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Whirlwind Recordings have signed pianist Sultan Stevenson (photo above by Pat Pascal) for his debut album, ‘Faithful One’ – read more

… and Sultan’s handmade bucket hats are available from – here

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For BBC Music Magazine (which has just made its jazz page less-than-monthly) Geoffrey Smith lists/ names twelve great female jazz musicians) – read more

28 months after his death, a belated obituary from the Washington Examiner for Stanley Crouch – read more

“Jazz reinvents itself, and with that it brings new audiences.” (Lord Kerslake, former head of the Civil Service) – read more

Richard Williams wrote the Guardian obituary for Motown singer-songwriter Barrett Strong – read more

…also in the Guardian, John Fordham made Art Ensemble of Chicago’s new album, ‘The Sixth Decade’ his album of the month (also mentions for Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark/Karin Nakagawa / Jon Fält; Bill Laurance / Michael League ; George Winstone/ Ben Monder) – read more

..and Hugh Morris interviewed Lakecia Benjamin – read more

‘Music of astonishing directness, calm and concentration’: Sebastian gave Kit Downes &  Sebastian Rochford’s new album, ‘A Short Diary’, 5 stars in his review for ArtsDesk – read more

…and he also reviewed Barry Avrich’s documentary ‘Oscar Peterson – Black + White’ – read more

British Trombone Society have launched an appeal to help recover a trombone lost by DPD – read more

Ian Mann reviewed the new album from Abbie Finn – read more

Our friends at Bachtrack celebrate their 15th anniversary – read more

Our good friend Lance Liddle has just read “the great jazz novel” – read more

The Stanford Daily reviewed Cecile McLorin Salvant (also has an interesting/stating-the-obvious “this article is a review” disclaimer) – read more

Ben Castle “explains” what jazz is – view more

Gary Husband shared a selection of highlights from his duo concert with Nguyên Lê – watch

Be careful who receives your gift of a pair of unisex William Byrd wide-leg “Miserere” trousers – read more

THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD

1) Live gigs

Wednesday 1 February – Saxophonist/film composer John Altman (Life of Brian, Bond films) & his jazz quartet are at the 606
Wednesday 1 February – Mike de Souza is at the Vortex
Wednesday 1 February– The Greg Davis Swing Trio with special guest vocalist Vanessa Rose & noted bassist Sandy Burnett over in the Boston Room at Chiswick’s George IV, 185 Chiswick High Rd, W4
Wednesday 1 February – TDE Promotions: John Dikeman / Pat Thomas / John Edwards /Steve Noble are at The Hexagon Theatre, Midlands Arts Centre
Thursday 2 February – A launch party for Gina Southgate’s exhibition at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The exhibition is on until 9 March
Thursday 2 February – At World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, Nine Elms, London SW11 7BD its Plumm
Thursday 2 February – At the 606 the first public performance of guitarist Ant Law’s new project “Unified Theories” ft. Gwilym Simcock & Will Vinson
Thursday 2 February – Josh Kemp is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club, EN2 8AS
Thursday 2 February – Kaiyo 3 are at the Vortex
Thursday 2 February – Re-imagining Monk with Locomotive ft Henry Lowther , Chris Biscoe , Art Themen , Alcyona Mick ,Dave Green and Les Cirkel at Collage Arts, Karamel, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Thursday 2 February – Deirdre Cartwright and Alison Rayner are upstairs at Ronnie Scotts
Thursday 2 February – Al Nichols Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR
Thursday 2 February – Paul Dunmall Invites:Glen Leach, Dave Kane, and Tymoteusz Jozwiak at Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Thursday 2 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at Strange Brew , Bristol
Friday 3 February – Beats & Pieces Big Band are at Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
Friday 3 February – Bruce Adams and Akan Barnes are at the 606
Friday 3 February – Ron Magril Quartet are at the Vortex
Friday 3 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff
Saturday 4 February – Trio Zone featuring Carl Orr are at Toulouse Lautrec , Kennington
Saturday 4 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at Southbank , London
Saturday 4 February – Jasper Hoiby’s Planet B is at World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, Nine Elms, London SW11 7BD
Saturday 4 February – Riley Stone-Lonergan / Rick Simpson Quartet are at the Vortex
Saturday 4 February – Equinox Jazz Quartet are at Map Cafe in Kentish Town
Saturday 4 February – Tony Kofi is at the 606
Sunday 5 February – Lunchtime – Derek Nash Quartet are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon
Sunday 5 February – The Shirley Smart Trio are at the SoundCellar in Poole
Sunday 5 February 5pm – Ozzy Duzenli is at the Bald Faced Stag East Finchley
Sunday 5 February – Riverside Arts Jazz feat. Alban Claret with Terence Collie, Mark Rose & Matt Skeaping. Riverside Arts Centre, Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunday 5 February – The 606 have soul & groove vocalist Joy Rose (Sting, Incognito) & her band
Sunday 5 February – Jazz jam at the Vortex ft Riley Stone-Lonergan
Monday 6 February – Bobby Quigley & his Organ Trio are at the 606
Monday 6-7 February – Beats & Pieces Big Band are at Ronnie Scotts

