Press
Posted July 4, 2010 by Sid “his music has a thinking persons populace appeal, often saddled with a driving beat or an impassioned sequence of solo’s.”
Martin Longley, Birmingham Post.
“Remarkable new wave British Jazz ……….conceptually bracing and sonically satisfying.” **** 4 stars.
Phil Johnson. Independent on Sunday
“Live in Birmingham 04” CD was Number 1 in the Jazzwise magazine
Office Vibe chart for August 2005.
“unique hybrid pieces which incorporate folk scales, smooth TV theme tune charts straight out of Los Angeles, dollops of classical stuff, the jagged melodic lines of free jazz, the groove of a funk band and the drive of the best early jazz rock.”
Sid Langley, Birmingham Post
“The emergence of composer/guitarist Norman ‘Sid’ Peacock as a fresh voice in
jazz and classical composition is one of the most exciting musical developments
on the Birmingham scene. He hails from Northern Ireland and was taught there by
Brian Irvine. His own original style combines elements of the inventiveness of I
rvine’s writing with the spontaneity and excitement of other writers such as John
Zorn and Hermeto Pascoal. Surge is an 11-piece band that rises to the challenge
of Sid’s compositions.”
CBSO website
“This is an album that keeps the listener wondering where its going to end up. In
an age of mass produced cookie cutter music, that is cause for celebration and
reason to highly recommend this CD.” The Dawg’s Blog. http://blues-
hound.livejournal.com/