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 […]
Jerry & The Pelican System
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Oz Noy – ‘Snapdragon’
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’
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’s ‘Lockdown Jazz Session’ from Cardiff
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’ (2020 EFG LJF)
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 […]
Patrick Cornelius – New Album ‘Way of the Cairns’ (Whirlwind)
‘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 […]
New Series “Live From Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio” (first session 14 November)
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
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, […]
Kamala Harris and Jazz. To Be Continued…
It was the appearance of this picture on the Bobby Hutcherson Facebook page that started me thinking, writes Sebastian: The picture shows Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris in a former role as a […]
Anthony Malka – ‘Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers’
Anthony Malka – Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers (Black Milk Music. CD review by Ciaran Carter) Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers is a new […]
Tom Smith (new album ‘Gecko’ – Basho Records)
“I want to try to take listeners on journeys they’ll remember,” says saxophonist and composer Tom Smith, whose debut album Gecko (Basho) has just been released. Profile by John Fordham: For a […]
Preeti Dasgupta (The ‘Jazz at Karamel’ EFG LJF Programme: 13-22 November)
Sebastian writes: At a time when a lot of live gigs have been cancelled, there was suddenly a positive buzz coming from Wood Green N22 last week. Musicians who had been booked […]
Pianist Deschanel Gordon (606 Club / EFG London Jazz Festival 16 November)
Pianist Deschanel Gordon, it has just been announced, is a finalist in the 2020 BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020. He has been described by one critic (*) as “a percussive player of […]
John Butcher (co-publication with Citizen Jazz)
In normal circumstances, saxophonist John Butcher would be working as improviser and composer, exploring feedback, unusual acoustics and non-concert locations. But his last live performance was on 15 March 2020, and as […]
Martin Nodeland – ‘Origins’
Martin Nodeland – Origins (Smeik Music. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Martin Nodeland is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and arranger whose first recording as leader, Debut (2019), was a confident and intricate neo-bop […]
