Jazz pianist, conductor and composer Claude Bolling, (France Musique reports, link below) has died at the age of 90 at the Hôpital de Saint-Cloud on the outskirts of Paris. Bolling wrote the […]
RIP Claude Bolling (1930-2020)
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Jeff Williams (new album on Whirlwind Recordings: ‘Road Tales’
“I feel like I know what jazz is- the dedication, the seriousness, the humour, the joy of making this music.” Ohio-born, UK-based drummer Jeff Williams’ new album features John O’Gallagher (alto), Josh […]
Brubeck… on ‘time’ and what Milhaud taught him (interview by Alex Dutilh on France-Musique)
The Open Jazz programme from France-Musique is currently in the middle of a two-week, ten-part epic series marking the centenary of the birth of Dave Brubeck. It includes a fascinating interview from […]
‘Motian in Motion’ (Doc ‘n Roll Festival/BFI)
Motian in Motion (Film directed by Michael Patrick Kelly. Aquapio Films. 86 minutes. Review by Jon Turney) UPDATE 5 January 2020 via Twitter from DocnRoll Fest: “England going into another full lockdown […]
Rubim de Toledo: new notes from Canada (new album ‘The Dig’)
When lockdown scuppered Rubim de Toledo’s year, the Edmonton-based bassist and bandleader discovered a new way of working – and a new sound. John Bungey reports: Has lockdown changed the work that […]
Ron Mathewson – ‘Memorial’ (Recordings from 1968-1976)
Ron Mathewson – Memorial (Jazz in Britain JIB 17-S-DL. Album review by Liam Noble) So this is a review. I’ve never really thought about that word, what it means specifically, until now. Should […]
LondonJazz News looks back at 2020
Just over a year ago we were celebrating. We marked LondonJazz News’ 10th anniversary with a party. Liane Carroll, Claire Martin, Georgia Mancio and Kate Williams (hidden in the picture below) performed. […]
‘Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music’, directed by Michael Murphy
Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music (Mercury Studios/ Michael Murphy Productions. 104 minutes. Film Review by Sandy Burnett) It hits you from the moment you touch down on […]
Gabriel Vicéns – ‘The Way We Are Created’
Gabriel Vicéns – The Way We Are Created (Inner Circle Music INCM 094. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Gabriel Vicéns is a Puerto Rican guitarist now resident in New York, and The Way […]
‘A Yellow Ribbon (And Love)’: Christmas song by Duncan Lamont
Two good friends of LJN, vocalist Esther Bennett and pianist Terence Collie, have recorded a Christmas song by the much-missed Duncan Lamont. Esther tells us: “A Yellow Ribbon (and Love) is one […]
Jazz FM interview with Lord Sebastian Coe (on air 29 Dec at 6pm)
Lord Sebastian Coe, Honorary Vice President of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, did a radio interview (*) with Jazz FM presenter Ruth Fisher about his passion and love for jazz and how […]
Tenderlonious – ‘Ragas from Lahore: Improvisations with Jaubi’
Tenderlonious – Ragas from Lahore: Improvisations with Jaubi (22a Records 22a038, LP/CD/digital. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Jazz musicians have rarely intersected with classical Indian and Pakistani music, but when they do they […]
Hideaki Ura (EP ‘Intersection After Illusion’ for release on 15 January 2021)
Hideaki Ura is a pianist and keyboard player from Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan. Born in 1994, he has just completed three years’ study at Berklee. His first EP will be […]
Tamil Rogeon – ‘Son Of Nyx’
Tamil Rogeon – Son Of Nyx (Soul Bank Music SBM001CD. CD review by Peter Jones) Viola players can be a pretty modest bunch, full of self-deprecation and apology for not being violinists. […]
Henry Martin – ‘Charlie Parker, Composer’
Henry Martin – Charlie Parker, Composer (Oxford University Press Hardback 338pp. Book review by Andy Hamilton) The founder of bebop was born 100 years ago this year – an anniversary that for […]
