The latest tour by the chamber-jazz trio Acoustic Triangle finds them playing sacred buildings up and down the country. Given that abbeys, cathedrals and churches tend to boast wonderful acoustics, ...

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No amps required: Acoustic Triangle are joined by six string players for their 14-date tour of churches and cathedrals Acoustic Triangle talk to Ivan Hewett about taking their unplugged sound out of ...

Britain's Acoustic Triangle has always operated with the distinct premise of playing only in environments acoustically suited for completely acoustic performances. Recording with the same devotion to ...

I DEFY anyone to find a concert review from Liverpool’s Metropolitan (or for that matter, Anglican) Cathedral, without mention of the acoustics. Often the comments are detrimental:Jangling; booming, ...

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Malcolm Creese, the British double-bassist, doesn't do it for religious reasons but he can't pass a church without going in; to experience the light, colours, the architecture, and most of all the ...

In a 2003 interview, drummer Peter Erskine spoke about playing in concert halls with such inherently good acoustics that PA systems were unnecessary. "audiences love it, they absolutely love it. The ...

Ever since it was the only instrument left in the school music cupboard when I got to make my “choice”, I've had a thing about the double bass - wondering how anyone could possibly play it. I stood on ...