New Zealand pianist Ben Wilcock has added a new ingredient to his music. His latest album, The River Tethys is inspired by science-fiction and includes standards and even an Irish slip jig […]
The 31st of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) sees an Ellington tune polished to a new lustre. The pianist and soprano saxophone player here were both immensely fertile artists. Yet something […]
The 30th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections finds a great Chicagoan injecting new life into an appropriate Jelly Roll Morton classic. The opening track on this wonderful LP is Henry Threadgill’s homage […]
In the latest of our series in which jazz musicians do a deep (and entirely personal and selective) dive into the music of their idols, Canadian guitarist Mike Rud (*) writes about […]
On 20-22 August 2021, the Herne Bay Jazz and Swing Festival will take place on the beautiful east Kent coast. This fourth festival features their biggest lineup ever and includes some of […]
In the latest of our series in which jazz musicians do a deep (and entirely personal and selective) dive into the music of their idols, bassist Matt Ridley (*) writes about Czech […]
French pianist Gregory Ott’s “Parabole” (Jazzdor) is a modestly understated and deeply personal album. It offers a musical reinterpretation of Wim Wenders’ masterpiece, the 1988 film “Wings of Desire”. Ott has not […]
The 29th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) is a blast from Mike Gibbs, taking it back home. Anything Mike Gibbs had a hand in is worth listening to, but extra […]
The 28th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) is a bittersweet Art Pepper ballad that epitomises his last years. From the rich clutch of recordings that preserve Art Pepper’s glorious late […]
Henry Lowther celebrates his 80th birthday today, 11 July 2021. We invited friends, colleagues and fans to wish him a very happy birthday. Charles Alexander: Hi Henry, Congratulations on your 80th birthday! […]
Tony Haynes, co-Founder of Grand Union Orchestra, has made a unique contribution to the music of this country. He is 80 today, 10 July 2021. We invited friends, colleagues and fans to […]
The 27th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) highlights the work of a late, great piano master. The marvellous Stanley Cowell’s first solo piano album graced the storied label he ran […]
In the latest of our series in which musicians do a deep dive into the music of their idols and inspirations, pianist/ organist Scott Flanigan from Belfast (*) chooses just ten tracks […]
Now half way through the year, this is the 26th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections. It features an early highlight from one of our most distinctive, and distinguished, UK jazz artists. This […]
The 25th of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE) features a British saxophone master on a rare excursion into freedom. Some famous names on this one: Jack Bruce; John McLaughlin. But it’s […]