Tuesday 7 February – Adam Bishop Quartet are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone
Tuesday 7 February – Emma Racwiz Trio are at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ
Tuesday 7 February – Simon Spillett Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM144TJ
Tuesday 7 February – At the 606 modern jazz with saxophonist Dan Reinstein & his Quintet
Wednesday 8 February – Beats & Pieces Big Band are at Symphony Hall Birmingham
Wednesday 8 February – Pianist Gareth Williams & his Trio play music from his new album, ‘Short Stories’ at the 606
Wednesday 8 February – Jason Henson with the Neal Richardson Trio in Seaford – Splash Point Jazz Club, The View, Southdown Rd BN25 4JS
Wednesday 8 February – Alex Clarke is at Guildford Jazz
Wednesday 8 February – Kristian Borring Quartet are at the Vortex
Thursday 9 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at Futue Yard , Birkenhead
Thursday 9 February – At World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, 3 Ponton Road, Nine Elms, London SW11 7BD its James Wade-Sired
Thursday 9 February – Liane Carroll & Roger Carey are at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club EN2 8AS
Thursday 9 February – Freight Train with Cathy Jordan , Liam Noble and Paul Clarvis at Collage Arts, Karamel, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ

Thursday 9 February – Mark Lockheart has anothe Big Idea at the Vortex
Thursday 9 February – Derek Nash Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR
Thursday 9 February – Dr Steve Tromans Jazz Surgery at Corks Club, Bearwood
Thursday 9 February – Elaine Delmar with the Barry Green Trio are at Hugh and Marion’s (Eltham Jazz Club), Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, Eltham, SE9 2 PE
Thursday 9 February – Beats & Pieces Big Band are at Band on the Wall, Manchester
Friday 10 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Friday 10 February – Rachael Cohen Quartet are at the Vortex
Friday 10 February – Liane Carroll & Roger Carey are at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club EN2 8AS
Saturday 11 February – The Groove Warriors play the Jazz Room over at the Bull’s Head,, Barnes, SW13
Saturday 11 February – Bag of Bones ft Alice Zawadzki are at The Warehouse in Holbeck, Leeds
Saturday 11 February – Sanders / Musson / Brice are at the Vortex
Saturday 11 February – Ineza is at Gerry’s Club, 52 Dean Street London W1D 5BJ
Saturday 11 February – At the 606 straight Ahead/Hard Bop with Five Way Split ft. trumpeter Quentin Collins & saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos
Sunday 12 February – Lunchtime – Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon
Sunday 12 February Lunch – at the 606 Gospel Group 20th Anniversary special feat. Charmain Elliott
Sunday 12 February @ 3pm – Big Band Metheny is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club, EN2 8AS
Sunday 12 February 5pm – Aurelijus Sciuka is at the Bald Faced Stag East Finchley

