Pianist, composer and educator Frank Kimbrough died on 30 December at the age of 64. He was a long-time member of Maria Schneider’s Orchestra and a faculty member at Juilliard in New […]
Tribute: Frank Kimbrough (1956-2020)
Brubeck… on ‘time’ and what Milhaud taught him (interview by Alex Dutilh on France-Musique)
The Open Jazz programme from France-Musique is currently in the middle of a two-week, ten-part epic series marking the centenary of the birth of Dave Brubeck. It includes a fascinating interview from […]
LondonJazz News looks back at 2020
Just over a year ago we were celebrating. We marked LondonJazz News’ 10th anniversary with a party. Liane Carroll, Claire Martin, Georgia Mancio and Kate Williams (hidden in the picture below) performed. […]
Jazz FM interview with Lord Sebastian Coe (on air 29 Dec at 6pm)
Lord Sebastian Coe, Honorary Vice President of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, did a radio interview (*) with Jazz FM presenter Ruth Fisher about his passion and love for jazz and how […]
Gretchen Parlato (‘Flor’ – release date 5 March 2021)
A major new album – after eight long years – from the much admired and hugely influential vocalist GRETCHEN PARLATO is something to look forward to in 2021. She and fellow singer […]
Gwyneth Herbert (‘Christmas Letters Special’, 606 Club, 20 December)
Singer / composer Gwyneth Herbert will be presenting her “Christmas Letters Special” show on Sunday 20 December at the 606 Club. She gave Sebastian the full picture of a year spent in […]
What’s Worth Watching on Qwest TV ?
Watched the Netflix John Coltrane documentary three times and don’t fancy the Taylor Swift story? If you’re running out of jazztastic lockdown TV options then the Qwest TV app may be the […]
Tough Times for Jazz Promotion (Interview No. 5 with Wendy Kirkland of Chesterfield Jazz Club)
“I remain hopeful that the lack of live performance this year will increase the appetite of audiences who have missed seeing live music,” says Wendy Kirkland of Chesterfield Jazz Club. She and […]
Tough Times for Jazz Promotion (Interview No. 4 with Steve Crocker of Jazz Leeds)
For our fourth interview in a series of interviews with jazz promoters and venues – which LJN is publishing in partnership with Nigel Price – we have spoken to Steve Crocker who […]
Mark McKergow (reflections on writing his 100th piece for LJN)
Mark McKergow has been contributing reviews to London Jazz News since 2014, and we recently published his 100th piece. Here, Mark looks back on some of his personal highlights, and also reflects […]
Julie Campiche
“I feel I’m a musician and the harp is the instrument.” Following her online gig at the EFG London Jazz Festival, Julie Campiche spoke to Alison Bentley about her Quartet’s new album, […]
Matthew Halsall (new album ‘Salute to the Sun’)
Trumpeter and Gondwana Records label owner Matthew Halsall is one of the leading figures on the thriving Manchester jazz scene. He featured on BBC Four’s Jazz 625 last month as part of […]
Pete Oxley (Short Film ‘Who Knows?’ by the Oxley-Meier Guitar Project featuring John Etheridge)
Guitarist Pete Oxley was looking forward to 2020, the year which marks both his 60th birthday and the twenty-first year of weekly gigs at The Spin, Oxford’s contemporary jazz club. The pandemic […]
Zev Feldman of Resonance Records (‘Bill Evans Live at Ronnie Scott’s’)
“I love him, I think this is very exciting music, and I think the fans are going to love it. We finally found those tapes from Ronnie’s!” says Zev Feldman, Archival Music […]
Global Competition for Jazz Musicians: Interview with Valerio Pappi of 7 Virtual Jazz Club
“The uniqueness of the Global Competition for Jazz Musicians stands in its being fully online, in having a jury representative of the entire world, and a voting system that leaves solely to […]
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