Juliette Kay writes: There are two firsts on LJN today: We have just set up on Instagram as London_Jazz_News Our first ever post is an exclusive pre-release track from Trineice Robinson/ Cyrus […]
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606 Club to re-open with Jim Mullen (and an audience!) from 20 May 2021
And they’re back! The 606 Club in Chelsea has just announced the following live dates with audience. Booking is open – links below Thursday 20 May – Jim Mullen Organ Trio (Jim […]
Dave Stryker – ‘Baker’s Circle’
Dave Stryker – Baker’s Circle (Strikezone Records 8821. Album review by Peter Vacher) In this febrile world of stylistic experimentation and performance uncertainty, there’s something eminently reassuring about the US guitarist Dave […]
10 Tracks by Tubby Hayes I Can’t Do Without… by Simon Spillett
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Simon Spillett writes about ten of his favourite tracks by Tubby Hayes: 1. If This Isn’t […]
Eddie Prévost: Four CDs on Matchless Records
Eddie Prévost: Four CDs with different groups. (Album reviews by Tony Dudley-Evans). ConcertOTO – Matchless Records MRCD 104. November 2012 Iklectik Live One – Matchless Records MRCD 103. November 2016 Bean Soup and Bouquets – […]
NZ Saxophonist Lucien Johnson (new album ‘Wax///Wane’)
New Zealand saxophonist Lucien Johnson tells Rob Adams about his musical journeying ahead of the release on 1 April of a new digital album, Wax///Wane. Lucien Johnson knows the value of preparation. […]
Nelson Riveros ‘The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery’
Nelson Riveros The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery (Zoho ZM202103. Album Review by Peter Jones) It was a simple idea: why not record some old Wes Montgomery favourites and do them all […]
Sammy Stein – ‘Pause, Play, Repeat’
Sammy Stein – Pause, Play, Repeat – “The real impact of COVID-19 on musicians (mainly jazz)”. (Self-published – purchase link below. 156pp. Pb and e-book. Book review by Jon Turney) Chances are, […]
Applications to become City Music Foundation artists now open until 30 April
Juliette Kay writes: City Music Foundation (CMF) is a charity with a mission to ‘turn talent into success’. The 2021 round of their mentoring scheme is now open for applications from professional […]
Tommy Smith Sextet – ‘Evolution’
Tommy Smith Sextet – Evolution. (Download only, available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) In a recording career spanning nearly forty years (so far), Tommy Smith has a large and rich […]
RIP Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021)
No words.
STR4TA- ‘Aspects’
STR4TA- Aspects (Brownswood Recording BWOOD240LP/BWOOD240CD. Album Review by Graham Spry) Producer Gilles Peterson originally made his name in the 1980s as a resident DJ in Camden at the Electric Ballroom and Dingwalls […]
Julie Sassoon (new solo album ‘If You Can’t Go Outside…Go Inside’)
Since moving to Berlin more than a decade ago, Manchester-born pianist Julie Sassoon has forged a substantial career in Germany. She appears as solo pianist, with her quartet, and in duos such […]
Jazzrausch Bigband – ‘téchne’
Jazzrausch Bigband – téchne (ACT 9923-2. Album Review by Jon Carvell) Those who like their jazz to be a jingling background to a sophisticated reception should probably look away now. The Jazzrausch […]
Jim Snidero – ‘Live at the Deer Head Inn’
Jim Snidero – Live at the Deer Head Inn (Savant SCD 2193. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) This album documents that rarest of events from the past few months: a live jazz […]
