Dominic Howles Quintet – Along Came Benny (Bopcentric Music BCCD06. CD review by Alison Bentley) The CD cover shows Dominic Howles and his double bass in glorious ’60s black and white, evoking the era […]
Dominic Howles Quintet – Along Came Benny
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Joe Downard Sextet – Seven Japanese Tales at the Vortex
Joe Downard Sextet – Seven Japanese Tales (Vortex, 23 September 2019. Review by Dominic Williams) This gig was part of The Shape of Jazz To Come, a Vortex programme supported by the Dave Holland […]
BATL Quartet – LIVE
BATL Quartet – LIVE (RT Jazz Records RTJR002 – CD review by Mark McKergow) BATL Quartet – led by tenorist Brandon Allen and pianist Tim Lapthorn – hits the groove and the […]
Eastside Jazz Club (Birmingham) announces autumn programme
Peter Bacon reports: Eastside Jazz Club at the Royal Birmingam Conservatoire has a nice new autumn programme out, and a pretty packed one it is. Here is part of their press release: […]
Miles Davis 1959 – Porgy and Bess…Kind of Blue And More at Cadogan Hall
Miles Davis 1959 – Porgy and Bess…Kind of Blue And More (Cadogan Hall, London, 21 September 2019. Review by Peter Vacher) Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so the old adage goes. Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory […]
Jazzmeia Horn – Love & Liberation
Jazzmeia Horn – Love & Liberation (Concord CJA 00155. CD Review by Peter Jones) The word “effortless” is an important one when writing about or even just thinking about any kind of performance. […]
BBC announces autumn jazz plans plus a content swap with Jazz FM
Peter Bacon reports: The BBC has this evening announced some new jazz content and a tie-up with Jazz FM. Here is part of the press release: “The BBC today unveiled a number […]
Örjan Hultén’s Orion at NAC, Wolverhampton
Örjan Hultén’s Orion (NAC, Wolverhampton, 22 September 2019. Review and photos by John Watson) What glorious variety there is in the long history of Swedish jazz – from the early days of musicians […]
Liam Noble with Seb Rochford and Tom Herbert at Kings Place
Liam Noble with Seb Rochford and Tom Herbert – launch of The Long Game (Kings Place, 16 September 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I seem to be following Jon Turney around, mainly in […]
Michel Legrand Remembered at RFH
Michel Legrand Remembered (Royal Festival Hall, 20 September 2019. Review by Andrew Cartmel) Produced by Fane and hosted by long-time Michel Legrand collaborator Jeremy Sams, this lavish concert was originally conceived as […]
Michael Winograd (Honorable Mentschn’s new album Kosher Style launched 22 Sept)
Michael Winograd is a driving force in modern Klezmer music in New York and beyond. He spoke to Dan Bergsagel about the music, its traditions, and his band Honorable Mentschn’s new album, […]
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival
Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival (Various venues, Islay, 13-15 September 2019. Review and photos by Patrick Hadfield) The Islay Jazz Festival, sponsored by Lagavulin and produced by Islay Arts and Jazz Scotland, is […]
Gianluigi Trovesi/Gianni Coscia – La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana
Gianluigi Trovesi/Gianni Coscia – La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana (ECM 773 8787. CD review by Peter Bacon) There is an awful lot of very good jazz around today being made by young […]
Telepathic Band at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn
Telepathic Band – Electric Telepathy Vol. 1 album launch (Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY, 10 September 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Album launch sets come in all shapes and sizes: sometimes they are a […]
The Big Chris Barber Band at Cadogan Hall
The Big Chris Barber Band (Cadogan Hall, London, 13 September 2019. Review by Peter Vacher) When Bob Hunt, the band’s trombonist and musical director, came out on stage it was to emphasize that […]
