“I always have a habit of imagining movement when I compose,” Japanese composer and pianist Koki Nakano, based in France will be performing at Stone Nest in Shaftesbury Avenue, to mark the forthcoming […]
Koki Nakano (Stone Nest, 22 April)
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Germana Stella La Sorsa (‘Vapour’ Album Launch, Vortex, 30 April)
Germana Stella La Sorsa refers to herself as a jazz singer and storyteller. With her debut album Vapour, released on the 33Jazz Label, she explores the crossroads of many musical components, […]
Alicja Śmietana: Jazz Suites by Jarek Śmietana (Jazz Cafe POSK, 23 April)
Violinist/composer/arranger Alicja Śmietana has prepared a very special concert programme to celebrate the life and music of her late father, one of the legends of Polish jazz, guitarist Jarek Śmietana (1951-2013). With […]
Sophia Domancich – ‘le grand jour’
Sophia Domancich – le grand jour(Peewee!, PW100. Album review by Mike Collins) French pianist Sophia Domancich (b.1957) has pursued an open-minded and exploratory path throughout her career with collaborations ranging from the […]
The Trackers ft. Gary Husband & Alf Terje Hana – ‘Vaudeville 8:45’
The Trackers ft. Gary Husband & Alf Terje Hana – Vaudeville 8:45(Abstract Logix Records. Album review by Rob Mallows) Gary Husband and who? I asked. Drum and keyboard polymath Husband’s music is familiar ground […]
Xhosa Cole (Stanley Arts, Norwood, Int. Jazz Day, 30 April)
“I think people can underestimate the capacity that this music has to transform you emotionally and spiritually. We take that task and that job very seriously.” Xhosa Cole. Among the London gigs […]
Hüm – ‘don’t take it so personally’
Hüm – don’t take it so personally(Losen Records. Album review by Rob Mallows) Debut albums. A big deal for any band or musician. Get it right, and capture the imagination of your audience, […]
Louise Balkwill wins Riga Jazz Stage 2022
The results of the Vocal Jazz Competition at the 2022 Riga Jazz Stage are announced today 1st Prize Louise Balkwill (UK) 2nd Prize Valentina Fin (Italy) 3rd Prize Paula Saija (Latvia) The […]
Laughing with the Raindrops – ‘Voice on Shellac’
(Raindrop Music. LP and Download Review by Jane Mann) Voice on Shellac is the new album from songwriter/guitarist Virginie Lacour-Puiboube (VL-P) and her talented septet Laughing with the Raindrops. Lacour-Puiboube is a […]
Maridalen – ‘Bortenfor’
Maridalen – Bortenfor(Jazzland Recordings. Album review by Rob Mallows) This album – sans drums or any hint of electrification – is utterly unplugged, but is in no way diminished by that fact. Indeed, […]
Trish Clowes: when making jazz is “the most fun ever”
Bandleader, composer and saxophonist Trish Clowes explains how her band, My Iris, has taken the spirit of adventure into the studio for their new album. Feature by John Bungey. The essence of […]
Laila Biali: from Cole Porter to Coldplay (Ronnie Scott’s, 3 May)
She’s acclaimed in her native Canada for her covers of jazz classics but she’s sung pop with Sting and adapted rock hits too, so what sort of show will the award-winning singer-pianist […]
Jas Kayser – ‘5ive’
Jas Kayser – 5ive (Jazz re:freshed. Album review by Mark McKergow) Drummer and composer Jas Kayser’s debut album roars onto the scene with a mix of jazz, afrobeat and latin influences, contemporary […]
Jazz Winners at the 2022 Grammys
The winners in the four jazz categories were: Chick Corea’s Akoustic Band, Esperanza Spalding, Ron Carter/Jack DeJohnette/Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eliane Elias/Chick Corea/Chucho Valdés and the Christian McBride Big Band. Full nominee list in […]
Fergus McCreadie – ‘Forest Floor’
Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor (Edition Records – EDN1197 review by Graham Spry) This third release from Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie, Forest Floor is a wonderful album inspired by Scotland’s unique landscape which is both craggy […]
