + special guest PEE WEE ELLIS
Nov 22, 100 Club, London W1
IAN SIEGAL BAND + special guests
Posted on 03/10/2007 at 12:20:37pm -
Four stars and a 'pick of the month' from MOJO for Ian Siegal's new album, SWAGGER. It hits the shops Sept 3 but you can get it here, now.
Posted on 05/08/2007 at 10:15:03pm -
Matt Schofield's new cd "EAR TO THE GROUND" (as previewed on BBC Radio 2) will be available on this web site from May 1st. UK national release in the shops is May 21st.
This album has all of Schofield's trademark Blues, funk and jazz, live in the studio with superlative production and great contributions by Jonny Henderson (organ, wurlitzer, Clavinet) and Evan Jenkins (drums, percussion).
Posted on 23/04/2007 at 7:51:54pm -
GUITAR & BASS magazine (March 07) have MATT SCHOFIELD in their TOP 10 BRITISH BLUES GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME. In the company of such luminaries as Eric Clapton and Peter Green, he is also the youngest by far!!
They say “…some of the most intense, smoking solos since Howlin’ Wolf’s Hubert Sumlin first walked into Chess studios……add a switchblade-sharp approach to playing slow blues that very few achieve, and you realise why the guy’s just so damn hot.”
Posted on 20/04/2007 at 9:51:30am -
Matt Schofield's "The Trio, Live" and "Siftin' Thru Ashes" and Ian Siegal's "Meat & Potatoes" receive the highest rating of any living British artist in the new PENGUIN BOOK OF BLUES RECORDINGS. With a clean sweep of 4 stars (excellent) for each of these CDs it puts Matt and Ian in the top echelon of contemporary Blues artists. Well done guys!
Posted on 15/08/2006 at 7:31:53pm -
VINTAGE GUITAR, USA: "Julien Kasper again proves he is one of the finer rock guitar
instrumentalists around. He’s got great chops and feel and unquestionable tone. In fact, the sounds of the guitars are damn near perfect. And best of all, the compositions here are well-written. That’s usually a major problem for records like this - without good songs it doesn’t matter how good you play.
This disc covers a lot of musical ground. “The JB Groove” delivers as per its title with slinky chord work a la Jimmy Nolan mixed with biting leads and fat tone in the solos. “All of the Years” is a jazz-tinged ballad with a hint of Jeff Beck. The changes are just a little off kilter (in a good way) and volume swells add to the atmosphere.
“Jacket Full of Bees” is a fusion tune in the best sense of the word, with elastic solos and a composition that’s both hummable and memorable. The title cut is a walking blues that gets a unique take, while “I am a Centuar” should get an award for Goofiest Song Title of the Year. The tune itself is a marvel - a light, bluesy funk laced with chimey rhythm guitars and and well-placed wah. After a couple of
minutes Kasper enters with tone that would make Eric Johnson smile before it comes back down. A surefire frontrunner on this year’s instrumental list. - John Heidt, Vintage Guitar, September 2006
Posted on 12/08/2006 at 3:35:05pm -
First review of "THE BLACK ALBUM."
MOJO - July 06 : "UK debut of this California band. The dark drama of Mastro’s singing and harp playing and Dave Melton’s guitar can recall the early Paul Butterfield Band, while the cramped recording ambience conjures up the 50s storefront studios of Chicago. Original material is judiciously mixed with genre standards. This hugely promising band hits Europe this summer – catch them if you can."
The band will be back in Europe in November.
Posted on 09/06/2006 at 4:32:24pm -
IAN SIEGAL BAND AT THE NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL
The DVD of this stunning performance - filmed by Holland's national broadcast organisation, NPS -releases June 12.
First review of JULIEN KASPER BAND "THE NEW IMPERIAL" -
""Kasper's playing is authoritative and adventurous. With forays into jazz phrasing and high-octane blues, his melodic attack combines equal parts of Jeff Beck and Hendrix channeled through monumental tone." GUITARIST magazine.
Posted on 26/05/2006 at 7:56:14pm -
The Matt Schofield Trio is back on the road starting March 1 with dates around the UK and Europe. Check Matt’s web site for a date near you.
