“Fire Hills” (West Hill Records), the new double album from bassist/composer Olie Brice, marks a significant step forward in his career as bandleader and composer: one album by his trio with Will […]
Tomasz Stańko with Rafał Księżyk – Desperado: An autobiography Translated by Halina Maria Boniszewska (Equinox Books. pp358 hb. Book Review by Jon Turney) “I’m an artist because I’m drawn to what doesn’t […]
Sebastian writes: This tribute to saxophonist Ray Carless by Orphy Robinson has appeared on Orphy’s Facebook page, and is reproduced here with his kind permission. Ray Carless R.I.E.P. This is a very […]
Charlie Wood – The Memphis Music Story (Argyle Cellar Bar, Edinburgh Fringe. 9 August 2022. Concert review by Mark McKergow) Singer/pianist Charlie Wood takes the Edinburgh Fringe audience on a rockingly enjoyable tour of the […]
Partikel (Duncan Eagles, Max Luthert, Eric Ford) (Pizza Express Dean Street. 9 August 2020. Live review by Sebastian Scotney) The album launch of Partikel’s “Anniversary Song” (Berthold Records) inevitably makes one reflect […]
Mary James writes: The upcoming fifth edition of the Seifert Competition brings together ten violinists from Poland, France, Portugal, the United States and Brazil. Since its inception in 2014 more than 200 […]
Ethan Iverson Trio – with Conor Chaplin and Andreu Pitarch (Vortex. 5 August 2022. Live review by Jon Turney) A rare opportunity to hear the polymathic pianist in a small club – […]
Myra Melford / Steve Buckley / Chris Batchelor / John Edwards / Sanders (Vortex JAzz Club. 6 August 2022. Second show, Live Review by Alison Bentley) NY pianist Myra Melford has been […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire, and this is the second feature to be published. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz […]
Summer Jazz Festival Kraków 2022(Kraków. 25 June-31 July 2022. Round-up report by Izzy Blankfield) Kraków’s annual summer jazz festival is the city’s music scene at its best. The festival, organised by Witold […]
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Partikel – Anniversary Song (Berthold Records – Album review by Bruce Lindsay) Ten years after its foundation as a trio and its debut at The Grey Horse in Kingston, Partikel – saxophonist […]
ECM announces today the release of Bordeaux Concert, the last solo concert by Keith Jarrett in France, recorded at the Auditorium de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux on July 6, 2016. A single […]
The new sponsor of the Mercury Prize FREE NOW is announcing a new partnership with the Music Venue Trust to support/sponsor gigs, including jazz gigs in small London venues. The complete series […]
Mario Gaiotto – Cosmopaulista Download review by Jon Turney Here’s a refreshing Brazilian cocktail, newly mixed by drummer Mario Gaiotto for his first recording as leader. There are jazz portraits of New […]
