Today, 14 June 2022 marks the 75th birthday of Darius Brubeck. Friends and colleagues from around the world show their admiration, gratitude, respect and love for a popular, influential musician and a […]
Birthday Greetings to Darius Brubeck at 75
Jakub Klimiuk Quintet (Jazz Cafe POSK, 25 June)
Polish guitarist and composer Jakub Klimiuk will perform with his quintet at Jazz Cafe POSK on Saturday 25 June. This new project combines modern jazz with the influences of Scandinavian improvised music, […]
10 Tracks by Lee Konitz I Can’t Do Without…by pianist Liam Noble
In LJN’s series where musicians tell us about tracks by their idols that have inspired them, pianist Liam Noble writes about Lee Konitz. He starts with a moment when there was suddenly […]
10 Tracks by Kate McGarry I Can’t Do Without…by vocalist/composer Nicky Schrire
In LJN’s series where musicians write about their inspirations and idols, London-born, South African-raised and Toronto-based vocalist/composer Nicky Schrire writes about Kate McGarry: Nicky Schrire writes: Some jazz vocalists can interpret the […]
Ukrainian singer Viktoria Leléka
It is far from easy for an artist to make a major impact amid the hustle and bustle of April’s jazzahead! conference and showcase in Bremen. And yet Ukrainian singer Viktoria Leléka […]
Irene Serra (10th Anniversary of ISQ, Pizza Express Dean Street, 8 June)
ISQ (Irene Serra Quartet) is a jazz group led by vocalist/composer Irene Serra. Originally from Southern Italy, Serra moved to London more than two decades ago, in the first instance to study […]
Helena Kay (crowdfunding for new album ‘Golden Sands’)
Saxophonist Helena Kay went to New York in February 2019 and came back in March 2020. Her forthcoming album Golden Sands draws inspiration from her time there. A crowdfunder for the new […]
Judith Owen (new album ‘Come On and Get It’ due Sep 2022)
Welsh-born singer Judith Owen has strong stories to tell in her new album “Come On and Get It”, which will be released in September, and a great team to help her tell […]
10 Ben Monder Tracks I Can’t Do Without…by Ant Law
“Many artists seem to plateau after a while, to “coast” – Ben is NOT one of these. He continues to surprise me,” writes guitarist Ant Law. In the latest of LJN’s series […]
Tom Smith (new album ‘Drifter Days’, with Daniel Bulatkin Trio – Czech Republic)
London-based saxophonist Tom Smith has a new double album ‘Drifter Days’ with a trio led by Czech pianist Daniel Bulatkin. The launch will be at Pizza Express Dean Street on Monday 23 […]
Tim Garland – Vigil Songbook (Band on the Wall, 29 May / Ronnie Scott’s, 1 June)
Since his emergence an an artist in the late ‘80s, Tim Garland has firmly established an international reputation as one of Britain’s foremost saxophonists and composers. Some highlights of his career include […]
10 Tracks by Earl Hines I Can’t Do Without…by Liam Noble
In this edition of ’10 Tracks I Can’t Do Without, a series in which jazz musicians do a personal deep dive into the music of their antecedents and idols, Liam Noble considers […]
Ten Mike Gibbs tracks I can’t do without…by John L. Walters
John L. Walters writes: Michael Gibbs (b. 1937) is one of the world’s great jazz composer/arrangers, who came to prominence in the late 1960s London jazz scene. Over the past five decades […]
Ten Tracks by Charles Mingus (and Dannie Richmond) I Can’t Do Without . . . by Chris Biscoe
For the Centenary of Charles Mingus’ birth, LJN asked saxophonist Chris Biscoe, who has run the Mingus Moves Sextet since 1995 (see details of three forthcoming gig dates below), to reflect on […]
Christine Tobin (live dates 29/4, 30/4, 9/5 + new songs/album)
Irish singer Christine Tobin recently moved back across the Atlantic. After five years in New York, she and partner Phil Robson are now based in rural Northwest Co. Roscommon. She is looking […]
