The International Guitar Foundation’s four-day Guitar Summit at Kings Place covers the full range of fret activity, from classical to sophisticated pop, taking in lute music, jazz and flamenco along the way. Rob […]
It’s “both a consolidation of the first album and something a bit different”. Pianist, singer and lyricist Wendy Kirkland tells Rob Adams about her new album, The Music’s On Me, and why […]
Could Django Bates be about to say farewell to his long-standing Charlie Parker-dedicated project? If so, it won’t be before he joins his Belovèd trio to that other legendary jazz Parker, Evan, […]
Having gathered around him some of today’s finest young players based in Europe and the US, the London-based composer and tenor saxophonist Alex Merritt has spent the past week touring some of […]
This feature/interview with Alex Roth written by Tomasz Furmanek was first published in Polish in the June issue of Jazz Forum magazine. Tomasz has kindly provided LondonJazz News with this English translation: […]
Guitarists Libor Smoldas from Prague and Nigel Price from Surrey have six UK dates between 17 and 22 June 2019, in Swansea, Swindon, Bristol and the Isle of Wight, bookended by London. Sebastian […]
Certaldo Alto Publicity photo from certaldo-info.com GMF Tuscany 2019 with the Scott Hamilton / Champian Fulton Quartet will be an intimate jazz festival and course in a magical and historic location. It will […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
