This was a wonderful evening of music taken from the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance era and updated by modern master musicians.
Vocalist and narrator Ana Hoffm...
This was a wonderful evening of music taken from the jazz of...
Jazz singer Ana Hoffman loves Bermuda: the people, the culture and, of course, the pink sand.
She’ll likely share the story of her love affair when she opens th...
Jazz singer Ana Hoffman loves Bermuda: the people, the cultu...
Next Friday, listen out for the music.
Wendell “Shine” Hayward, Miles Manders and John Woolridge are behind a two-hour show starting at 7am at the roundabout at...
Next Friday, listen out for the music.
Wendell “Shine” Haywa...
A Grammy Award-winning jazz singer said yesterday she was keen to return to a Bermuda stage next month.
Dianne Reeves, the headline international artist for the...
A Grammy Award-winning jazz singer said yesterday she was ke...
Each of us brings something unique; good energy, a nice smile, an infectious laugh, an interesting story, a friendly hug. I decided that my book signing party f...
Each of us brings something unique; good energy, a nice smil...
A Cuban drummer has joined a top Bermudian teacher to stage a two-week percussion camp.
Angel Luis Ruiz will help Eddie Ming teach before a gala production of L...
A Cuban drummer has joined a top Bermudian teacher to stage ...
Callum Smith’s first real gig was at a massive nightclub in Mexico City.
“Nerve-racking”, is how he describes the period before he got on stage; there were more...
Callum Smith’s first real gig was at a massive nightclub in ...
At the age of 8, John Burch was called into the kitchen where his three brothers and his father, Reginald, waited.
Told to stand on a chair, he was handed a bas...
At the age of 8, John Burch was called into the kitchen wher...
Roddy Nesbitt leads a double life. By day he’s an excess casualty broker; at night he’s Rowdy Piper, boisterous singer with DIA.
“Sometimes it feels like both a...
Roddy Nesbitt leads a double life. By day he’s an excess cas...
Jamaica’s iconic Half Moon Hotel will pay tribute to Bermudian musician Lance Hayward by naming its new oceanfront bar and grill “Hayward’s”.
Sylvia Hayward, Mr...
Jamaica’s iconic Half Moon Hotel will pay tribute to Bermudi...
The saxophone was Tino Sax’s third choice, but it stuck. Then in middle school in Texas, he wanted to play the drums until the band director warned he would hav...
The saxophone was Tino Sax’s third choice, but it stuck. The...
They’ve spent decades on the stage but this performance is a special one for Gita Blakeney Saltus and Sheila Smith. The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts ...
They’ve spent decades on the stage but this performance is a...
Bobby Zuill wears bandanas wherever he goes. It’s not because the 72-year-old is living on the memories of his days as one of Bermuda’s “rock stars” and thinks ...
Bobby Zuill wears bandanas wherever he goes. It’s not becaus...
Phiemma Caisey’s father, Albert, put her on stage at the old Rosebank Theatre “and that was it”.
Then 8, she didn’t consider all the potential pitfalls of perfo...
Phiemma Caisey’s father, Albert, put her on stage at the old...
The quartet is called Leviticus and, if music is your thing, you’ll want to hear them play. They take traditional tunes and rearrange them, infusing bossa nova,...
The quartet is called Leviticus and, if music is your thing,...
15th Annual Bermuda Guitar Festival
Presented by the Bermuda School of Music at St Andrew’s Church
Jake Reichbart, guitar
Master teacher and arranger Jake R...
15th Annual Bermuda Guitar Festival
Presented by the Bermuda...
The Wall Street Band officially formed in September 2008 — a month before the stock market crashed.
Their reputation was growing and a change of name would be c...
The Wall Street Band officially formed in September 2008 — a...
Music was a love shared by his family, but Keith Lee didn’t join them until he got his first ukulele.
He was about 8 at the time. The tiny, four-stringed instru...
Music was a love shared by his family, but Keith Lee didn’t ...
Jean Amédé Caze thought learning the trumpet would be easy. Once he got it home, he realised his mistake. “It took me three days of trying just to make sound c...
Jean Amédé Caze thought learning the trumpet would be easy. ...
At 9, Albert Rivera stumbled on to the music of jazz legend John Coltrane.
He was immediately hooked.
With five siblings, music became his escape. If he didn’...
At 9, Albert Rivera stumbled on to the music of jazz legend ...
I look forward to the annual jazz concert at the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts, but as I reviewed this year’s line-up, I was disappointed that I could...
I look forward to the annual jazz concert at the Bermuda Fes...
Jonathan Butler grew up in South Africa, hit the charts in the United Kingdom and now lives in Los Angeles. So it is no surprise that he calls his unique fusion...
Jonathan Butler grew up in South Africa, hit the charts in t...
A national treasure among Bermuda’s musicians, Freeman “King” Trott has been a performer for almost all of his 85 years.
Left in limbo since his wife, Ismay, di...
A national treasure among Bermuda’s musicians, Freeman “King...
Alex Tuchman was never nagged to practise piano.
He loved playing from the moment he started his first lesson, at age 5.
By 2008, when his family moved here fro...
Alex Tuchman was never nagged to practise piano.
He loved pl...
The music and camaraderie of Hubie’s Bar return tonight, seven years after the jazz haven’s owners faced the tough decision to close its doors.
“It was hard for...
The music and camaraderie of Hubie’s Bar return tonight, sev...
