Less Is More: the idiosyncratic genius of Giorgio Morandi

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

A confession: I wasn't familiar with the work of Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) until around a decade ago, when a friend also attending the Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna suggested we take a break from movies and visit the Morandi museum. So I missed a film – who knows how good it would have been? – … Continue reading Less Is More: the idiosyncratic genius of Giorgio Morandi

But Is It Jazz? (Three recent releases…)

Posted on by Geoff Andrew

In December 2021 I was moved to write expressing my enthusiasm for a new album by Graham Collier (pictured above) – new only in terms of the disc’s release, since the British bassist-composer had died a decade previously; the music – a jazz suite in five parts – had actually been recorded (for the first … Continue reading But Is It Jazz? (Three recent releases…)