For the LJN “10 Tracks I Can’t Do Without” series, in which jazz musicians do a deep (and entirely personal and selective) dive into the music of their idols, singer-songwriter Tara Minton picks […]
Guitarist Phil Robson is back on this side of the Atlantic. After five years living in New York – in Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan – he and […]
Bassist/composer Steve Berry has strong views about improvisation – “a core skill and human right that no musician should be denied” – and his new project at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) […]
Susie York Skinner (*) is Chief Executive of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO). NYJO, as she explains in this interview for International Women’s Day, is much more than a large ensemble putting […]
Originally from Canterbury in Kent, Suzy Jackson studied for a B.Mus at King’s College London, which has a partnership with the Royal Academy of Music, and where she studied flute. Suzy ran […]
“I’ve become the musician that I am by daring to do these things!” Luise Volkmann is a force of nature. 2022 will see the Cologne-based saxophonist and composer perform across Europe with […]
Drummer, composer and producer Romarna Campbell (*) talks about meeting her teenage inspirations, how she nearly gave up drums and the complex challenges of being a Black woman in music. Feature for […]
Rachael Cohen’s lively presence on stage and her playing always create an atmosphere and climate of positivity and energy, even in the most surprising circumstances. Feature for International Womens’ Day by Sebastian […]
Anastasia Wolkenstein, originally from Magdeburg in the former East Germany, lives and works in Regensburg in eastern Bavaria. Her company, Agentur Wolkenstein, which she has run since 2009, has an artist list […]
Ciyo Brown is a musician who has worked with greats of jazz, pop and reggae is getting vocal on his new album. This feature by John Bungey tells the story of a […]
We asked musicians, friends and fans to wish bassist Dave Green a happy 80th birthday. These expressions of respect, admiration, gratitude and love for one of the best and kindest figures of […]
London-born Pianist Alexander Bryson will launch his debut album The Alexander Bryson Trio (Hardbop Records) on Monday 21 March 2022 at Pizza Express Dean Street. His trio features Jeremy Brown ad Matt […]
Pianist, bandleader, composer and educator Nikki Iles is a central figure in British jazz. At LJN we are pleased start off this year’s series of International Women’s Day features, now in their […]
Philip Watson’s biography “Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music” will be published by Faber on 17 March 2022. Philip Watson has been a prolific feature […]
Joy Ellis: “I feel this is the first time I’ve been able to express myself as a piano player” She’s known as an up-and-coming singer-songwriter but for her third album, Peaceful Place, […]