Special news for guitarists. Matt will be hosting THE MATT SCHOFIELD BLUES ACADEMY at the INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL in Bath, UK, August 5-12. Learn from Matt and get to jam with the house band. More details from Matt’s web site.
http://www.mattschofield.com
This review of Siftin Thru Ashes from the LA Daily News (Fred Shuster, Los Angeles):
“We've been swamped with pretty-boy blues pretenders for years. But the UK's Schofield is head and shoulders above that herd………………”
“Blues soloing is a language of phrasing, and Schofield speaks it unusually well.”
Posted on 19/02/2006 at 10:14:58pm -
Great reviews keep coming in.
MOJO in their Pick of The Month review of Ian Siegal's Meat & Potatoes: "Grounded in tradition, airborne by imagination, this is one of the most inventive Blues recordings ever made by a British artist."
And MOJO again on Matt Schofield's Siftin' Thru Ashes: "Impressive. Like a Robben Ford with balls, Schofield displays range, chops and taste." Both albums get a four star 'Brilliant' rating.
Paul Jones (BBC Radio 2) was very complimentary about Matt Schofield in his 'pick of the year' show, aired Dec. 29: “One of the brightest hopes we have today. I think it’s time he became a big star.”
The American magazine, Blues Revue: “Even at this early point in his career, Schofield is the entire package: a singer with range and soul, and a guitarist who delivers with devastating tone and superb dynamics."
Posted on 07/01/2006 at 10:42:05pm -
Listen out for the following airplay features:
BBC Radio 2 - Paul Jones Show, Thursdays 8pm, the UK’s premiere Rhythm & Blues radio show -
Dec. 22....The Ian Siegal Band are the featured in-session guests.
Dec 29 ... Paul Jones' annual round up (with Matt Schofield as one of his Picks of the Year!).
you can also listen online at any time up to a week after broadcast - at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/jones
Matt Schofield's latest CD “Siftin Thru Ashes” is getting masses of airplay in the USA and is also play listed for the XM SATELLITE RADIO Bluesville show, possibly the most influential show of its kind in North America. This should happen some time in December.
If you’re not hooked up to satellite radio you can listen online at:
http://www.xmradio.com
Posted on 06/12/2005 at 4:42:40pm -
Matt Schofield’s SIFTIN THRU ASHES was THE INDEPENDENT’S Jazz & Blues CD of the week (29/10/05). That mighty chunk of praise joins a four star rating in GUITARIST magazine and excellent reviews in the Dutch media.
In Holland, Siftin’ went in to the MANIA TOP 30 chart while OOR, the country’s leading music magazine, waxed lyrical about the CD.
“it just doesn’t get better than this” is what BLUES MATTERS magazine said in their review of Siftin’ and the LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ cd’s.
Posted on 07/11/2005 at 11:32:22am -
Fantastic reviews continue to appear of Ian Siegal's Meat & Potatoes. "An excellent piece of work 10/10" from Blues in Britain. "Album of the year. Prepare to be amazed" in Blues Matters Magazine.
Matt Schofield news: The Summer (Aug 05) edition of Guitarist magazine carries a review of "Nine future Bluesmen you must hear." Matt is the only non-American in the line-up of guitarists and bands.
Matt's long awaited studio album will be available on this web site in September (and then on international release in October). There will also be another 'live' album simultaneously released!!!
Posted on 16/08/2005 at 11:32:02am -
Ian Siegal will be playing the following major venues during July:-
July 9, 30th anniversary North Sea Jazz Festival - the main stage (Statenhal - 12,000 capacity). The only other British artists playing this stage are Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone.
July 17, Belgian Rhythm & Blues Festival (with TV coverage).
July 27, Jazz Cafe London and July 29, Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival - special appearance as guest of Pinetop Perkins and The Bob Margolin Band.
Posted on 16/06/2005 at 1:30:27pm -
Ian Siegal will play the main stage (Statenhal) at the 30th North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Holland on July 9th. The band will include Matt Schofield (guitar) and Jonny Henderson (organ). www.northseajazz.nl
Posted on 08/05/2005 at 11:03:40pm
