Ant Law Quintet – Life I Know (Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College. Cambridge Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The small but very characterful theatre setting, in one of […]
Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft – Play Monk & Trane (Ubuntu UBU0029. CD Review by Peter Jones) In some ways it’s a slightly unexpected pairing – well-established tenor bopster Dave O’Higgins with […]
Jon Gordon – Answer (ArtistShare: AS0174. CD review by Nick Davies) Jon Gordon is a saxophone player who spends his time travelling between New York City and Winnipeg. Greatly in demand, he has […]
The Calum Gourlay Quartet – New Ears (Ubuntu Music UBU0043. CD review by Mark McKergow) Composer, band leader and double bass virtuoso Calum Gourlay reinforces his place as one of the UK’s […]
Lars Danielsson Quartet – Liberetto III (Wigmore Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, 19 November 2019. Review by Rob Mallows) The audience at Wigmore Hall sits in front of a huge cupola above […]
Peter Bacon reports: The first big names are announced this morning for next year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival. As usual these are mainly artists with wider appeal and looser links to jazz. Here […]
SEED Ensemble (Storey’s Field Centre. Cambridge International Jazz Festival. 17 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The SEED Ensemble delivered a triumphant conclusion to Sunday’s festival programme in the pristine concert hall […]
Robin Phillips is an in-demand singer-pianist who is originally from Surrey who now lives on the outskirts of Cambridge. In a typical year he performs over 200 gigs. In this interview with […]
Kitty Whitelaw sings Anita O’Day (Bull’s Head, Barnes. EFG London Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by Peter Jones) Better known in some circles as the vocal half of avant-garde duo Sealionwoman, Kitty […]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (EartH, Hackney Arts Centre. EFG London Jazz Festival, Saturday 16 November. Review by Alison Bentley) “The sound doesn’t lie,” said US trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah in a recent interview. […]
Julian Sartorius & Dan Nicholls + Y-Otis (Dalston SET, EFG London Jazz Festival, Monday 18 November. Review by Peter Slavid) The Dalston SET is a rather chaotic, pleasantly seedy small box of […]
Jan Garbarek Group (Royal Festival Hall. 17 November 2019. EFG London Festival. Review by Mike Collins) Trading fours sounds different in a Jan Garbarek set. An hour and half into their gig […]
Mikael Máni’s interest in the guitar was sparked by a Jimmy Page solo, and his interest in Bobby Fisher stemmed from his fascination with all-consuming passion. The Mikael Máni Trio’s album Bobby […]
Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde Duo (Barbican Hall. EFG London Jazz Festival.16 November 2019. Review by Richard Lee) My start to the EFG London Jazz Festival […]
Trio Tapestry/Elina Duni and Rob Luft (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Chris Parker) As a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of […]
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