EDQ – They All Be On This Old Road: The Seven Dials Concert (Ogun OGCD 048. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The last few years have seen some excellent re-issues of British […]
London Jazz News has the exclusive premiere of Pastorale, the single coming out this Friday 10 December 2021 from pianist Fred Hersch’s major new album Breath by Breath, out January 7th via […]
Soft Machine have announced the retirement of bassist Roy Babbington, and that his nominated replacement is Fred Baker. Here is the statement from the band: “It is with sadness that Soft Machine […]
Danish Music Awards Jazz is the annual awards ceremony that celebrates the Danish jazz scene and highlights the past year’s Danish jazz releases. It has been produced by JazzDanmark since 2011. The […]
The regular year-end meetings of the French jazz organisation AJC (Association Jazzé Croisé) are a major gathering for people involved professionally in jazz in France. They provide the annual platform at which […]
Jorge Rossy, Robert Landfermann, Jeff Ballard – Puerta (ECM Records 2661. Album review by Graham Spry) Jorge Rossy is a familiar name to those who have followed the career of Brad Mehldau, […]
The striking cover of the new The Filthy Six EP Soho Filth (Live from Dean St Studios) reflects the colourful origins of the London-based sextet, who began their journey playing in The Tatty Bogle club […]
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (Blue Note. Album Review by Adam Sieff) This really is quite a find. In early 1961 a […]
Walt Weiskopf European Quartet – Introspection (IDBLM- 352842. 2021. http://www.jazzfuel.com. Album Review by Frank Griffith) American tenor saxophonist and composer Walt Weiskopf has released around 20 CDs in his own name. The […]
Nominations in the eighty-six categories of the 2022 Grammys were announced on 23 November The ceremony is on 31 January 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will be streamed […]
Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Kevin Figes’ new album, Wallpaper Music, with eight original compositions written during lockdown is released this Friday 3 December, with a launch gig at the Vortex in […]
Ivo Neame – Glimpses Of Truth (Whirlwind Recordings WR4782. CD review by Mark McKergow) British pianist and composer Ivo Neame reveals another side to his talents in this, the first CD to […]
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen (606 Club. 23 November 2021. Review by Nigel Price) The jazz world can be a very noisy place. It can often feel like the only way to […]
Mulo Francel – Mountain Melody GLM Music Records: FM262-2 . Album Review by Jane Mann) This new album from composer and saxophonist Mulo Francel is fascinating and highly unusual. Francel grew up […]
Andrea Rinciari – To Bud (Soho Live. EP Review by Lavender Sutton) London-based Italian guitarist Andrea Rinciari‘s debut EP To Bud is a stellar first endeavour. With a passion for Bud Powell’s […]
