Born in Tel Aviv, trumpeter Avishai Cohen moved to the US to study at Berklee and won the Thelonious Monk competition in 1997. He recently released the fourth record in his own […]
In lockdown with… trumpeter Avishai Cohen
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Tom Green Septet – “Tipping Point”
Tom Green Septet – Tipping Point (Spark 008. CD Review by Peter Jones) In the five years since his impressive debut Skyline, trombonist Tom Green has stuck to his winning formula. There […]
New podcast series: “2-5-1 Two pianists, five podcasts, one subject”
Pianists Nick Tomalin and Simon Whiteside have recently created a podcast series about Sonny Clark. They tell Mary James what it’s all about. London Jazz News: Can you tell us how you […]
Jazz in the time of coronavirus: a model for livestreaming gigs
When news came out that the UK was entering a lockdown to contain coronavirus, one of the many thoughts and concerns that hit the jazz community was ‘how are musicians and venues […]
TJ Johnson – “Live on Facebook”
LIVESTREAM REVIEW: TJ Johnson – Live on Facebook from his front room (Review by Sue Carrette. Streamed lived on 1 April. Watch back on TJ Johnson’s Facebook page) These are the strangest […]
Chanda Rule + Sweet Emma Band – "Hold On"
Chanda Rule + Sweet Emma Band – Hold On (PAO Records. CD review by Lavender Sutton) Chanda Rule + Sweet Emma Band have put together a collection of songs from the African-American […]
Pulled by Magnets – “Rose Golden Doorways”
Pulled by Magnets – Rose Golden Doorways (tak:til/Glitterbeat: GBCD 088. CD review by Graham Spry) Seb Rochford is a drummer who has never ceased to explore diverse music traditions and to reveal […]
Christian McBride – “The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons”
Christian McBride – The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons (Mack Avenue MAC 1082. CD review by Peter Vacher) The brilliant US bassist Christian McBride is something of a present-day […]
JZ Replacement – “Disrespectful”
JZ Replacement – Disrespectful (Rainy Days Records. CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) The startling orange and lime-coloured acid-grunge-style album cover immediately gives notice that something a bit punky and fresh is in […]
#IWD2020: Helena Kay, saxophonist
Saxophonist Helena Kay grew up in Perth in Scotland, studied in London from 2012 to 2016, and is currently based in New York. She has been Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the […]
#IWD2020: Ann Braithwaite, jazz publicist
Ann Braithwaite, originally from Barrington, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, has been running the Boston-based PR firm Braithwaite and Katz Communications since 1986. Journalists love working with her for the quality music she […]
#IWD2020: Fanny Ménégoz, flautist
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Matthieu Jouan at our French partner Citizen Jazz caught up with flautist Fanny Ménégoz to talk about her music, playing with various collectives and gender balance […]
#IWD2020: Sun-Mi Hong, drummer
When Sun-Mi Hong was twelve, she saw and heard a drum kit for the first time. It was the start of a fixation that has led to the Korean-born Sun, as she […]
#IWD2020: Yazz Ahmed, trumpeter and composer
British-Bahraini trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Yazz Ahmed is a musician who has carved out an inimitable musical path for herself. John Fordham speaks to her ahead of International Women’s Day about her […]
#IWD2020: Isobella Burnham, bassist
A recent London arrival, bassist Isobella Burnham came to town from Barbados, where she grew up, in 2018. Since then she’s taken the London jazz scene by storm, gigging and touring with […]
