James Copus – Dusk (Ubuntu Music UBU0058. CD review by Mark McKergow) At just 25 years of age, trumpeter James Copus has rapidly been making a name for himself on the London jazz scene. A graduate […]
James Copus – “Dusk”
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Omri Ziegele Tomorrow Trio – “All Those Yesterdays”
Omri Ziegele Tomorrow Trio – All Those Yesterdays (Intakt CD 333 2020. CD review by Jon Turney) The second track title here, O. My God, is as direct a declaration of allegiance […]
Rudresh Mahanthappa – “Hero Trio”
Rudresh Mahanthappa ft. François Moutin and Rudy Royston – Hero Trio (Whirlwind Recordings WR 4760. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) In 2015 Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded Bird Calls, a quintet session of original pieces inspired by Charlie Parker. […]
ACE National Lottery Project Grants re-open on 22 July 2020
Arts Council England (ACE) reopens National Lottery Project Grant funding on 22 July, with a budget of £59.8 million available until April 2021. Arts Council England state that they “have prioritised reopening […]
Nicholas/Viklický/Dvorský/Wickins – “One Two Three Four”
Nicholas/Viklický/Dvorský/Wickins – One Two Three Four (BeBoss Records. CD review by Mike Collins) One Two Three Four is a live set in more than one sense. Of course, it’s a recording of […]
Samuel Blaser & Marc Ducret – “Audio Rebel”
Samuel Blaser & Marc Ducret – Audio Rebel (Blaser Music. Download Review by Alison Bentley) Some music is made to be firmly in the foreground. This highly original album by Swiss trombonist Samuel […]
Results from the 4th Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition
Johannes Dickbauer and Youenn Rohaut were both awarded Second Prize in the 4th Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition. There was no First Prize winner. This year the competition was held online, 8-10 […]
Kate Westbrook & The Granite Band – “Earth Felt the Wound”
Kate Westbrook & The Granite Band – Earth Felt the Wound (Westbrook Records, WR006. CD review by Duncan Heining) Is it really two years since Kate Westbrook’s last record Granite came out? […]
Hedvig Mollestad – “Ekhidna”
Hedvig Mollestad – Ekhidna (Rune Grammofon, RCD2215. CD review by Rob Mallows) I first saw Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad-Thomassen about seven years ago in the power trio that brought her to the attention […]
‘The Online UK Jazz Course’ announced by the Original UK Jazz Summer School for 4-6 August 2020
This year the Original UK Jazz Summer School, nominated for a 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Award, is organising a 3-day course . The course will feature a full programme of online sessions open […]
Callum Au and Claire Martin – “Songs and Stories”
Callum Au and Claire Martin – Songs and Stories (Stunt Records, STULP 20061. Review by John Arnett) In a career spanning 30 years and more than 20 albums, this CD marks a […]
Article XI – “Live in Newcastle”
Article XI – Live in Newcastle (Discus 89CD/DL. CD review by Mark McKergow) Guitarist Anton Hunter’s eleven-strong ensemble is captured in a performance which shows impressive interweaving of compositions and group improvisation, wonderful […]
Edinburgh’s Jazz Bar is 15 Years Old
When Bill Kyle opened The Jazz Bar in Chambers Street on Edinburgh’s southside on 1 July 2005, it was the result of dedication, determination and coincidence, write Patrick Hadfield and Rob Adams. […]
Euphorials – “Konstance / Disposable Values”
Euphorials – Double EP: Konstance / Disposable Values (F-IRE Label, F-IRECD103. Review by AJ Dehany) The debut double EP by duo Euphorials brings an appealing soulful contemporary musical style and production to […]
Vibration Black Finger – “Can You See What I’m Trying to Say”
Vibration Black Finger – Can You See What I’m Trying to Say (Jazzman JJMANLP 121. CD review by Peter Jones) Music that breaks genre boundaries is difficult to sell. People naturally want […]
