Fri 08 Apr 2022 – Sun 12 Jun 2022 at The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London AQ highly recommends a trip to, The Photographers’ Gallery (TPG) London, at the gateway of Soho for a rare and special exhibition of 200 vinyl album record covers exploring the connection with the photographers and the visual artists behind the […]
British audio makers 2.0
Audio Quarterly outlines a snapshot of British audio soon to be reported on by the editorial team. AQ has from early publication in print back in 1997, some 24 years ago, set out to embrace and focus on well-designed and well-engineered British made audio. It was a natural direction as the UK has had throughout […]
Crafted Analogue: Acoustand Evolution Turntable
“Now’s the Time” was written in 1945, Parker’s audience would have understood. Equally, white racists probably wouldn’t have, and that would be no bad thing. Phil Brett, AQ AQ’s Jazz editor Phil Brett, wrote a special report linking the Civil Rights Movement and Jazz in the US. Historically artists such as Charlie Parker referenced the struggle for […]
Albert von Schweikert, March 13, 1945 – May 29, 2020
All about the emotions of the music”, Albert Von Schweikert AQ is sad to learn of the passing of this kind and generous man. It was a privilege to interview Albert and engage with his wonderful romantic and humanistic vision of music. He words and philosophy of the love of music is an important message […]
American legends: VAC amplifiers and Von Schweikert loudspeakers
Christian Bayer, takes a music trip down memory lane for AQ as part of our series of articles on American Audio today. It’s legends time An audio match made in heaven: VAC amplifiers and Von Schweikert loudspeakers How do we define a legend? The Cambridge dictionary offers an explanation that fits our bill: “Someone very […]
Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp
AQ’s German corresponded reports on his “unforgettable” love from Italy. My long encounter with the Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 headphone amp, Christian Bayer. A live performance is our only reference Amedeo Schembri Do you remember when you met the love of your life for the first time? Looked into her eyes and felt butterflies all […]
VAC STATEMENT 452iQ Musicbloc: American icon in the making
VAC 452iQ MUSICBLOC AMP Audio enthusiasts and music lovers may ask themselves the existential question, why are we here? Fundamentally it is the pleasure, the emotional reward of music live or recorded. Our journey from the inception of AQ back in the late 90’s was to get a little closer to the sound of live […]
ALBERT VON SCHWEIKERT: Portrait of an American speaker artist
AQ magazine explores with a new series of journal and magazine articles the world of the fine art of audio made in America today. No better place to commence than with the exceptional loudspeakers by Von Schweikert Audio. “All about the emotions of the music”, Albert Von Schweikert Albert von Schweikert, a musician, a Cal-Tech […]
John Coltrane: The complete 1961 Village Vanguard recordings. Produced by Bob Thiele. Impulse IMPD4-232
Unquestionably John Coltrane stands as a colossus of modern music. With maybe only the exception of Lisa from The Simpsons, every major sax player has been influenced by him. Space limits forces me to forgo any discussion on Lisa Simpson , but what is quite obvious about Coltrane and his standing amongst non-cartoon musicians is […]
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Buhaina.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Buhaina, produced by Orrin Keepnews. BGP records BGPD 1114 Originally released on Prestige in 1973, Buhaina has been re-released by BGP Records, and yes vinyl fans, released on vinyl! Buhaina was me of the four main albums Blakey cut fo Prestige around his time and ever since has been […]