Sunday 12 February Evening at the 606 a “loved up pre-Valentine’s special’ led by jazz & cabaret vocalist Barb Jungr
Sunday 12 February – Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra Album Celebration Tour at Ronnie Scott’s
Sunday 12 February – The Imperial College Big Band play the Lunchtime Session over at the Bull’s Head,, Barnes, SW13
Sunday 12 February – Off the Rails, Richmond TW9 2NQ – Lily Dior, featuring Dave Lewis, plus Tim Lapthorn, Geoff Gascoyne, Rod Youngs
Monday 13 February – At the 606 award-winning singer Louise Balkwill performs hidden gems from The Great American Songbook
Tuesday 14 February – Freight Train Cathy Jordan , Liam Noble and Paul Clarvis are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone
Tuesday 14 February – Sara Moule Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM144TJ
Tuesday 14 February – Claire Martin Quartet-Remembering Richard at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ
Tuesday 14 February – Jo Harrop & her quintet feat. Alex Hitchcock are at the 606
Wednesday 15 February – Empirical are at Ronnie Scotts with Jason Rebello
Thursday 16 February – Rebecca Nash is at Ronnie Scotts
Thursday 16 February – Leeds based guitarist Nik Svarc, drummer Steve Hanley and keyboardist Martin Longhawn are at the SoundCellar in Poole
Thursday 16 February – Esther Bennett ft John Hogg is at the Spice of Life in Soho
Thursday 16 February – Derek Nash is at Googlies Jazz, Botany Bay Cricket Club, EN2 8AS
Friday 17 February – Anita Wardell Quartet at Chichester jazz Club – The Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant, PO19 1SY.
Friday 17 February – Noah Stoneman is at Collage Arts, Karamel, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Friday 17 February – Xhosa Cole is at Guildford Jazz
Friday 17 February – L T Beauchamp is at Rich Mix
Friday 17 February – Lulu Pierre and the Alex Webb Trio – Special Guest: Tony Kofi – Toulouse Lautrec
Saturday 18 February – Lulu Pierre is at the Bear Club in Luton with Alex Webb Trio ft Tony Kofi
Sunday 19 February – Lunchtime – Brandon Allen Band are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon
Sunday 19 February 5pm – Ozzy Duzenli is at the Bald Faced Stag East Finchley
Sunday 19 February – Chris Laurence Quartet are at Pizza Express Soho
Sunday 19 February – Nina Kristofferson Sings Billie Holiday. at the Pheasantry in the Kings Rd
Tuesday 21 February – Fergus McCreadie Trio at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ
Tuesday 21 February – Vasilis Xenopoulos Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Bardswell Social Club, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM144TJ
Wednesday 22 February – Thokozile feat. Dan Somogyi (keys/ gtr), Terry Quinney (sax), Rob Palmer (gtr), Jack Shaughnessy (bass), Neil Evans (drums) are at Eastbourne – Splash Point Jazz Club, at the Fishermen’s Club BN22 7AA
Thursday 23 February – Vasilis Xenopoulus Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club – Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR
Thursday 23 February – Denys Baptiste Quartet are at Hugh and Marion’s (Eltham Jazz Club), Eltham Warren Golf Club, Bexley Road, Eltham, SE9 2 PE
Thursday 23 February – at the The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool, Milap Indo-Jazz Club is a major celebration of IndoJazz in partnership with NYJC
Thursday 23 February – Soulfunks big band jazz & soul ensemble play the Boston Room over at the Boston Room at George IV, Chiswick W4
Thursday 23 February – James Pearson Trio are at Guildford Jazz
Friday 24 February – Jazz At The Tree with Martin Pyne. The Talking Tree, Staines-upon-Thames.
Saturday 25 February at The Capstone Theatre Liverpool Shez Raja ft. Tony Kofi
Saturday 25 February – Tommaso Starace Quartet are at Spike’s Place Jazz Club at The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend, Essex SS2 6EX2
Saturday 25 February – Nette Robinson Trio ” Flowers, Stars, and Wild Seas: An evening of Poetry as Song” at All Saints Church High Street, Carshalton SM5 3AG
Sunday 26 February – Lunchtime – Notes from the Underground – Vladimir Miller Quartet are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon
Sunday 26 February 5-7pm – Tim Richards Trio are at The Music Room , 116 New Cross Road, SE14 5BA
Sunday 26 February 5pm – Ben Croft is at the Bald Faced Stag East Finchley
Sunday 26 February – Jazz At The Plaza with Terence Collie. Guests TBC. Café Yukari, Kew.
Sunday 26 February – Fizzle: Alex Ward Item 4 | Cath Roberts & Olie Brice at Centrala, Digbeth
Tuesday 28 February – James Allsopp Quartet ft Steve Buckley are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone
Tuesday 28 February – Gary Willcox’s Drummer/Composer Project-Music written by Drummers at Watermill Jazz,Betchworth Park Golf,Dorking RH4 1NZ
Thursday 2 March – Tristan Mailliot Quartet remember Chick Corea at Collage Arts, Karamel, 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ
Thursday 2 March – Mark Lockheart’s Dreamers are at the SoundCellar in Poole
Friday 3 March – Quintet Blue with Denys Baptiste and Nigel Price are at Boulevard Theatre, 6 Walkers Court, Soho London W1F 0BT
Saturday 4 March – Rick Simpson: Kid A Revisited at Woolwich Works
Sunday 5 March – Lunchtime – Andrea Vicari Quartet featuring Emma Rawicz are at the Oval Tavern , Croydon
Tuesday 7 March – Magpie Trio ft Goerge Crowley are at the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone
Friday 10 March – Minihi, the London-based percussionist/composer duo Zands Duggan and Louise Anna Duggan are at the Waiting Room Under The Three Crowns, N16
Saturday 11 March -The Fabulous Red Diesel are at the Verdict in Brighton

2) Live Streamed Timed Events – Listed in time order.

