Alma Naidu, Phillip Schiepek, Lisa Wulff, and Valentin Renner (Orania Restaurant, XJAZZ Festival, 7 May 2022. Live review by Izzy Blankfield) Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood played host to the XJAZZ! festival between 4 […]
The Grizzly Jazz Foundation owes its name to the nickname of its founder Dr. Andreas Hoeft (1954-2020), a leading figure in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology in Bonn, who was also a […]
(XJAZZ! Berlin. 4-8 May 2022. Preview by Izzy Blankfield) Berlin is a city constantly in flux, and its jazz scene is no different. This year’s XJAZZ! Festival – taking place from 4 […]
Peter Bacon reports: Barak Schmool’s Jazz Rhythm Class at the Royal Academy of Music is celebrating release from lockdown by hailing a cab: Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi to be precise. It’s […]
RAM concerts: ECM at 50 (Susie Sainsbury Theatre, RAM, 30 and 31 January 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney – Thursday; Sam Norris – Friday first half) The Royal Academy’s celebration of the […]
