#Toots 100 (Toots Thielemans centenary celebrations – with Vince Mendoza, Kenny Werner, Gregoire Maret, Philip Catherine, Ivan Lins ) (Various venues in Brussels, 29 and 30 April 2022. Report by Sam Norris) […]
Laura Jurd Ensemble (Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May 2022. Review by Peter Slavid) Composer, keyboard player and most of all a sublime trumpet player, Laura Jurd is constantly experimenting […]
Iain Ballamy quintet; Moses Boyd (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May, 2 May 2022. Reviews by Jon Turney) Quite the Mayday weekend for Iain Ballamy. He premiered a saxophone concerto written for him […]
Fiona Monbet In Concert with Iain Ballamy and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Hoddinott Hall, Millenium Centre, Cardiff, 29 April 2022. Review by Mike Collins) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales […]
The LJN team’s coverage of the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival has been substantial. Jon Turney, Peter Slavid and photographer John Watson have done a great job. We have published their reviews of […]
Saxophonist/flautist/ pianist/ bandleader/ educator David Angol was born near Preston in Lancashire to parents originally from Dominica. A graduate of Middlesex University he has a long CV in music. He played in […]
Denny Ilett‘s Electric Lady Big Band played on 1 May in the Jazz Arena at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. John Watson writes: It was a joy and a privilege to be […]
GERMAN JAZZ EXPO, (Jazzahead! Bremen – 30 April 2022, Report by Sebastian Scotney) Introduction The support structures which nurture jazz among younger musicians in Germany are a thing of wonder. The mantra/buzzword […]
Dave Douglas and Joey Baron (Jazz Arena, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. 30 April 2022. Live review by Jon Turney) A duo combining the two ur-instruments whose names double as verbs might suggest a […]
Shake Stew (Parabola Arts Centre – Cheltenham Jazz Festival. 30 April 2022. Review by Peter Slavid) The Cheltenham Jazz festival audience in the Parabola Arts Centre, part of the Cheltenham Ladies College, […]
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire/ Siena Jazz-Accademia Nazionale Del Jazz Ensembles (Parabola Arts Centre – Cheltenham Jazz Festival. 30 April 2022. Review by Peter Slavid) One of the unique features of the Cheltenham Jazz […]
Alyn Shipton – On Jazz: A Personal Journey(Cambridge University Press, out in hardback 5 May. Book review by John Bungey) Alyn Shipton has lived the jazz life. No, not that one, the one […]
LJN continues to log and to publish the correspondence instigated when Nigel Price and 68 other signatories wrote to the DCMS, and here we publish a letter from John Spellar MP, on […]
Ronan Perrett Trio – Who Owns the Sky? (Fresh Sound New Talent – FSNT 634. CD review by Graham Spry) Cornish-born and London-based alto saxophonist Ronan Perrett has been an active member […]
The world needs more Canada, as the saying has it. The May 2022 European tour by the seven-piece Canadian Jazz Collective will give a rare opportunity to hear seven of Canada’s top […]
