Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen (606 Club. 23 November 2021. Review by Nigel Price) The jazz world can be a very noisy place. It can often feel like the only way to […]
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen at the 606 Club
4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition (18-20 Nov 2021, Kraków)
The 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition took place in Kraków on 18-20 November 2021. The festival, directed by Witold Wnuk, is usually held in June to coincide with the Kraków […]
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion at the Royal Festival Hall (EFG LJF 2021)
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion(Royal Festival Hall. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by George James) As befits a legend, a large and enthusiastic crowd thronged the RFH for a concert […]
In Brief: The 2021 EFG London Jazz Festival in short reviews
LJN provides the most comprehensive coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. By a considerable margin. And yet our reviews (twenty and still counting at the time of publishing this) only pick […]
Zoe Rahman, Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo at Frith Manor Primary School (2021 EFG LJF)
Zoe Rahman, Alec Dankworth and Gene Calderazzo (Frith Manor Primary School, Woodside Park, Barnet. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Lavender Sutton) The EFG London Jazz Festival has taken a Barnet […]
WoodKid + Yo La Tengo (EFG LJF 2021)
WoodKid + Yo La Tengo(Royal Festival Hall. 17/19 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by AJ Dehany) The Beyond Margins series at the London Jazz Festival presents artists who don’t usually appear in […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra at Pizza Express Soho (EFG LJF 2021)
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra(Pizza Express Soho. 21 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Mike Collins) The Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra in full flight is a thing to behold. Often, as a solo […]
Nils Petter Molvaer at Ronnie Scott’s (EFG LJF 2021)
Nils Petter Molvaer (Ronnie Scott’s. 17 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Rob Mallows) This was a very Norwegian gig. Sure, there were three Norwegian musicians on stage. Trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, […]
Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra at Union Chapel (EFG LJF 2021)
Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra (Union Chapel. 20 November 2021. EFG LJGF. Review by Rob Mallows) As homecomings go, this one was a rip-snorter! Bill Laurance – who started his career as Snarky […]
Bansangu Orchestra at the Spice of Life (EFG LJF 2021)
Bansangu Orchestra (Spice of Life. 21 November 2021. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Bansangu, I hear you ask? As Paul Booth who runs Bansangu Orchestra has explained: “The band’s name comes from the […]
Luzmira Zerpa at The Sanctuary, E17 (EFG LJF 2021)
Luzmira Zerpa (The Sanctuary, E17. 18 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Rosa Sawer) Venezuelan-born and London-based musician Luzmira Zerpa brought all the zeal and passion of Latin America to the intimate […]
Andrew McCormack Trio + Rob Barron Trio at Pizza Express Holborn (EFG LJF 2021)
Andrew McCormack Trio + Rob Barron Trio(Pizza Express Live Holborn, 19 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Mike Collins) Early on in Andrew McCormack’s set on the last Friday of the London […]
Avishai Cohen + Nikki Yeoh’s Café Oran (EFG LJF 2021)
Avishai Cohen + Nikki Yeoh’s Café Oran (Barbican. 16 November 2021. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Izzy Blankfield) Nikki Yeoh opened one of the most anticipated nights of the 2021 London […]
L.U.M.E (Lisbon) vs. LUME (London) at EFG LJF 2021
Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble, Purcell Room LUME, Hundred Years Gallery (EFG London Jazz Festival. 14 / 16 November 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) The theory of thirty (*) is a phenomenon […]
Ivo Neame Septet at Pizza Express Holborn (EFG LJF 2021)
Ivo Neame Septet (Pizza Express Holborn – 15 November 2021. EFG LJF. Review by Peter Slavid) There’s something about the sound of a seven-piece band in an intimate venue like the Pizza […]
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