What does one call the combination of three New York-based vocalists, each possessing dazzling musicianship, impeccable taste and biting wit? The answer is: Duchess. With a penchant for hard-swinging and harmony-filled music, […]
Maria Schneider and the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra (Ronnie Scott’s, 5 July 2019, early show. Review by Jon Turney) One of the great contemporary jazz composers, Maria Schneider’s intricately arranged music is […]
Peter Bacon reports: The death has been announced of João Gilberto, the man who, it is often said, “invented bossa nova” and who must surely be near the top of any “most […]
Südtirol Jazzfestival – Part 1 (Alto Adige, 28 June-7 July 2019. Round-up by Alison Bentley) The art of the duo: how do a mere two musicians vary their set to keep the audience’s […]
Canadian Musicians at 2019 MIJF (Various venues in Montreal 1-5 July 2019. Report by Sebastian Scotney I cannot possibly let one sublime act of generosity on Friday night from Montreal drummer Jim […]
John Etheridge – TWENTY: the best of Sweet Chorus (DY30 – CD review by Mark McKergow) This delightfully swinging collection of tracks is a fitting celebration of 20 years of Sweet Chorus, […]
Peter Bacon reports: The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival celebrates its 42nd incarnation over the last weekend in October with a fine array of big names from jazz and related musics. They are: […]
Kendrick Scott Oracle (Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. 4 July 2019. Montreal International Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) There is such a lot of reflecting and reminiscing going on here at […]
Alex Hitchcock Quintet (Pizza Expresss Jazz Club, 3 July 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Tenor saxophonist Alex Hitchcock and his quintet have just finished off a 10-stop tour at Pizza Express Jazz Club. Wednesday […]
Jazz and dance meet intimately. Peter Bacon finds out more: LondonJazz News: First the jazz, and the band. You’ve played Ronnie’s before as well as Pizza Express, The Spice of Life and […]
Peter Bacon reports: There is no easy way to fund a jazz festival, especially when a crucial part of the organisers’ philosophy is to expand the music’s reach via free access. Which […]
Christine Jensen New York Quartet with Helen Sung, Allison Miller and Noriko Ueda (Gesu Cultural Centre. 3 July 2019. Montreal International Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) “The Festival gave me carte […]
Zhenya Strigalev & Federico Dannemann – The Change (Rainy Days Records. CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) The album title, The Change, is apt. After a decade based in London where he has gained […]
It started as a pop-up two years ago; now it’s grown to a four-day affair. Jazz Leeds Festival founder Steve Crocker shares details of the 2019 festival: “After its successful debut in […]
Duncan Lamont, the Scottish saxophonist, died on Tuesday, hours after playing a sold-out gig at the 606 Club to celebrate his upcoming 88th birthday. Frank Griffith shared this with us: “I write […]
