Ron Carter once said of Czech bassist George (Jiří) Mraz, who passed away on 16 September 2021 at the age of 77: “Wonderfully chosen notes + great intonation + beautiful sound + […]
George Mraz (1944-2021). A tribute by Emil Viklický
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‘The Revolution Will Be Live’: A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron at the Jazz Cafe
The Revolution Will Be Live: A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron (Jazz Cafe, London. 1 September 2021. Live Review by John Stevenson) The spirit of Gil Scott-Heron reigned supreme at the Jazz Cafe […]
Chick Corea Akoustic Band – ‘Live’
Chick Corea Akoustic Band – Live (ConcordJazz CJA00291. CD review by Mike Collins) A poignant reflection concludes the liner notes for this live recording from 2018 of Chick Corea’s Akoustic Trio. The […]
Daniel García Trio (with guests Ibrahim Maalouf, Anat Cohen) – ‘Vía de la Plata’
Daniel García Trio (with guests Ibrahim Maalouf, Anat Cohen, Gerardo Núñez) – Vía de la Plata (ACT 9936-2. Review by Jon Carvell) A will-o’-the-wisp is one of the more disconcerting phenomena that […]
Luke Bainbridge – ‘Surface Tension’
Luke Bainbridge – Surface Tension (Self-released/Bandcamp link below – Album review by Peter Slavid) Surface Tension is really more of a project than a band. It was originally put together as a […]
Updates from jazzahead!
Sebastian writes: The German press release out today announces that: Registration for 2022 jazzahead! ( 28 April till 1 May) is open, with an early bird discount available until Monday 18 October […]
Press Release/ Update for EFG LJF 2021 (soloists for Jazz Voice/ extra shows for Holland/Scofield and Julian Lage…)
The EFG London Jazz Festival has just sent out a press release with updates such as extra matinee shows for Dave Holland/ John Scofield and for Julian Lage and the first half-dozen […]
Clubs reopening this week: East Side (Leytonstone) on Tuesdays and Twickenham on alternate Wednesdays
Sebastian writes: Two good friends have been in touch about re-openings this week East Side Jazz will be weekly and is at Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, Harvey Rd, Leytonstone, London E11 3DB. This […]
Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition)
Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition – 2LP + 2CD Deluxe Bookpack) (World Circuit. Album Review by John Bungey) It was the nostalgic celebration of a lost Cuba that found a […]
Pat Metheny’s ‘Sirabhorn’: an interview with the dedicatee
Sirabhorn, one of the tunes on the new Pat Metheny album, Side Eye V1.IV, is dedicated to – and named after – a student of Metheny’s from his days at Berklee in the mid-1970s. The […]
De Beren Gieren – ‘Less Is Endless’
De Beren Gieren – Less Is Endless (Sdban Ultra. Album review by Peter Slavid) In Europe, in recent times, trios have often struggled to escape the dominating shadow of EST. But De […]
Helena Debono at Pizza Express Holborn
Helena Debono (Pizza Express Holborn. 8 September 2021. Review by Lavender Sutton) Helena Debono released her new album Right Here to a sold-out crowd at Holborn Pizza Express as a part of […]
Marc Johnson – ‘Overpass’
Marc Johnson – Overpass (ECM 3810819. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Overpass is the latest edition to ECM’s subgenre – solo bass recordings. If you’re the kind of gig-goer who goes to […]
Lady Blackbird – ‘Black Acid Soul’
Lady Blackbird – Black Acid Soul (Foundation Music/BMG. Album Review by John Bungey) She’s always had the voice – a soulful instrument that combines the drama of Tina Turner with the bluesy […]
Malik Al Nasir – ‘Letters to Gil: A Memoir’
Malik Al Nasir – Letters to Gil: A Memoir (William Collins, 320pp., £20. Book Review by Chris Parker) At the age of eighteen, semi-literate, destitute, bewildered and directionless after spending his adolescence […]
