Martin Longley reviews Artonov festival, which took place in Brussels, Belgium 4-6 October 2020, and takes an in-depth look at two performances that made a significant impression, Homecoming and Come On Feet. […]
Pianist DAVID SWAN is a musician who always caught the ear as a student during his time at Guildhall School. Just after graduation in 2018, Ronnie Scott’s booked his trio as support […]
The EFG London Jazz Festival extensive programme of live concerts and special events will now be streamed online from venues across London. Many of the online events will be free to view […]
Still in his early twenties, New York-based multi-instrumentalist Morgan Guerin is rapidly establishing his presence on the scene, playing in the bands of Terri Lyne Carrington, Kassa Overall, Tyshawn Sorey and Esperanza […]
Dr. Duncan Heining’s book George Russell: The Story of an American Composer was originally published in 2009. On 15 October 2020 it was published in a substantially revised new edition. Sebastian interviewed […]
“I think it’s a harrowingly beautiful title, just those two words are evocative of what the music’s about,” says London-born saxophonist and composer, Joshua Jaswon of his Octet’s debut album Silent Sea. […]
Suffice to say, there has not been a lot of live music of late. However, online portals have been flooded with live streams, video premieres, and more. So much so, that navigating […]
The programme for the 6th Cambridge Jazz Festival has been announced. Most events are free to view and will be streamed online – see below for the full listing and more details […]
Keith Jarrett – Budapest Concert (ECM Records 0730194. CD Review by John Bungey) The disclosure by the 75-year-old pianist this week [Oct 21] that a pair of strokes in 2018 may well […]
The annual Doc’n Roll film festival will take place from 4 – 15 November 2020. This year it will be online and across six London cinemas including the Barbican and Southbank Centre […]
The global celebration of Charlie Parker’s centenary sparked numerous virtual events and jam sessions… writes Rosa Sawer. It also marked the local premiere of Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere, a film by […]
A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help pianist and keyboardist Steve Hamilton following surgery to remove his right kidney, writes Rob Adams. Hamilton, who lived and worked in London for a […]
Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project – Kites and Strings (One Trick Dog Records. CD review by Dan Bergsagel) The Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project brings together an atypical group of musicians for an eclectic range […]
Three members of the jazz community, all good friends of LJN – Matt Fripp, Emily Saunders and Phil Meadows – are responding to the pandemic in the deeply positive and instinctively community-building […]
Award-winning Scottish pianist Brian Kellock features on two of the three recordings released to mark the UK launch of New Zealand-based Thick Records on Friday 30th October. A musician-led company formed […]
