Very sad news. The death of trumpeter/composer Jaimie Branch was announced last night at the age of just 39. The statement was made in series of tweets from Chicago label International Anthem: […]
RIP Jaimie Branch (1983 – 2022)
23 August 2023
READ ELSEWHERE A major interview with Rod Argent (Photo above from 2019 by Jham 2000/ Creative Commons) – read more A thoughtful review of the new Wayne Shorter documentary from The New […]
ChicagoXLondon at the Barbican (2022 EFG LJF)
Chicago X London — Jeff Parker, Ben LaMar Gay, Angel Bat Dawid, Alabaster DePlume (Barbican. 13 November 2022. Live review by AJ Dehany) You could call 2022 the “Chicago Edition” of the […]
Anteloper – ‘Pink Dolphins’
Anteloper – Pink Dolphins (International Anthem. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Anteloper is the duo of trumpeter Jaimie Branch and drummer Jason Nazary; both also make extensive use of electronics. The name Anteloper is […]
Rewire Festival 2022 (Netherlands)
Rewire Festival (Amare, The Hague, Netherlands, 7-10 April 2022. Festival Round-Up by AJ Dehany) Rewire is an intersection of the determinedly intellectual and the robustly physical that rewards ambition. In its 11th […]
Shows on Sale and Just Announced at the Jazz Cafe
Sebastian writes: A whole host of shows at the Jazz Cafe in Camden in the months between now and June 2022 are now on sale, starting with Lady Blackbird and Billy Cobham […]
Archie Shepp, Jason Moran, Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Westbrook Blake… announced for 2021 EFG LJF
A Press release this morning from the EFG London Jazz Festival is announcing a number of shows. The full text of the press release is as follows. Festival website link and previously […]
German Jazz Awards – Winners
The inaugural German Jazz Awards were held on 3 June 2021. The full list of winners across the thirty-one categories is below our report. Sebastian writes: This doesn’t happen in many countries: […]
German Jazz Prize (First Edition) – Nominees Announced
Sebastian writes: The nominees for the inaugural German Jazz Prize are announced today. It is a new set of awards. It has official support from the German Ministry of Culture. The Awards […]
Judith O’Higgins (Feature from German magazine JAZZTHETIK)
This is an English version of Sebastian’s regular “London Column” from the current issue (Nov-Dec 2020) of the German Magazine JAZZTHETIK, just out today, 28 October 2020: Surprises are normal for jazz, […]
Emma-Jean Thackray – “UM음 YANG양”
Emma-Jean Thackray – UM음 YANG양 (Night Dreamer Records ND006. Review by AJ Dehany) Composer and trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray outlines the manifesto of her label Movementt in a way that is germane to […]
Berlin Jazz Festival 2019 full programme announced
Jazzfest Berlin, the second to be curated by Nadin Deventer, has now announced the entire programme. The festival’s strap line is “Make Some Noise.” Sebastian reports: Major works including premieres from – […]
MINI-REVIEWS: We also heard… at the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival
Anton Eger of Phronesis at Southbank CentrePhoto credit: John Watson/ jazzcamera.co.ukThe team of writers at LondonJazz News has produced over 50 full-length reviews of the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival. We are […]
FESTIVAL ROUND-UP: Jazzfest Berlin 2018
“In the end it’s all about the what the personalities have in common, and can use to communicate with each other.”Bill Frisell and Mary HalvorsonPhoto credit: Ralf DombrowskiJazzfest Berlin 2018 (Haus der Festspiele, […]
NEWS/INTERVIEW: Full programme announced for Jazzfest Berlin 2018 (Nadin Deventer, artistic director)
Nadin Deventer, Artistic Director of JazzFest BerlinPhoto credit: Camille Blake/ Berliner FestspieleThe full programme for this year’s 55th JazzFest Berlin was announced this morning. Tickets go on sale on 8 September at […]
