Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet (Birdland NYC, 16 July 2021. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “DEL. FEE. OH. You pronounce it Del-Fee-Oh.” This is how Delfeayo Marsalis enters the stage: with gentle sass and a light […]
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet at Birdland NYC
Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021
Oliver Weindling reports from the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021 (25 June – 4 July), and picks five concerts which he particularly enjoyed The South Tyrol Jazz Festival combines amazing locations in […]
Ill-Considered at Kings Place Hall Two
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
‘Joe Harriott, Harry Beckett, Shake Keane and the Caribbean Jazz Influence’: Symposium and Concert at Guildhall School
The Guildhall School held a seminar and concert on Tuesday 29 June shining a light on the important influence of British musicians with a Caribbean heritage: Joe Harriott, Shake Keane and Harry […]
Deschanel Gordon Quartet at the 606 Club
Deschanel Gordon Quartet (606 Club. 26 June 2021. Review by Peter Jones) This eagerly-anticipated gig was massively over-subscribed, and it’s not difficult to see why. 23-year-old Londoner Deschanel Gordon has already scaled […]
Andy Panayi and the Blue Vanguard Trio (Club re-opening Night, Exeter)
Andy Panayi and the Blue Vanguard Trio(Blue Vanguard Jazz Club, Exeter. Live review by Martin Sawer) St Matthew’s Hall in the ancient port town of Topsham, downriver from Exeter, is the new […]
Rob Luft and Elina Duni at Ronnie Scott’s
Rob Luft, Elina Duni and Fred Thomas (Ronnie Scott’s. 22 June 2021. Review by Peter Jones) It’s not often you emerge from Ronnie Scott’s at the end of an evening gig to […]
Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street (re-opening gig)
Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw (Pizza Express Dean Street. 21 June 2021 – re-opening gig. Review by Lavender Sutton) It’s been more than a year since performers and a live audience have […]
Five-Way Split at Toulouse Lautrec
Five-Way Split(Toulouse Lautrec. 12 June 2021. Review by Lavender Sutton) Toulouse Lautrec has been back in full swing for a few weeks now with everything from burlesque to singer-songwriters to life drawing […]
HJC presents ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Evening’ at Cadogan Hall
HJC Presents ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Evening’ (Cadogan Hall. 5 June 2021. Review by Lavender Sutton) Jazz On A Summer’s Evening at Cadogan Hall, presented by the Hampstead Jazz Club, finally came […]
Evan Parker at Cafe OTO
Evan Parker solo and in conversation (Cafe OTO. 22 May 2021. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) To celebrate the launch of the limited edition reissue, on Cafe OTO’s OTORUKU label, of […]
Catherine Lima – ‘The Allure of Miss Lee’ at Ronnie Scott’s
Catherine Lima – ‘The Allure of Miss Lee’ (Ronnie Scott’s. 30 May 2021. Report by Romy Summers) It’s so good to be back seeing live music. This was the first event I’d […]
Omar + QCBA – Live at the Jazz Café
Omar + QCBA (Live at The Jazz Café. Also recorded for future release as a live album. 29 May 2021. Review by Lavender Sutton) Camden Town on a Saturday night was an […]
Jim Mullen Trio at the 606 Club: Re-Opening Night (!)
Sebastian writes: Whereas there has been music coming from the 606 – the Chelsea club has been broadcasting a couple of live streams each week throughout the pandemic – last night, 20 […]
SNJO/ Maria Rud – ‘Where Rivers Meet’, Parts 2 +4: Dewey Redman + Albert Ayler
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Maria Rud – Where Rivers Meet: The Music of Dewey Redman and Albert Ayler (Recorded at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh on 30 April 2021. Streaming until August […]
