Shabaka Hutchings & Britten Sinfonia (Live Stream from The Barbican. 18 November 2020. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Shabaka Hutchings has become a leading figure in the so-called new young wave of British […]
Linda May Han Oh (Stream premiered on 18 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Alison Bentley) “It’s like a really cool puzzle you’re trying to figure out.” Bassist Linda May […]
Harold López-Nussa — Te Lo Dije (Free stream on demand. EFG London Jazz Festival 2020. First broadcast 17 November. Review by AJ Dehany) Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa’s album Te Lo Dije (2020) […]
Henry Lowther’s Still Waters (Karamel livestream as part of EFG London Jazz Festival, 16 November 2020. Review by Patrick Hadfield) Henry Lowther brought his quintet, Still Waters, to north London’s Karamel for […]
Jay Phelps Quartet – Live At The Cockpit (Streamed as part of EFG London Jazz Festival, 14 November 2020. Review by Patrick Hadfield) The latest record from Jay Phelps is Live At The Cockpit, […]
Yazz Ahmed’s Polyhymnia (Sage Gateshead livestream 14 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) Polyhymnia is the Greek Muse of sacred poetry, hymn and dance, a deep thinker credited with inventing the lyre, […]
Major Surgery – Rare Live Performances 1978 (Last Music LMCD223. CD review by John Watson) Drip . . . drip . . . drip. The woman sitting opposite Don Weller on the […]
Jerry & The Pelican System is a project led by young Polish saxophonist and composer Jerzy Mączyński. The avant-garde musician will perform via a stream of a concert recorded in Poznań at […]
Oz Noy – Snapdragon (Abstract Logix ABLX063. CD review by Adam Sieff) I first saw the Israeli-born and New York-based guitarist Oz Noy play when he was a member of the great […]
Dave Young – Ides of March (released 20 November) (Modica Music. CD review by Lavender Sutton) Winnipeg-born, Toronto-based Dave Young, who has recently passed his 80th birthday, is most celebrated for his […]
Iain Ballamy and Huw Warren (Cardiff University Concert Hall. 11 November 2020. Review by Sam Norris) Few names in British jazz guarantee quality quite like those of pianist Huw Warren and tenor […]
SEED Ensemble and Guests: Celebrating The Music of Pharoah Sanders (Barbican. 14 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review from livestream by Tony Dudley-Evans) ‘Beauty’ and ‘simplicity’ were the two features that […]
‘Everything was driven by friendship,’ says Texas-born, New York-based alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius of his quartet Acadia. The group’s new album Way of the Cairns, also inspired by the natural beauty of […]
A brand new series of livestreams from Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey starts tomorrow, Saturday 14 November 2020. An all-star quartet (Ron Carter, Joe Lovano, Isaiah J. Thompson and […]
Billie (Documentary Film, directed by James Erskine. New Black Films. 96 Minutes. Film review by Tessa Souter) It is a testament to the depth and emotional intensity of Billie Holiday’s artistry that, […]
