“Jazz in New York: The 1930s” will be the sixteenth presentation by Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company at Chelsea’s Cadogan Hall. It will feature music from Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, […]
CD REVIEW: Samuel Hällkvist – Variety of Live
Samuel Hällkvist – Variety of Live(BoogiePost Recordings BPCD020. CD Review by Adrian Pallant)In 2014, following his 2012 studio release Variety of Loud, Swedish guitarist Samuel Hällkvist made the decision to tour Denmark […]
RIP Steve Lane 1921-2015 (+ funeral details)
Steve Lane (second from right) in 1952Roger Trobridge has written in with sad news: The pioneer traditional band leader and cornet player, Steve Lane, died on Saturday, 22 August, 2015, aged 93.He […]
NEWS: Jive Aces and Swing Museum to perform at National Jazz Archive Fundraiser on 18th September
A fun fundraising evening for the National Jazz Archive in Chingford on will feature the UK’s No. 1 jive and swing band The Jive Aces, and the Hot Club de France-inspired quartet […]
CD REVIEW: Kait Dunton – Trio Kait
Kait Dunton – Trio Kait(Real & Imagined Music R&I 003. CD review by Rob MallowsIncreasingly, many piano trios in contemporary jazz are reducing their reliance on red-hot soloing in favour of a […]
CD REVIEW: Stuart McCallum – City
Stuart McCallum – City (Naim Jazz Records naimcd219). CD Review by Peter Jones. Some music is at its best after dark; after all, night is the time for introspection, and this, guitarist […]
SURVEY: Gender Roles in the Jazz Jam Session
Joy Ellis will be presenting a paper on Gender Roles in the Jazz Jam Session at the Darmstadt Jazzforum conference in early October, which this year – the Jazzarchiv’s 25th Anniversary – […]
NEWS: Six-day opening event for South African Jazz Cultures and the Archive culminates with Tete Mbambisa Sextet
The University of York is hosting a six-day programme of events focusing on SouthAfrican jazz from September 4th – 9th: discussions, public lectures, book readings, film showings, record launches and live […]
FEATURE: Elliot Galvin looks forward to 15-date trio tour (2- 18 Sept)
The Elliot Galvin Trio (video of “Cozy” above by Alex Morley) has a fourteen-date September tour of the UK. Pianist Elliot Galvin, regular bassist Tom McCredie and drummer Simon Roth were all on […]
CD REVIEW: John Fedchock New York Big Band – Like It Is
John Fedchock New York Big Band – Like It Is (Mama MAA1048. CD Review by Peter Jones)Trombonists seem to like taking charge of big bands and large ensembles – presumably because that’s […]
REVIEW: Molly Ringwald at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho
Molly Ringwald at Pizza ExpressPhoto credit: Cat MunroMolly Ringwald (Pizza Express Soho, August 19th 2015. Review by Andrew Cartmel)It might surprise some to find Molly Ringwald, an iconic young movie star of […]
REVIEW: Kirk Lightsey/ Paul Zauner Quintet at the Vortex
Kirk Kightsey at the VortexDrawing by Geoffrey Winston. © 2015. All Rights ReservedKirk Lightsey /Paul Zauner Quintet(Vortex, 20 August 2015; night 2 of 2-day residency; review and drawings by Geoff Winston)Pianist Kirk […]
INTERVIEW/ PREVIEW: Derek Nash (You’ve Got to Dig It to Dig It, You Dig? Album Launch Tour Dates, 3rd to 9th Sept)
Derek NashSaxophonist Derek Nash has a new Acoustic Quartet CD on Jazzizit Records, “You’ve Got to Dig It to Dig It, You Dig?” In this interview with Alison Bentley, he talked about […]
NEWS: Tim Garland’s Return to the Fire with Gerard Presencer and Jason Rebello set for October release on vinyl
Edition Records are today announcing the release of a new album from Tim Garland, entitled Return to the Fire, which re-unites the same quintet which made a recording, “Enter the Fire” in […]
REVIEW: Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe Oto
Marshall Allen / Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe OtoDrawing by Geoff Winston. © 2015. All Rights ReservedSun Ra Arkestra(Cafe Oto. 17 August 2015. Night 1 of 3-day residency. Review and drawings by Geoff […]
