Ilmiliekki Quartet – Land Of Real Men (We Jazz, WJLP13. Review by Dick Hovenga(*)) With Land Of Real Men, Ilmilieki Quartet (meaning quartet ablaze), the Finnish band that started in 2002 and […]
Ilmiliekki Quartet – Land Of Real Men
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Hermine Deurloo (Celebrating Europe at Manchester Jazz Festival, 25-27 May)
Hermine Deurloo, Rembrandt Frerichs and a flying harmonica Publicity photo Harmonica virtuoso Hermine Deurloo appears in a quartet with pianist Rembrandt Frerichs on the second day of a three-day representation of Dutch-based […]
Michaël Attias – échos la nuit
Michaël Attias – échos la nuit (Out Of Your Head Records OOYH 003. CD Review by Olie Brice) This feels like an album which should inspire poetry, rather than a review. Michaël […]
Richard Galliano – The Tokyo Concert
Richard Galliano – The Tokyo Concert (Jade EAN 3411369992032. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Richard Galliano’s solo concert at the Wigmore Hall in the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival was certainly one of my […]
Dan Weiss’s Starebaby at the Vortex
Dan Weiss’s Starebaby (Vortex, 2 May 2019; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Drummer Dan Weiss’s project, Starebaby, with his top-drawer collaborators, Craig Taborn (keyboards), Ben Monder (guitar), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Matt Mitchell (keyboards), has been around five years in gestation, […]
Georgie Fame with the BBC Big Band at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Georgie Fame and the BBC Big Band Publicity photo Georgie Fame with the BBC Big Band (Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Sunday 12 May 2019. Review by Frank Griffith) The unique and distinctive vocals […]
Margate Jazz Festival 2019 headliners announced (20-22 September)
Pee Wee EllisPublicity photo Peter Bacon reports: The headliners for the 2019 Margate Jazz Festival are Pee Wee Ellis, Liane Carroll and Theon Cross, it has been announced. There will also be a new “social partnership” […]
Larry Grenadier – The Gleaners
Larry Grenadier – The Gleaners (ECM. CD Review by Jon Turney) The resourcefulness and richness of modern double bass playing never cease to astound me. There are any number of players whose contribution […]
Coen Molenaar of Dutch band Tristan (Hampstead and Harrow Dates 23-24 May)
Tristan Publicity Photo Amsterdam acid jazz band Tristan are building a strong reputation in the UK as a live act. Following enthusiastically received gigs including Pizza Express Holborn, Harrogate Festival and Black […]
Esperanza Spalding – 12 Little Spells
Esperanza Spalding – 12 Little Spells (Concord Records. CD Review by Sebastian Maniura) In 12 Little Spells Esperanza Spalding explores the realm of magic and healing in her music. The concept for this album […]
Polly Gibbons – All I Can Do
Polly Gibbons – All I Can Do (Resonance Records RCD-1028. CD review by Mark McKergow) British singer Polly Gibbons is spending more time than ever in the USA these days so it’s […]
Bagland – Cirkel
Bagland – Cirkel (Jaegwer Community: JCM029. LP Review by Nick Davies) Cirkel is the third release from the Danish quintet Bagland and is available on vinyl, MP3 and CD. It follows on […]
“Why sometimes it just has to be live!”
An outdoor stage in Montreal Photo credit: MIJF/ Frederique Menard-Aubin Peter Slavid writes Why it sometimes has to be live! Some months ago I was sent a CD by London Jazz News, […]
Canterbury has a new jazz club (Upstairs at the Parrot)
Upstairs at the Parrot in Canterbury L-R: Jonathan Ward, Dave Whitford, Dulcie May Moreno Frances Knight, Paul Booth Photo supplied by Dulcie May Moreno Peter Jones reports: The inaugural gig of the […]
Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet with Alan Skidmore and Kjaer/Solberg/Wastrell – John Coltrane 50th Memorial Concert at Cafe Oto
Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet with Alan Skidmore and Kjaer/Solberg/Wastrell – John Coltrane 50th Memorial Concert at Cafe Oto (Confront Core Series. Core07. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) The sleeve notes to […]
