Nominations in the eighty-six categories of the 2022 Grammys were announced on 23 November The ceremony is on 31 January 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will be streamed […]
Jazz Nominations for the 2022 Grammys
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music
Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Kevin Figes’ new album, Wallpaper Music, with eight original compositions written during lockdown is released this Friday 3 December, with a launch gig at the Vortex in […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 48. ‘Slivadiv’ – Back Door, 1972.
The 48th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections is a blast of fresh air from the North. Back Door, who appeared out of the blue in the early ‘70s came at jazz rock […]
Ivo Neame – ‘Glimpses Of Truth’
Ivo Neame – Glimpses Of Truth (Whirlwind Recordings WR4782. CD review by Mark McKergow) British pianist and composer Ivo Neame reveals another side to his talents in this, the first CD to […]
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen at the 606 Club
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen (606 Club. 23 November 2021. Review by Nigel Price) The jazz world can be a very noisy place. It can often feel like the only way to […]
Mulo Francel – ‘Mountain Melody’
Mulo Francel – Mountain Melody GLM Music Records: FM262-2 . Album Review by Jane Mann) This new album from composer and saxophonist Mulo Francel is fascinating and highly unusual. Francel grew up […]
Andrea Rinciari – ‘To Bud’
Andrea Rinciari – To Bud (Soho Live. EP Review by Lavender Sutton) London-based Italian guitarist Andrea Rinciari‘s debut EP To Bud is a stellar first endeavour. With a passion for Bud Powell’s […]
‘For You I Must Become a Tree’ from Sara Serpa’s new album ‘Intimate Strangers’
Sara Serpa’s new album Intimate Strangers (Biophilia Records) is due out on 3 December, 2021. It features vocalists Aubrey Johnson and Sofia Rei and Serpa herself, with pianist Matt Mitchell and synth […]
4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition (18-20 Nov 2021, Kraków)
The 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition took place in Kraków on 18-20 November 2021. The festival, directed by Witold Wnuk, is usually held in June to coincide with the Kraków […]
Alyn Shipton Interview: New Jazz Titles from Equinox Books
The first few months of 2022 will see quite a few new additions to the Equinox Books Jazz List, in the series Popular Music History. Series Editor is broadcaster, author and bassist […]
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion at the Royal Festival Hall (EFG LJF 2021)
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion(Royal Festival Hall. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by George James) As befits a legend, a large and enthusiastic crowd thronged the RFH for a concert […]
Iver Cardas (Winner of the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition)
Iver Cardas (Norway) has just won First Prize in the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition in Kraków. Born in a small town north of Oslo, music is in Cardas’s blood: […]
In Brief: The 2021 EFG London Jazz Festival in short reviews
LJN provides the most comprehensive coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. By a considerable margin. And yet our reviews (twenty and still counting at the time of publishing this) only pick […]
Zoe Rahman, Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo at Frith Manor Primary School (2021 EFG LJF)
Zoe Rahman, Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo (Frith Manor Primary School, Woodside Park, Barnet. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Lavender Sutton) The EFG London Jazz Festival has taken a Barnet […]
Abdullah Ibrahim – ‘Solotude’
Abdullah Ibrahim – Solotude(Gearbox Records. Available on 12-inch vinyl LP or CD. Review by Len Weinreich)Over the past few years, Abdullah Ibrahim (born Cape Town, South Africa, 9 October 1934) has shared […]
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