New York-born, California-based trumpeter and film composer Mark Isham has done the scores for over 400 movies and TV shows. He is involved, alongside Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and the UK’s Jive […]
In lockdown with… trumpeter Mark Isham
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In lockdown with… guitarist Nigel Price
Guitarist Nigel Price is normally one of the busiest musicians on the UK scene. Which made us particularly interested to read his lockdown Q&A… First album you purchased as a “jazz musician”? […]
In lockdown with… drummer Billy Pod
Composer and drummer Vassilis Podaras (aka Billy Pod) made the decision to move from his home country of Greece to London a couple of months ago… just in time for the lockdown. […]
“Missing the Sound of Surprise” – a response
Dominic Williams reflects on Jon Turney’s entertaining piece on “Missing the Sound of Surprise” and on how it set him off thinking in several directions about live music, audience involvement, and discovering […]
Matthieu Saglio – “El camino de los vientos”
Matthieu Saglio – El camino de los vientos (ACT 9912-2. CD review by Alison Bentley) Music brings back memories of places, and sometimes creates new ones too. Cellist Matthieu Saglio lives in […]
In lockdown with… pianist Ben Comeau
Guildhall graduate Ben Comeau is a pianist, organist, accordionist and composer, active in jazz, classical and contemporary music. He talks to us from lockdown about his varied music influences, favourite Mahler symphonies, […]
In lockdown with… pianist George Colligan
American pianist, composer and educator George Colligan speaks to us about some of his musical memories, revisiting old favourite albums, and both the possibilities and difficulties of making music at this strange […]
In lockdown with… trumpeter Avishai Cohen
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 […]
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 […]
