Jazz From Detroit by Mark Stryker (Michigan University Press Hardback, 342 pp. Book Review by Andy Hamilton) Jazz from Detroit explores the city’s role in shaping modern and contemporary jazz. The book […]
“Jazz From Detroit” by Mark Stryker
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Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta – Viaduct
Marius Neset & London Sinfonietta – Viaduct (ACT 9048-2. Album review by Rob Mallows) Peanut butter and jam (or jelly, if you’re American). On the face of it, it shouldn’t make sense in a sandwich: […]
Jazz Migration Showcase in Paris (YOU, NoSax No Clar, Kepler, Nefertiti)
Jazz Migration Showcase (YOU, NoSax No Clar, Kepler, Nefertiti) (La Dynamo, Pantin, 3 December 2019. Report by Oliver Weindling) The Jazz Migration scheme, organised since 2002 by the French jazz promoter organisation […]
2019 Whittingham Awards announced: Sam Healey / Skeltr, Emma Johnson and Matt Carmichael
Sebastian writes: The winners of the 2019 Peter Whittingham Jazz Awards are announced: All three winners are saxophonists. The main award goes to Sam Healey and Skeltr. Sam is an alto player […]
Janette Mason (album Red Alert out on vinyl, and touring)
Pianist and composer Janette Mason’s new trio album Red Alert, with Tom Mason, bass, and Jack Pollitt, drums, is out on vinyl. She talked to Alison Bentley about the appeal of vinyl; […]
Alison Rayner Quintet – Short Stories
Alison Rayner Quintet – Short Stories (ARQ Records. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) Bassist and bandleader Alison Rayner has described her music in a recent interview with LJN as “melodic, with a […]
Yes! Trio at New Morning in Paris
Yes! Trio (New Morning, Paris, 3 December 2019. Review by Sebastian Scotney) What happens when everything goes right? When three friends who already knew each other as music students remain in contact […]
Brian Blain at 90 – Accolades and Anecdotes
Happy 90th Birthday BRIAN BLAIN. On this happy day, which will end with a birthday gig by Liane Carroll at Lauderdale House, we present accolades and anecdotes from friends and colleagues, to […]
Panorama of Nordic Jazz and Nordic Comets Showcase in Paris
Sebastian writes: The opening day of the AJC’s annual meeting “Les Rencontres AJC” on 2 December 2019 at the new Pan Piper venue in the 11th Arondissement was given over to a […]
Soweto Kinch: The Black Peril at EartH (2019 EFG LJF)
Soweto Kinch: The Black Peril (EartH Hackney, EFG London Jazz Festival. 22 November 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) “Peaky Blinders meets W.E.B. Du Bois” is how Richard Coles on BBC Radio 4’s […]
Boptet and Steve Fishwick Nonet at BOPFEST (2019 EFG LJF)
Boptet and Steve Fishwick Nonet (Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Bar. 23 November 2019. BOPFEST/EFG LJF. Review by Frank Griffith) Much flying Bopster-ity and beyond was to be heard during the seven days of […]
RIP Roy Willox (1929-2019)
Sebastian writes: We are sad to hear of the death yesterday of alto saxophonist Roy Willox at the age of 90. Roy was involved in countless studio and big band sessions. Colleagues […]
We Also Heard… mini-reviews from the 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival
Sebastian writes: LondonJazz News provides the most comprehensive coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. This year we have around 40 full length reviews. And yet… we are not covering more than […]
Lorne Lofsky Quartet with Lauren Bush (2019 EFG LJF)
Lorne Lofsky Quartet with Lauren Bush – The Chet Stream (Pizza Express Dean Street. EFG London Jazz Festival. 24 November 2019. Review by Frank Griffith) Legendary Canadian guitarist Lorne Lofsky was making his first visit to […]
Vanessa Rubin featuring Danny Grissett (2019 EFG LJF)
Vanessa Rubin featuring Danny Grissett (Pizza Pheasantry. 23 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Alison Bentley) “Every night, I stand up here on the shoulders of every singer that has […]
