Hilary Seabrook - writer, teacher, podcaster and sax player

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with  Dudley Raine IV  and  Nicole Brancato , co-directors of  Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival .     Thanks to our mutual friend, composer  William Susman , this is the first episode to feature a conversation with a music festival - and this one sounds amazing. I do hope you enjoy listening to us talking about the beautiful setting, as well as the music and musicians involved.     Thanks to Dudley, Nicole and Bill for allowing me to play extracts from recordings from the festival alongside our conversation.

 I reviewed Courtney Pine's fine bass clarinet album 'Spirituality' for KindofJazz.com

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with vocalist and composer  Vivienne Aerts . There's a real delight in Vivienne's latest album, which is released today and recognises  International Women's Day  and coincides with the UK's  Women's History Month .   Typuhthang  is an extraordinary album and I hope you enjoy hearing about it. Thanks to Vivienne for allowing me to play extracts from  Typuhthang  alongside our conversation.

 You may have read my review of 'Tales from the Jacquard' by Julian Siegel. Now you also read my review of the album live at Ronnie's.

  * * * Now you can  subscribe  to Harmonious World and help spread the word * * * Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World, featuring a conversation with  Andrew Burashko  from the  Art of Time Ensemble . The Ensemble's latest album features live recordings of fresh arrangements of songs by Leonard Cohen. In our conversdation, Andrew and I discuss the making of the album, the post-Covid years and the joy of performing these wonderful songs. Thanks to Andrew for allowing me to play extracts from  Songs of Leonard Cohen  alongside our conversation.

 I visited the wonderful 606 Club to hear Ross Stanley and Chris Allard. You can read my review for The Riff