Sam Eastmond –John Zorn’s Bagatelles Vol 16(Tzadik Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) John Zorn’s Bagatelles Vol 16 consists of eight pieces arranged by Sam Eastmond and played by a 12-piece British […]
John Zorn’s The Bagatelles (Performance Space, City, University of London. 11 April 2022. Review and top photo by Peter Slavid) The name of John Zorn tends to elicit extreme reactions from […]
Gyan Riley and Julian Lage with John ZornPhoto credit: © Armin SmailovicSarajevo Jazz Festival (31 October to 2 November 2017. Days 1 to 3. Festival Round-Up Part One by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Sarajevo Jazz […]
The Spike Orchestra – Cerberus, Book of Angels Volume 26 by John Zorn(Tzadik TZ 8338. CD Review by Peter Slavid)John Zorn has always been a fascinating and polarizing character. I’ve been a […]
String Quartet for The Alchemist. Zorn@60. Barbican July 2013Drawing by Geoff Winston. © 2013. All Rights ReservedZorn@60(Barbican, 12th July 2013; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) For once, John Zorn didn’t quite […]
John Zorn. Photo credit: Stefano BertoncelloPeter Slavid previews the Jazz Middelheim festival, which takes place in the Park den Brand in Antwerp from 12-15 AugustIf you feel like a few days of […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry […]
READ ELSEWHERE Ethan Iverson pays tribute to bassist Richard Davis, who passed away last week at the age of 93 – read more The Rolling Stone tribute to Richard Davis highlights his […]
Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons – Live At The Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic Records. Album review by John Ferguson (*)) It is no coincidence that Canadian pianist Kris Davis has become one of the […]
Here we publish a personal tribute to Peter Brötzmann by Munich jazz writer Ralf Dombrowski. First in English (*) and then Ralf’s original German. In sadness. Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – […]
Mondays With Morgan is a column in LondonJazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – […]
In his debut album as leader, “Squiggles”, Tel Aviv-born, Berlin-based guitarist Gur Liraz celebrates the classic organ trio with Tal Balshai (organ) and Omri Gondor (drums). Feature by John Bungey. As a […]
Trichotomy – To Vanish (Earshift Music – Review by Bruce Lindsay) Six years after the release of Known/Unknown Trichotomy, the Australian piano/bass/drums trio formed in 1999, returns with studio album number eight, […]
Moss Freed & Union Division: Micromotives (Discus CD147. Also mentioned is the album launch Vortex Jazz Club 25 January. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans In his very informative notes on the CD […]
“If you’ve ever wondered what smiles sound like, this is it!” (Hot Press, Ireland). Brighton- based saxophonist/ multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson brings her 6-piece band to Soho’s Pizza Express on Thursday 25 August […]
