The 2020 Cambridge Jazz Festival had its closing events earlier this evening, 29 November. But there is a substantial selection available online on the festival’s YouTube channel until 5 January 2021, except […]
Gary Crosby’s Groundation (Streamed from Church of Sound for EFG London Jazz Festival, 20 November 2020. Review by Patrick Hadfield) Gary Crosby brought his band comprised of alumni from Tomorrow’s Warriors to […]
Rosie Turton Septet (Total Refreshment Centre . Streamed on 21 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Mary James) This was a daytime gig and the natural light at Total Refreshment […]
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra will mark its 25th anniversary at one of its regular venues, writes Rob Adams. As with musicians across much of the world, however, the ensemble will be […]
“I love him, I think this is very exciting music, and I think the fans are going to love it. We finally found those tapes from Ronnie’s!” says Zev Feldman, Archival Music […]
Vocalist Katriona Taylor has a new album out, Blind Passion, celebrating the music of blind artists, and including songs by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Diane Schuur and José Feliciano. The singer, who […]
Joost Lijbaart – Free (Challenge Records CR 73519. CD Review by Rob Adams) Dutch drummer Joost Lijbaart has spent much of the unexpected free time afforded by the COVID-19 pandemic fulfilling a […]
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, 31 January 2021. The nominations in the five jazz categories were announced today 24 November […]
Trinity Laban and Tomorrow’s Warriors are announcing a new collaboration today 24 November 2020. “Jazz Hang” has the ambition to “build genuine progression routes for young people from underrepresented groups that inspire […]
Norma Winstone, NYJO (with Joe Browne and the NYJO Ambassadors), and LJN writer Adam Sieff feature in a new event, Deal Music & Arts Virtual Creative Jazz Weekend which will run from […]
Jeff Gold – Sittin’ In – Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, Robin Givhan, Jason Moran and Dan Morgenstern (Harper Design. 256 pages. Book Review […]
Jerry & The Pelican System – Virtual Tour Final Episode (UK premiere screening from Poznan on 22 November. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Slavid) Reading the EFG London Jazz Festival […]
Tom Smith – Gecko (Digital download only. Basho Records SRCD58-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Tom Smith, jazz saxophonist? Perhaps like me you did a double take, wondering whether Scottish tenor saxophonist Tommy […]
Elina Duni, Rob Luft – Lost Ships (ECM 0739322. CD review by John Arnett) This collection of songs has an emotional force and atmosphere all of its own. Singer Elina Duni has […]
Pianist Deschanel Gordon has won BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020 We interviewed him earlier this month (Link Below) Here is the full text of the BBC’s Press Release Twenty-two-year-old Hackney-born jazz […]
