“My quest is freedom on stage – freedom through music and expression.” French vocal artist Leila Martial won the 2020 Les Victoires du Jazz prize. She spoke to Alison Bentley about her different projects and her love […]
Detroit-born violinist Regina Carter defies categorisation, bringing her masterful skills to every genre, sound and project she takes on. Recipient of many awards, including the MacArthur “genius” award and a Doris Duke […]
In the second of a two-part profile by Tina May [the first is HERE], here is Elaine Delmar in conversation, talking about her life experiences and career of some 63 years. She […]
LEAH WILLIAMS, Editor of LJN’s 2021 International Women’s Day Series, writes: This weekend marks exactly a decade since we first published a special series for International Women’s Day and this year we’re […]
The ninth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), sees Thelonius Monk getting a rhythmic refresher from a dazzling pianist. This isn’t purely a study in rhythm but rhythm is at the […]
The eighth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), going back and digging deep. This duo album seems less of a departure now than it did to some at the time. Charles […]
The seventh of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), music haunted by the ghost of an unseen theatre production. Mike Westbrook has such an extraordinary back catalogue it’s easy to overlook even […]
The sixth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a unique stylist at the peak of his powers. A track to remind you why the word for making music is playing – […]
The fifth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection of tracks with staying power (introduced HERE), a high point of South African jazz in Europe. Some things you hear for the first time and […]
Jeremy Levy is a composer, arranger and orchestrator who has worked across a wide range of mediums and styles over the past decade. Originally from Hannibal, Missouri, the town where Mark Twain […]
The fourth of Jon Turney’s weekly selectionsof tracks with staying power (introduced HERE) is a Carla Bley tune treated beautifully by vibraphonist Gary Burton and guitarist Mick Goodrick. Gary Burton’s virtuosity is […]
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra has released a video of a Robert Burns song to mark the band’s absence from its habitual gig at Ronnie Scott’s on the birthday of Scotland’s national […]
In the third of Jon Turney’s weekly series reflecting on tracks that have stayed with him over the years (introduced HERE), he visits the BIMHuis in 1975 for this live recording of […]
Climbing In Circles (Ubuntu Music) is the “culmination of a slow-burning three-year project” by Nottinghamshire-born drummer Will Glaser in his trio with Matthew Herd and Liam Noble. He explained the background to […]
In the second instalment of Jon Turney’s new weekly series reflecting on tracks that have stayed with him over the years (introduced HERE), he delves into Cashel by Dave Holland from his […]
