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 […]
Tani Tabbal Trio – Now Then (Tao Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Tani Tabbal is a drummer, born in Chicago but settled in Detroit. He played with singer Oscar Brown Jnr and the […]
The Dankworth and Harvey Awards Concert 2020 (Milton Court. 5 November 2020. Report from the livestream by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Guildhall Jazz Orchestra conducted by Scott Stroman performed the winning pieces in […]
Keith Jarrett: A Biography. Wolfgang Sandner (author)/ Chris Jarrett (translator) (Equinox Books. 230pp. Book Review by John Bungey) With the great American pianist announcing that his performing career is almost certainly over, […]
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra releases a new video featuring Kurt Elling singing Somewhere, from West Side Story, to coincide with Remembrance Sunday this weekend, writes Rob Adams. Taken from Elling and […]
It has been announced that Ronnie Scott’s Club’s application has been successful and that the club has been awarded £1.27m from the Culture Recovery Fund. The DCMS statement and the Ronnie Scott’s […]
Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Jarrod Lawson, originally from Portland, Oregon has just released his second album Be the Change (Dome Records). Peter Jones writes. I remember the first time I heard Take 6 on the […]
Devin Gray and Gerald Cleaver – 27 Licks (Rataplan Records RR 007. CD Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This duo album is the latest recording by two drummers who have played and recorded […]
The five finalists are announced today 6 November for the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020. A socially-distanced Final will take place at Cadogan Hall on Saturday 14 November, and the final will […]
Dave Brubeck – Lullabies (Verve 3514268. CD Review by Liam Noble) In his liner notes to this typically unassuming album, Dave Brubeck remembers his mother playing to him and his siblings as […]
If you think you’ve visited some bleak settings for live music, writes Matt Pannell , you should see the bike sheds next to the student accommodation at Ipswich docks, with a dose […]
Chien Chien Lu – The Path (Self-release. CD review by Rob Mallows) I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album by Taiwanese percussionist Chien Chien Lu. I’d never heard of her, […]
Alexander Hawkins (Cafe Oto, 1 November 2020; drawings and review by Geoffrey Winston) “It does feel like something of a miracle to be here,” declared a smiling Alexander Hawkins, only just believing […]
Sebastian attended a virtual press conference given by Reza Ackbaraly, CEO & Co-founder of Qwest TV. The origins of Qwest Tv stem from a Quincy Jones meeting Reza Ackbaraly at the Jazz […]
The nominees in the Ivors Composer Awards (formerly British Composer Awards) 2020 have been announced. ‘Winners revealed in an exclusive live ceremony broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 1 December’. We list […]
