Chris Barber – A Trailblazer’s Legacy(Last Music Co LMCD227. Album review by Denny Ilett) Serving as a fitting memorial to trombonist Chris Barber’s extraordinary career, A Trailblazer’s Legacy is a beautifully packaged […]
Snazzback – In The Place(Worm Discs – Album review by Mark McKergow) Snazzback is a seven-piece Bristol band sitting across jazz, beats, electronica, Afro-Latin and hypnotic rock, part of the latest wave in […]
“I can’t sing like anyone else but me” says Samara Joy. The New York-born singer, who won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan Competition, is a rising star in jazz. Feature by John Fordham. […]
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra – Crazy Days: UAJO Plays The Music Of Ed Puddick (ATS Records CD-0972. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This album is the result of a visit to Austria by […]
Kris T Reeder – Jazz Mix 12 (Bandcamp – EP review by Peter Slavid) It’s most unusual to review a single track by a solo artist, but at 27 minutes long this […]
Larry Willis – I Fall in Love Too Easily (HighNote HCD7326. Album Review by Peter Jones) Rudy Van Gelder died in 2016 aged 91, the most famous resident of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, […]
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – Tales From The Jacquard (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Richard Lee) For the last 25 years, saxophonist Julian Siegel has been establishing himself as a first-rate player […]
John McLaughlin – Liberation Time (Abstract Logix ABLX065. Album review by Denny Ilett) John McLaughlin’s decision to retire from touring in 2017 was greeted with shock and sadness by his legions of […]
Henry Lowther celebrates his 80th birthday today, 11 July 2021. We invited friends, colleagues and fans to wish him a very happy birthday. Charles Alexander: Hi Henry, Congratulations on your 80th birthday! […]
Tony Haynes, co-Founder of Grand Union Orchestra, has made a unique contribution to the music of this country. He is 80 today, 10 July 2021. We invited friends, colleagues and fans to […]
Educator, singer/pianist, performer, composer and Director of the London Vocal Project Pete Churchill has been reflecting about music education…about the outstanding quality and the musicality of Wynton Marsalis as a public speaker… […]
Daniel Herskedal – Harbour (Edition Records. EDN1181. Review by Patrick Hadfield) The tuba may not usually be thought of as solo instrument, but Daniel Herskedal produces music which readily changes such preconceptions. Harbour […]
Composer, pianist and educator William (Bill) Kinghorn died on 28 April 2021 at the age of 86. Bill was Senior Lecturer in Harmony and Composition at Leeds College of Music from the […]
The winner of the Scottish New Music Innovation in Jazz award for 2021 is trombonist Liam Shortall for his corto.alto nu-jazz project. writes Mark McKergow(*) Liam Shortall has been producing recordings and videos featuring […]
