Sara Dowling Photo: Steven Tagg Randall Peter Bacon reports: In the words of The Dude, from The Big Lebowski: Swanage Jazz Festival abides! Swanage was at risk again after last year’s festival […]
Clive Fenner Photo courtesy of East Side Jazz Club Clive Fenner, who made a massive contribution to London’s jazz scene, passed away at the end of April. In this tribute his close […]
Leïla Martial: Baa Box – Warm Canto (Laborie Jazz CD.LJ48. CD review by Sebastian Maniura) Vocalist, clown and improvisor Leïla Martial releases her third album, Warm Canto, on 24 May. It features […]
Chris Legee in September 2018 Photo courtesy of Michael S Klein Michael S Klein remembers his friend Chris Legee who passed away last week. Boston (US)-born Chris was an indefatigable activist on […]
Supplied publicity photo Peter Bacon reports: News of money for jazz is always welcome. We’ve just received this press release from the Brussels Jazz Orchestra: In January 2020, Brussels Jazz Orchestra will […]
On Frith Street Photo supplied by Eric Woollard-White Sebastian writes: NEW DOCUMENTARY A new documentary feature film is being made to mark the 60th anniversary of Ronnie Scott’s, and will explain and […]
Terkel Nørgaard – With Ralph Alessi (We Jazz. CD Review by Dick Hovenga(*)) Danish drummer Terkel Nørgaard has been a very popular figure in Scandinavian jazz for some years now, and has […]
Tom Harrell – Infinity (HighNote Records HCD 7321. CD Review by Peter Jones) A simple riff in 7/4, accompanied by a flurry of semiquavers, heralds The Fast, the first tune on this […]
Fazer – Nadi (Squama SQ001. CD review by Tony Dudley-Evans Fazer are a young German group from Munich who all studied together at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in that […]
Mattimatti – Tomrum (Agogo Records AR105CD. CD Review by Stephen Vitkovitch) Tomrum (the word means void or vacuum in Swedish) charts the musical friendship of two Mattis (Matti Nilsson and Christoph (Matti) Matenaers) who began playing […]
Christian Lillinger – Open Form for Society (PLAIST. 004. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Can jazz be a model for society? German drummer Christian Lillinger brings together nine musicians from different European […]
Kate Westbrook and The Granite Band Publicity picture Granite – A Soliloquy Kate Westbrook and The Granite Band (Kings Place Hall Two, 16 May 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I’d given the […]
L-R: Theo Croker, Nick Jurd, Soweto Kinch iPhone snap by Rachel Coombes Theo Croker and Soweto Kinch (The Curtain Club, London. 16 May 2019. Review by Rachel Coombes) The first on-stage encounter […]
Jordan Rakei at EartH iPhone snap by Leah Williams Jordan Rakei (EartH, Hackney, 15 May 2019. Review by Leah Williams) Jordan Rakei has had an outstanding few years, releasing new music and […]
“This was my gig of the festival” (Tony Dudley-Evans) Luc Ex Assemblée with Rachel Musson (foreground) Photo Credit and © Peter Bastian The Europajazz Festival in Le Mans has been celebrating its […]
