Singer Sachal Vasandani is anything but “the traditional male jazz vocalist”. He chatted by phone to Nicky Schrire to discuss his latest musical offering:Sachal Vasandani has one of the most distinctive voices […]
The fifteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), shows off Arthur Blythe in his pomp. Arthur Blythe’s magnificent early major label release had plenty of love from the critics, but […]
Saxophonist Sam Braysher has been quietly but determinedly carving out his own space in London’s jazz scene since graduating from Guildhall in 2011. While his freelance portfolio involves larger ensembles (including John […]
The truth, writes Jon Opstad, is that I can’t do without Herbie Hancock’s entire discography. In bringing this list down to just ten recordings some very specific parameters were called for. So […]
The fourteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), features David S Ware getting ready for take-off. I bought this LP at a memorably powerful gig in Manchester by the quartet. The […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Peter Jones (*) writes about ten of his favourite tracks by singer Mark Murphy (1932-2015), distilled […]
The thirteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a British jazz master at the peak of his powers. If you only know the greatness of Tony Coe from his work with, say, […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Simon Spillett writes about ten of his favourite tracks by Tubby Hayes: 1. If This Isn’t […]
New Zealand saxophonist Lucien Johnson tells Rob Adams about his musical journeying ahead of the release on 1 April of a new digital album, Wax///Wane. Lucien Johnson knows the value of preparation. […]
Since moving to Berlin more than a decade ago, Manchester-born pianist Julie Sassoon has forged a substantial career in Germany. She appears as solo pianist, with her quartet, and in duos such […]
Pianist Jimmy Rowles (1918-1996) is something of an insider name, writes songwriter/arranger/pianist Alex Webb (*), but most jazz listeners will have heard him in some or other context whether they realise it […]
The twelfth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a beguiling piece of West coast freebop. Bobby Bradford’s long-standing Los Angeles based ensemble the Mo’ Tet had just the one studio recording, but […]
A central figure in UK and European jazz, Mike Westbrook, is 85 today, 21 March 2021. We (+) invited friends, colleagues and fans to wish him a very happy birthday. Alessandro Achilli: […]
Nicky Schrire, for LondonJazz News, reconnected with Thandi Ntuli (the two overlapped while jazz students at the University of Cape Town) to ask her about the new compilation of South African music […]
With his new album, “Afrofuturism”, Kansas City-born alto saxophonist Logan Richardson has started to achieve a number of long-held ambitions. He describes his processes, methods and objectives to Martin Longley: Right at […]
