I (Robyn) took a road trip to Fishguard to watch Arfordir performing at the 2026 Aberjazz Festival. Fishguard is a very interesting place to visit. It's so pretty and quite quirky - beautiful scenery, right on the coast plus…

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For many years I used to attend jazz gigs. I would sit at the back where nobody could see me and lose myself in the sights and sounds. I still like to do…

Lucy here - I wanted to share a few moments I captured at the Brecon Jazz Festival today while listening to Ben Thomas perform alongside the brilliant singer-songwriter Tanya Walker and her choir plus Gareth Lewis on guitar.
 

I first…

I (Lucy) have finally had the chance to share my photos of Ben Thomas (trumpet) playing with The Julian Martin (piano) Trio at the Brecon Jazz Festival with Ian Williams (drums) and Ross Thomas (bass).
 

It was a beautiful day…

Very recently I (Lucy) took a stroll onto Penarth Pier, but it wasn't for fish and chips! This time I found myself in the revamped Penarth Pier Pavilion for a night of cinematic music and originals played by Ben Thomas…

On Saturday I found myself at the most unexpected of places watching live Jazz from The Julian Martin Trio featuring Ben Thomas. It was a marvellous gig – bustling, vibrant and lively – not to mention the music (which was…

Tuesday night found me (Lucy) Brecon-bound, winding my way to BRECON JAZZ CLUB at The Muse for a performance by The Julian Martin Trio (featuring Ben Thomas), with special guest Leslie Maynerd joining the fun. I’d been eagerly awaiting this…

Earlier this week myself (Lucy) and Elly had the pleasure of attending Ben's performance at Redbeer'd in Birmingham, and I’m so glad I brought my camera along to capture the experience. Ben was joined by the inventive double bassist Trevor…

Last night I (Lucy) attended a fabulous concert at St Edward's Church in Roath, Cardiff. It was a night of cinematic jazz put together by pianist Julian Martin and his trio featuring Ian Williams on drums, Ross Thomas on electric…

Yesterday I (Lucy) found myself at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith watching Ben perform with singer/songwriter Eyitemi as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. I had not been to this particular jazz festival nor to this venue before or seen…

I (Lucy) have been fortunate enough to have attended (with Elly) 2 live performances by The Ben Thomas & Jim Barber Quartet. In photographic form I have documented their thoughtful rehearsals and have watched all of the hard work that…

I (Lucy) don't know anything about jazz. I'm not a musician. The other day whilst sipping a half of milk stout in a pub I randomly mentioned that I worked with a jazz musician. This was swiftly followed by responses…

The joy of working with fantastic musicians is experiencing what they do as well as what they don't do - challenging conventions and fusing seemingly unrelated concepts - embracing the ABOMINATION!
 

This live version of ABOMINATION features some fantastic musicans…

BEN THOMAS: I first played with Jim in 2001. I first met him in Cafe Jazz (Cardiff) on a Monday evening during a jam session. Amongst the usual chaos Jim's playing stood out - he was INTENSE! This guy is…