Marbin – 'Shreddin' at Sweetwater' – News, reviews, features and comment from the London jazz scene and beyond
What’s the expression: when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade? Lockdown has given musicians around the world the mother of all lemon-flavoured hangovers this last year. Unable to fulfil their usually prolific touring schedule, Marbin has done the next best thing and recorded a live set for their legion of (largely US-based) fans. How to describe Marbin’s sound? It’s a jazz-rock hard candy with a punk soft centre, dipped in funk and sprinkled with a whole lot of other stuff. It’s a little hard to chew at times, and probably isn’t good for the teeth, but it’s energetic as he...