Sun Ra Arkestra (EartH, promoted by Cafe Oto, 15 May 2022; review and drawings by Geoff Winston) In its own understatedly riotous way, the Sun Ra Arkestra, led by the explosive, single-mindedness […]
Sun Ra Arkestra at EartH
‘Disproving Kipling’ – Grand Union Orchestra 40th Anniversary Concert (Hackney Empire, 15th May 2022)
For forty years, the Grand Union Orchestra has been telling stories of migration, of war, of change and hope. For each one of those years, GUO has been building its own audience […]
Hermeto Pascoal and NYJO in Norwich
Hermeto Pascoal and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich – 13 May 2022. Review by John Arnett) It would be hard to imagine a more exhilarating and celebratory opening […]
Alma Naidu at Orania Restaurant, Berlin (XJAZZ Festival)
Alma Naidu, Phillip Schiepek, Lisa Wulff, and Valentin Renner (Orania Restaurant, XJAZZ Festival, 7 May 2022. Live review by Izzy Blankfield) Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood played host to the XJAZZ! festival between 4 […]
Myra Melford’s Fire & Water Quintet at Ronnie Scott’s
Myra Melford’s Fire & Water Quintet (Ronnie Scott’s, 1 May 2022. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Pianist/composer Myra Melford’s ‘Fire and Water’ project takes its title from a series of vibrant, […]
The Canadian Jazz Collective at Ronnie Scott’s
Kirk MacDonald, Derrick Gardner, Lorne Lofsky, Brian Dickinson, Neil Swainson, Bernd Reiter & Virginia MacDonald (Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, 11 May 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) The modern jazz audience has […]
Bristol New Music 2022
Bristol New Music 2022 (various venues in Bristol, 5-8 May) Angel Bat Dawid + Bendik Giske + Ligeti Quartet + Shirley Pegna/Dominic Lash/Angharad Davies + Kelly Jayne Jones + Sarah Davachi Gert […]
Arun Ghosh Quartet in Glasgow
Arun Ghosh Quartet. (The Glad Cafe, Glasgow. 29 April 2022. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) Arun Ghosh‘s tour promoting his new album Seclused In Light is drawing to its close, and one […]
#Toots100 (Toots Thielemans Centenary Celebrations in Brussels)
#Toots 100 (Toots Thielemans centenary celebrations – with Vince Mendoza, Kenny Werner, Gregoire Maret, Philip Catherine, Ivan Lins ) (Various venues in Brussels, 29 and 30 April 2022. Report by Sam Norris) […]
Laura Jurd Ensemble at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Laura Jurd Ensemble (Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May 2022. Review by Peter Slavid) Composer, keyboard player and most of all a sublime trumpet player, Laura Jurd is constantly experimenting […]
Iain Ballamy quintet + Moses Boyd at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Iain Ballamy quintet; Moses Boyd (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May, 2 May 2022. Reviews by Jon Turney) Quite the Mayday weekend for Iain Ballamy. He premiered a saxophone concerto written for him […]
Fiona Monbet, Iain Ballamy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff
Fiona Monbet In Concert with Iain Ballamy and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Hoddinott Hall, Millenium Centre, Cardiff, 29 April 2022. Review by Mike Collins) The BBC National Orchestra of Wales […]
2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival – heard in brief
The LJN team’s coverage of the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival has been substantial. Jon Turney, Peter Slavid and photographer John Watson have done a great job. We have published their reviews of […]
Three acts from the German Jazz Expo at jazzahead! 2022
GERMAN JAZZ EXPO, (Jazzahead! Bremen – 30 April 2022, Report by Sebastian Scotney) Introduction The support structures which nurture jazz among younger musicians in Germany are a thing of wonder. The mantra/buzzword […]
Dave Douglas and Joey Baron at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Dave Douglas and Joey Baron (Jazz Arena, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. 30 April 2022. Live review by Jon Turney) A duo combining the two ur-instruments whose names double as verbs might suggest a […]