Thursday 2 February – Ant Law’s “Unified Theories” ft. Gwilym Simcock & Will Vinson are streaming from the 606 – https://www.606club.co.uk/account/videos/live/
Friday 3 February – The Louis Hayes Quintet is streaming from Keystone Korner in Baltimore https://www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com/calendar
Saturday 4 February – Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker are streaming from Porgy & Bess Vienna https://www.porgy.at/events/upcoming

Sunday 5 February – The Shirley Smart Trio are livestreaming from the SoundCellar in Poole – https://soundcellar.org/events/
Monday 6 February – Darrifourcq/Hermia/Ceccaldi are streaming from Porgy & Bess Vienna https://www.porgy.at/events/upcoming
Wednesday 8 February – Henri Texier is streaming from Porgy & Bess Vienna https://www.porgy.at/events/upcoming
Thursday 9 February – Mike Stern Band are streaming from Keystone Korner in Baltimore https://www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com/calendar
Friday 10 February – Peter Bernstein & Kurt Rosenwinkel are streaming from Smokes in New York https://www.smokejazz.com/
Friday 12 February – Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Band featuring Jeremy Pelt & Vincent Herring are streaming from Smokes in New York https://www.smokejazz.com/
Thursday 16 February – Leeds based guitarist Nik Svarc, drummer Steve Hanley and keyboardist Martin Longhawn are livestreaming from the SoundCellar in Poole – https://soundcellar.org/events/
Saturday 18 February – Simon Spillett Quartet are streaming from Peggy Skylights https://peggysskylight.co.uk/upcoming-events/
Sunday 26 February – Tribute to Mike Frohlich ft. Joe Stilgoe, Liane Carroll, Giacomo Smith (Kansas Smittys), Rebecca Poole aka Purdy, Iain Ballamy & Pat Clahar are streaming from the 606 – https://www.606club.co.uk/account/videos/live/
Monday 27 February – Dominic Ingham is streaming from The Yard in Manchester https://www.nqjazz.co.uk/whats-on
Thursday 2 March – Mark Lockheart’s Dreamers are livestreaming from the SoundCellar in Poole – https://soundcellar.org/events/

3) Residencies

Every Monday at Off The Cuff , Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, at 8.30 Roger Humbles Quartet followed at 9.30 by a jam.
Every Tuesday – Silver Bullet Jazz Jam at The Night Owl in Finsbury Park with Bukky Leo
Tuesdays – Jazz Duo pianist Aurelius Sciuka / W bass Lakis Economou & guests @ The Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London E11 1HG
Every Thursday , Friday and Saturday Leo Green hosts shows at the Middle Eight bar WC2B 5BX
Every Thursday at The Great North Wood, 3 Knight Hill, Norwood, London, at 8.30 Roger Humbles Quartet followed at 9.30 by a jam.

3) NOT TIMED –

Emmet Cohen has still got a weekly stream going on Monday nights from his place https://www.facebook.com/heyemmet/?hc_location=ufi
Smalls in New York are streaming every night and if you sign up you get access to their archive https://www.smallslive.com/
Snake Davis has at home Livestreams 7pm (BST) every Friday, Saturday and Sunday http://www.youtube.com/user/snakedavistv plus sax clinics on Sundays at 11am then click on the live screen.
There is a Facebook group called Jazz Stream Sessions which has a number of jazz streaming events – https://www.facebook.com/groups/260015701678348/
Duke Ellington Society UK, Uptown Lockdown have podcasts , broadcasts at https://www.pscp.tv/AP64740207/1eaJbzZPrvYJX

4) Radio etc

Roger Burgess Jazz across the Pond has an interview with Arturo Sandoval https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYfIMlqHFPE&feature=youtu.be
Frank Griffith – “The Jazz Cavern” Thursdays at 9PM. Repeats at 6PM Sunday http://www.mykindamusic24.com
Liverpool Community Radio – “The Jazz Cavern” 106.7 FM. http://www.l-c-r.co.uk Airs on weekly Fridays-2PM, Saturdays- 4PM, Tuesdays- 4PM
The European Jazz Hour with Peter Slavid – https://www.mixcloud.com/ukjazz/ or on hayesfm 91.8 FM
Wednesdays at 10pm on Radio Deal – Jazz on the Beach with Adam Sieff https://www.dealradio.co.uk/shows/jazz-on-the-beach
Watch The LP Swing Orchestra on Sky Arts on 20th and 27th June at 7pm.
Marlow FM’s longstanding Jazz Show “Swing That Music” (www.marlowfm.co.uk) 6pm Sunday repeated 10pm Monday) now gets a worldwide audience being transmitted 5 times weekly by New York’s Pure Jazz Radio (www.purejazzradio.com)
Tim Richards has a series of jazz piano pdcasts on Morley Radio e.g. this one i about Chick Corea https://morleyradio.co.uk/programmes/jazz-piano-library-ep12/

5) Courses etc

JMI Youth Big Band on Sunday 29th January @ SOAS University of London (1pm – 4pm) are offering a free taster session to young musicians (aged 11-18) who would like to try out with the band.

Guildhall Jazz Department have a course Jazz History from 1959 to 1964 led by Miguel Gorodi January – February 2023 https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/