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: […]
Birthday Greetings to Mike Westbrook at 85
Thandi Ntuli (‘Indaba Is’ – new South African music on the Brownswood label)
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 […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021 (11. The Gardens of Harlem, Clifford Thornton and the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, 1974)
The eleventh of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a memorable excursion into Afro-American history. Clifford Thornton, multi-instrumentalist, composer, radical intellectual, led the final release credited to the co-operative Jazz Composers’ Orchestra, […]
Robin Phillips (New Radio Show starts 19 March on Delux Radio)
Robin Phillips is a singer and pianist, bandleader, teacher, has a studio, and recently made a jazz and blues documentary film coming out this year. Not quite busy enough, he talks about […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021 (10. ‘For Harry Carney’ – Charles Mingus, 1974)
The tenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a salute to a great Ellingtonian. This is Mingus’ great, late quintet, in a recording that stands among his best work. His indispensable […]
#IWD2021: violinist, vocalist and composer Seonaid Aitken
Hailing from Glenrothes, violinist, vocalist, arranger, composer and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Seonaid (pronounced ‘Shona’) Aitken is one of Scotland’s best-loved jazz musicians. In recent years she has twice been awarded ‘Best […]
#IWD2021: Shanghai jazz writer Jiaowei Hu
Based in Shanghai, China, Jiaowei Hu is a music writer who has been working closely with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Blue Note China, JZ Music and Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai among others […]
#IWD2021: Women in Jazz co-founder Lou Paley
Lou Paley is one of the co-founders of Women in Jazz, a multimedia organisation dedicated to addressing the gender imbalance in the jazz industry by supporting fantastic female artists. Dan Bergsagel spoke […]
#IWD2021: guitarist Shirley Tetteh
Amy Sibley-Allen talks to London-based guitarist and composer Shirley Tetteh on catching up on sleep during the pandemic, the wonders of neuroscience podcasts, her dreams to play women’s football in the US […]
#IWD2021: round-up of female-led platforms & organisations
As equality for women continues to be encouraged within jazz, the face of the industry is notably starting to shift. In response, many women are starting to grow their own platforms to […]
#IWD2021: journalist Annie Yanbékian
Annie Yanbékian is one of France’s leading jazz journalists. She works for France TV in Paris, where she produces online content about jazz musicians…and a broader spectrum of music as well. In […]
#IWD2021: vocalist, composer and journalist Fiona Ross
While the world may have paused this past year, award-winning jazz artist Fiona Ross most certainly has not. A whirlwind of activity and creativity, her decades-spanning career has seen her enjoy and […]
#IWD2021: jazz publicist Lydia Liebman
Lydia Liebman is an accomplished media and music industry professional with experience as a publicist, concert promoter, radio host, musician, producer and journalist. Since she launched her own jazz-focused PR agency while […]
#IWD2021: pianist Clara Haberkamp
“I have done a lot of different things in music,” says German pianist/ composer/ songwriter Clara Haberkamp. “But in my new trio album, Accumulation [to be released on Malletmuse on 12 August], […]
#IWD2021: percussionist Mélissa Acchiardi
Vibraphonist Mélissa Acchiardi, from the Lyon region has been on the scene for some time. But she really began to garner attention at the end of last year thanks to her involvement […]
