“A brilliant and versatile jazz soloist on french horn and an interesting and questing composer / arranger,” wrote Ian Carr about Jim Rattigan, whose new album When (Three Worlds Records) will be […]
“We should be celebrating the shared values of music-making together – this is everything to do with dialogue and listening and also the emotional commitment,” says Tim Garland of the first of […]
Vocalist Katriona Taylor has a new album out, Blind Passion, celebrating the music of blind artists, and including songs by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Diane Schuur and José Feliciano. The singer, who […]
Gabriel Latchin has a track which has reached nine million plays on Spotify. After the success of a Christmas concert last year, the pianist, who has rapidly become a fixture on the […]
On 21 March 2021, Jazz Repertory Company will return to Cadogan Hall, London, with two performances of a show called It’s Trad Dad featuring the seven-piece Barber, Bilk and Ball Stars. Richard […]
‘Everything was driven by friendship,’ says Texas-born, New York-based alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius of his quartet Acadia. The group’s new album Way of the Cairns, also inspired by the natural beauty of […]
It may have been the year when the bin went out more than you, but the Albert Hall is aiming to defy Covid gloom to mount a season of socially distanced festive […]
“I want to try to take listeners on journeys they’ll remember,” says saxophonist and composer Tom Smith, whose debut album Gecko (Basho) has just been released. Profile by John Fordham: For a […]
If you think you’ve visited some bleak settings for live music, writes Matt Pannell , you should see the bike sheds next to the student accommodation at Ipswich docks, with a dose […]
For the past few years, Canadian trumpeter Lina Allemano has been moving back and forth between Toronto and Berlin, and has been a lively and active participant and bandleader in these two […]
Rob Barron has a new trio album out. ‘From This Moment On’ is on Ubuntu Music. It is his second as leader. Interview by John Fordham: Maybe a contrarian streak can lead […]
Shuffle is the fifth edition of the biennial Luxembourg Jazz Meeting, a vital showcase of the vibrancy of the Luxembourg scene. A labour of love, in 2020 the three-day festival stands as […]
