Brad Mehldau – Suite: April 2020 (Nonesuch. Vinyl/ Streaming. Review by Dick Hovenga*) Lockdown can also be a source of inspiration. Forced to stay at home, pianist Brad Mehldau wrote twelve new […]
Brad Mehldau – “Suite: April 2020”
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Dave Glasser – “Hypocrisy Democracy”
Dave Glasser – Hypocrisy Democracy (Here Tiz Music. CD Review by Sam Norris) Saxophonist and flautist Dave Glasser is known on the New York jazz scene and beyond as a musician deeply […]
Norma Winstone has a new album project (Column in German magazine JAZZTHETIK)
For Sebastian’s regular London Column in the German magazine JAZZTHETIK(*), he spoke to Norma Winstone in mid-May, to discover that she is working on a new album project… In a world […]
The George Colligan Trio – “Live in Arklow”
The George Colligan Trio – Live in Arklow (ubuntu music UBU0055. CD Review by Jon Carvell) To the uninitiated, Arklow Methodist Church in County Wicklow might not seem the obvious place to […]
Greg Foat – “Symphonie Pacifique”
Greg Foat – Symphonie Pacifique (Strut Records. CD Review by John Bungey) Jazz is of course not normally the domain of symphonies, pacifique or otherwise. There’s certainly a grandness to some of […]
Esperanza Spalding, Fred Hersch – “Live at The Village Vanguard” (Rough Mix EP/ Benefit Recording for the Jazz Foundation of America)
Esperanza Spalding, Fred Hersch – Live at The Village Vanguard (Rough Mix EP/ Benefit Recording for the Jazz Foundation of America. Review by Alison Bentley) A fleeting chance to share an intimate […]
“The Windrush Suite” by Renell Shaw
The Windrush Suite by Renell Shaw (Streamed by the Vortex Jazz Club. 22 June 2020. Review by Alison Bentley) The Windrush Suite was streamed to mark the second National Windrush Day, remembering […]
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland announces 2020 Jazz Awards winners
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow has announced the winners of its 2020 Jazz Awards, writes Rob Adams: Prizes of £300 each are awarded every year to students excelling in three […]
Special Digital Edition of Montreal Jazz Festival Announced (June 27-30)
The world’s largest jazz festival has announced its plans. The full programme is HERE. This year’s Special Digital Edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will consist of: – livestream […]
RIP Hugh Fraser (1958-2020)
The Canadian trombonist, pianist and composer/bandleader Hugh Fraser has died at the age of just 61. He had been grappling with cancer over three years. Tributes that have been written in the […]
Andrew McCormack (new album “Solo” released on 26 June)
Pianist Andrew McCormack’s first solo album Solo is about to be released. Feature by John Fordham: In October 2006, three months after a then little-known 28 year-old London pianist called Andrew McCormack […]
Kairos 4Tet feat. Emilia Mårtensson – “The Body Keeps the Score”
Kairos 4Tet feat. Emilia Mårtensson – The Body Keeps the Score (CD/video review by Jane Mann) It is always a treat to hear the lovely voice of Swedish singer Emilia Mårtensson. […]
Kevin Figes Quartet – “Changing Times”
Kevin Figes Quartet – Changing Times (Pig Records PIG10. CD review by Dick Hovenga*) Saxophonist/flautist Kevin Figes is a distinctive figure in UK jazz. He is constantly setting himself new challenges as […]
Jo Harrop Quartet Featuring Alex Garnett at the 606 Club (Club’s First Livestream)
Jo Harrop Quartet Featuring Alex Garnett (606 Club Livestream. 20 June 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) First and foremost hats off, raise a glass to Steve Rubie. In normal times he […]
Ingrid Laubrock and Kris Davis – “Blood Moon”
Ingrid Laubrock and Kris Davis – Blood Moon (Intakt Records CD345/2020. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) “Musically, we are kindred spirits,” says saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock of her duo with pianist Kris Davis in […]
