Zbigniew NamysłowskiPhoto credit: Filip Błażejowski Zbigniew Namysłowski is an icon of Polish jazz and the first Polish musician who ever recorded an album in the Western Europe (Lola for Decca, 1964). In 1965, Krzysztof […]
Dave StoreyPublicity photo London-based drummer Dave Storey is currently touring with long-standing trio members saxophonist James Allsopp and bassist Conor Chaplin. The launch of their debut album Bosco is at Pizza Express […]
Shez RajaPhoto credit:Krystian Data Bassist Shez Raja will launch a new album Journey to Shambhala at London’s Jazz Cafe on Saturday 18 May. John Fordham writes: Shez Raja, the lean, theatrical, and […]
Professor Catherine Tackley, University of LiverpoolPhoto courtesy of University of Liverpool Professor Catherine Tackley of the University of Liverpool considers the contemporary resurgence of jazz and sets it in the longer term […]
L-R: Stephen Henderson, David Bowden and Fergus McCreadiePhoto credit: Morgan Shaw Rob Adams writes: Young Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie, who brings his trio to the Crypt in Camberwell this Friday (5th April) […]
Publicity Photo: Jazzfoto by John Herr A new album from vocalist Nancy Kelly burnishes the legend of Mark Murphy, writes Peter Jones: The singer Nancy Kelly was a long-time friend of Mark […]
Damon BrownHerts Jazz, 2013Photo credit: Melody McLaren Broadcaster and bassist Alyn Shipton has been telling us about a special appearance by the Damon Brown Quintet (Damon Brown – trumpet, Olly Wilby – tenor sax, […]
Sylvaine HélaryPhoto credit: Arthur Grand LJN marks the end of International Women’s Month 2019 with this interview with French flautist Sylvaine Hélary (*). She is about to set off on a month-long […]
Meraki: Jonathan Silk, Jacky Naylor and Nick JurdPublicity picture Meraki is a trio led by pianist Jacky Naylor, featuring double-bassist Nick Jurd and drummer Jonathan Silk. They are about to embark on […]
A Great Day in BirminghamPhoto: © Brian Homer Birmingham jazz enthusiast and photographer Brian Homer reflects upon his version of Art Kane’s A Great Day in Harlem: When I decided to attempt […]
Adam Fairhall, Seth Bennett and Johnny HunterPublicity picture Fragments (2017) is a trio album led by drummer Johnny Hunter with pianist Adam Fairhall and bassist Seth Bennett. With just three tracks over […]
Photo Credit: Carl Hyde Pianist and composer Kate Williams and singer-songwriter Georgia Mancio have been in each other’s musical orbits for nearly 20 years and their stirring new album, Finding Home, features […]
Welsh bassist Huw V Williams has been recording interviews as podcasts, and has just reached the 25th episode of his Improvised Music Agenda Podcasts, in which vibraphonist Corey Mwamba talked to him […]
Jacques Schwarz-BartPhoto credit: Marc Baptiste Saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, who has a dual Jewish and Guadeloupian heritage, has been living in the United States since the early 1990s. His parents are Simone and the late André […]
Marton JuhaszPhoto Credit: Alex Ventling Swiss-Hungarian drummer and composer Marton Juhasz is a musician with a strong aesthetic and very clear musical and thematic concepts. The Berklee alumnus has played with an intriguing […]
