“I have always been an instrumentalist but I reached a point where I realised I wanted to say something in words,” says Israeli-born, Bristol-based bassist, composer and bandleader Daphna Sadeh-Neu. In her […]
HJC Presents ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Evening’ (Cadogan Hall. 5 June 2021. Review by Lavender Sutton) Jazz On A Summer’s Evening at Cadogan Hall, presented by the Hampstead Jazz Club, finally came […]
Lars Danielsson Liberetto – Cloudland(ACT 9922-2. Album Review by Jon Carvell) Cloudland is the fourth album from Swedish bassist/cellist/composer Lars Danielsson’s international supergroup Liberetto, featuring former Esbjörn Svensson Trio drummer Magnus Öström […]
“It’s not a tribute, it’s a reworking and a celebration,” says Janette Mason of her Wall to Wall Bowie EP which is released on 10” vinyl and CD on 25 June. Rob […]
Charles Mingus – Live at Carnegie Hall Deluxe Edition (Rhino. Two CDs or 3 LPs. Album review by John Bungey) You may well know the single album that emerged from Mingus’s show […]
Sebastian writes: The Hamburg-based duo of pianist Vladyslav Sendecki and drummer Jürgen Spiegel will following up the success of their Two in the Mirror (2019 – reviewed here) with a new duo […]
The inaugural German Jazz Awards were held on 3 June 2021. The full list of winners across the thirty-one categories is below our report. Sebastian writes: This doesn’t happen in many countries: […]
Hans Ulrik – In a Sentimental Mood (AMM Records. Album Review by Leonard Weinreich) Some quality inherent in jazz music resonates deeply in Scandinavian soul, and nowhere as powerfully as Copenhagen. The […]
Pianist Reuben James has a new single Closer – featuring Sophie Faith, Prince and Carrtoons – out today, 4 June 2021. A summer mixtape BBQ Energy is coming soon. He has also […]
Always and Forever is the new album from jazz singer Jenny Green. It will be launched at the club which Jenny runs in East Grinstead on 1 July. Interview by Peter Jones […]
Guitarist Tom Ollendorff’s debut album is out on Barcelona’s Fresh Sounds label. As John Fordham writes in this feature to mark the release: “Ollendorff’s musicianship has already taken him all over continental […]
Saxophonist Alex Western-King’s debut album SideSlip is to be released later this month on Ubuntu Music. In this feature by John Bungey, the young band leader explains the life choices that sparked […]
Evan Parker solo and in conversation (Cafe OTO. 22 May 2021. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) To celebrate the launch of the limited edition reissue, on Cafe OTO’s OTORUKU label, of […]
Catherine Lima – ‘The Allure of Miss Lee’ (Ronnie Scott’s. 30 May 2021. Report by Romy Summers) It’s so good to be back seeing live music. This was the first event I’d […]
Vocalist Germana Stella La Sorsa has a new album coming out later in the year. Alison Bentley interviewed her recently (LINK BELOW). Here’s a sneak peek of the first single, If I […]
