John TurvillePhoto Credit: Rob Blackham The pianist John Taylor, who died three and a bit years ago, left behind not only a discography of great recordings and a fine catalogue of compositions, […]
Jazz Standards Progressions BookPublicity Photo Front Cover “Without music, life would be a mistake.” US musicians Ariel J Ramos and Mario Cerra quote Nietzsche on their educational website, mDecks.com. The two have […]
J. Frisco. L-R: Megan Roe – Guitar/Voice, Jemma Freese – Keys/FX/Voiceand Lara Jones – Saxophone/FX/Voice One of the highlights of this weekend’s Jazz North Presents Alt-Shift-J will be a set from the […]
Eva ScholtenPublicity Photo Dutch vocalist Eva Scholten returns to the UK for a series of gigs in February. She has developed a reputation for specializing in the gipsy jazz repertoire – and […]
Alexander HawkinsPhoto credit: © Monika S Jakubowska Pianist/composer Alexander Hawkins talks about his new solo piano album Iron into Wind (released today on the Intakt label), about the way he works, about […]
Trish ClowesPhoto credit: Dannie Price Described as “one of the most agile and original jugglers of improv and adventurous composition to have appeared in the UK in recent times”, multi-award winning saxophonist, […]
Quantum Trio (from left): Michał Jan Ciesielski, Kamil Zawiślak, Luis Mora MatusPhoto credit: Kasia Kukiełka Quantum Trio from Poland and Chile won the Grand Prix in the Hitch On Jazz Juniors International […]
BB KeanPhoto Credit: Sam Mills-Williams London-based singer and composer BB (Beccy) Kean is excited to share her dynamic vocals and saucy style at a Valentine’s gig at The Pheasantry on 15 February. […]
Sandy BurnettPublicity Photo SANDY BURNETT is a musician and former BBC Radio 3 broadcaster. He has worked as tour director for several cultural tours in Europe and the UK exploring locations with […]
Chris SharkeyPhoto credit: Alex Bonney The new CD from experimental guitarist and electronic artist CHRIS SHARKEY & creative drummer MARK SANDERS is a 50-minute live recording that challenges expectations about improvised music […]
Calum GourlayPhoto credit: Patrick Hadfield Bassist Calum Gourlay has a new quartet, which will make its debut at the Vortex on 30 January 2019. Interview by Sebastian: LondonJazz News: Is this your […]
Positioning overheads can be trickyPhoto credit: Ru Cook Mark Wingfield is a mixing and mastering engineer at Heron Island Studio. He has three DownBeat Masterpiece albums under his belt, a Jazzwise Best […]
Flavio Li Vigni, Head of Jazz at Morley College London, has instigated a new monthly Friday late afternoon and evening jazz series starting on 25 January 2019. The full list for this […]
Oene van GeelPhoto credit: © Govert Driessen from Oene van Geel’s website Dutch violist Oene van Geel and Scottish multi-instrumentalist Fraser Fifield lead LoLanders, a new sextet that makes its debut at […]
Matt HolbornPhoto credit: David Choi Jazz violinist Matt Holborn has been interviewing other jazz violinists and releasing podcasts of their conversations. He has just released the 12th interview, with the highest-profile interviewee […]
