Tenor saxophonist, flautist and composer Tori Freestone won the The Ivors Composer Award for Jazz Ensemble for her composition “Birds of Paradise”. The piece features Freestone on flute/triangle, vocals by Brigitte Beraha, […]
Tori Freestone at Pizza ExpresPhoto credit: José Carlos López Ruiz Tori Freestone’s Birthday Gig(Pizza Express, 13 February 2018. Review by Brianna McClean) The audience was at capacity at Pizza Express Live, as […]
Tori Freestone at the Manchester Jazz Festival 2014Photo credit: David McLenachan/mjf Tori Freestone Trio.(606 Club, 27th July 2016. El Barranco CD launch. Review by Patrick Hadfield) On a hot, humid evening, Tori […]
Tori Freestone Alcyona Mick and Tori Freestone plus Jon Thorne’s Sunshine Brothers(Manchester Jazz Festival, 5 August 2015. Review by Peter Slavid) I am lucky enough to be spending a few days in […]
Tori FreestoneDrawing by Geoff Winston. © 2015. All Rights Reserved Tori Freestone Trio(Vortex, 27 July 2015; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Tori Freestone’s elegant tenor phrases floated in over Dave Mannington’s […]
Henri Texier at New Morning, ParisPhoto Credit: Thibault Geenen/Creative Commons Henri Texier Hope Quartet plus Tori Freestone Trio. (The Purcell Room, EFG London Jazz Festival, 16th November 2014. Review by Patrick Hadfield.) […]
Tori Freestone Trio- In the Chop House(Whirlwind Recordings WR4648. CD Review by Alison Bentley) There’s no shortage of chops in saxophonist Tori Freestone’s new CD In the Chop House. This trio album […]
Tori FreestonePhoto Credit: Cat Munro. All Rights Reserved Catherine Ford spoke to saxophonist/flautist Tori Freestone about her trio, her musical aesthetic, her life, and her new CD: In the Chop House (released […]
Tori Freestone. June 2012. Drawing by Geoff Winston. © 2012. All Rights Reserved Len Aruliah Sextet and Tori Freestone Trio(Jazz at the Salisbury. 3rd June 2012; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) […]
The Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra has five tour dates from 7 to 12 February. The 19-piece orchestra will be taking “Tales from the Jacquard” and other pieces to Birmingham, Southampton, Sheffield, Derby […]
Flavio Li Vigni, Head of Jazz at Morley College London, has let us know about a new series of performances in the Emma Cons Hall at the college. He has put together […]
Vocalist Brigitte Beraha’s quartet Lucid Dreamers, with Alcyona Mick (piano/ synth), George Crowley (sax/clarinet/ electronics) and Tim Giles (drums/ electronics) has a new album, Blink, for release on 20 May with a […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra (Ronnie Scott’s. 6 March 2022. Review by Sebastian Scotney) The Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra’s “Face to Face” tour was originally planned to take place in 2020. It has… […]
Pianist, bandleader, composer and educator Nikki Iles is a central figure in British jazz. At LJN we are pleased start off this year’s series of International Women’s Day features, now in their […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra(Pizza Express Soho. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Mike Collins) The Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra in full flight is a thing to behold. Often, as a solo […]
