Soho has always had a close connection with jazz – a century ago, Sidney Bechet used to wander round the London district browsing in music shops – and it is fitting that […]
Boulevard Theatre Jazz (Soho Sounds, Wednesdays late)
Silje Nergaard/Espen Berg plus more at Crazy Coqs for EFG London Jazz Festival (15-23 Nov)
Crazy Coqs, the cabaret venue at Brasserie Zédel in Piccadilly, has a very strong programme as part of the 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival. The accent is on distinctive singers of the […]
Ikarai’s Muhammad project (tour 13-15 Nov including 2019 EFG LJF)
Dutch sextet Ikarai bring their Muhammad concert programme to EFG London Jazz Festival on Friday 15 November. It’s been described as “a show like no other” – with some justification, as not […]
Julia Hülsmann (Cambridge Jazz Festival 15 Nov, EFG LJF 17 Nov, new ECM album out today)
“Everything develops slowly, sometimes suddenly, and not in straight lines.” Pianist, composer and band leader Julia Hülsmann has a deep understanding of the way her music needs to move forward. She has […]
Swingin’ with Strings – Jazz Repertory Company (Cadogan Hall, 24 Nov)
The Jazz Repertory Company’s latest project in recreating memorable moments from jazz history has strings attached. Peter Vacher explains: Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company has long since made London’s Cadogan Hall its […]
Sam Jesson (Magpie Trio’s 15 Nov EFG LJF gig at Con Cellar and touring)
For drummer Sam Jesson the road to becoming a bandleader was a slow and arduous one complicated by a debilitating condition needing a series of not always successful medical operations. But he’s […]
Guitarist Dominic Ashworth (new album, Psyche, out now)
Canadian-born Guitarist Dominic Ashworth has been working on the UK music scene for over 30 years. He talked to fellow Canadian Lauren Bush about his recent album, Psyche, which features a mix […]
R.I.P. Ray Swinfield (14 Dec 1939 – 4 Oct 2019) – in tribute
Ray Swinfield, who played woodwinds with everyone from Count Basie to The Beatles, died earlier this month at the age of 79. Lindy Swinfield has very kindly shared with LondonJazz News this […]
Joy Ellis (new album Dwell released 29 Nov and touring)
Pianist, singer and composer Joy Ellis isn’t wasting any time. Just two years after the release of her debut album, her second one Dwell is coming out. Leah Williams spoke to her about […]
ADVICE: Sound Reasoning Part 7 – other things to consider
Mark Wingfield is a mixing and mastering engineer at Heron Island Studio. He has three DownBeat Masterpiece albums under his belt, a Jazzwise Best Release Of The Year, and over 300 rave […]
