More than a whisper. A press release, in fact:

The first nine shows in the 2012 London Jazz Festival (Nov 9-18) have been announced, and will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 20 March. Here’s the list:

Jazz Voice: Celebrating a Century of Song
Fri 9, Barbican

Salif Keita
Fri 9, Royal Festival Hall

Tigran Hamasyan
Fri 9, Wigmore Hall

Melody Gardot
Sat 10, Barbican

John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension
Sun 11, Barbican

Bill Frisell – The Great Flood
Mon 12, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Jan Garbarek Group & Trilok Gurtu
Tue 13, Royal Festival Hall

Brad Mehldau Trio
Wed 14, Barbican

Sonny Rollins
Fri 16 Nov, Barbican