Charlotte Keeffe – Right Here, Right Now (Discus Records 107CD. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Improvising trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe is an extremely versatile and active player; she leads her own quartet, is one of […]
Shez Raja (Ronnie Scott’s. 5 September 2021. Review by AJ Dehany Punjab means ‘five rivers’. In early 2020 bass player and composer Shez Raja travelled with his father to the Punjab region […]
ESINAM Shapes in Twilights of Infinity (W.E.R.F. records. Album Review by Amy Sibley-Allen) Belgian-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist Esinam Dogbatse a.k.a ESINAM creates a gloriously unique sound universe with her debut album Shapes in Twilights […]
Chris Parker writes: When Charlie Watts appeared with his Tentet at Ronnie Scott’s in June 2001, I interviewed him on 5 April of that year so that he could give the readers […]
The Nominees for the 2021 JAZZ FM Awards are announced. As the Press Release states: “The nominees for the Jazz FM Awards 2021 with PPL and PRS for Music have been announced, […]
Pat Metheny, Side eye – NYC (v1.iv) (BMG . Album review by Jon Turney) While I was weighing up this album a recent, very long, interview Rick Beato posted with Pat Metheny […]
Kirk Lightsey – I Will Never Stop Loving You (Jojo Records. JJR-001 CD Review by Adam Sieff) One of the most impressive scenes I’ve ever witnessed in a jazz club was at […]
“A live performance to a live audience…that is what I’m looking forward to,” says Chesterfield-based pianist, singer, Hammond player Wendy Kirkland. She is about to head off on a tour, “Latin Lowdown […]
Mike LeDonne (with The Groover Quartet + Big Band) – It’s All Your Fault (Savant Records SCD 2183. Album review by David di Nota) Q. Anything new in bop? A. Mike LeDonne. […]
Kenny Garrett – Sounds from the Ancestors (Mack Avenue– MAC1180 review by Graham Spry) Detroit-born alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett has played with many of the jazz greats in the course of his […]
Chloé & Vassilena Serafimova – Sequenza(Lumière Noire Records. Album Review by Chris Wheatley) An intriguing collaboration here, between electronic dance producer Chloé Thévenin (who performs simply as Chloé), and marimba player Vassilena […]
The 35th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections features a great Argentinian saxophonist enjoying a trip back home. Chapter One indicates the first of a series made for Impulse, after Gato Barbieri (1932 […]
SNJO will finally return to giving live concerts with audiences after an 18-month hiatus with a 25th anniversary celebration on Friday 24 September in Edinburgh. Preview by Rob Adams: Mack Gordon and […]
Ben Wilcock – The River Tethys (Thick Records NZ. Available from Bandcamp – link below. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Ben Wilcock‘s suite The River Tethys is inspired by a series of […]
The passing of Charlie Watts has provoked many tributes in the UK. And yet his reputation and influence go way beyond these shores. T Bruce Wittet, a Canadian musician and writer, pays […]
