RAM concerts: ECM at 50 (Susie Sainsbury Theatre, RAM, 30 and 31 January 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney – Thursday; Sam Norris – Friday first half) The Royal Academy’s celebration of the […]
The Big Blind with Kurt Elling and Dee Dee Bridgewater (Queen Elizabeth Hall. 31 January 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) The musical The Big Blind is a big show: its music and dialogue […]
Sunday Jazz Burns Night Special: Georgia Cécile, Animal Society, Fergus McCreadie Trio, Tom Bancroft’s In Common (Sunday Jazz In The Crypt, Middlesbrough. 19 January 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) The Burns Night […]
Anthony Braxton (Cafe Oto, 21 January 2020. Third and final night of residency. Review by Gail Tasker. Drawing by Geoff Winston) Tuesday evening at the Cafe Oto was a clear reminder, if […]
Xhosa Cole Quartet (Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking. 21 January 2020. Review by Peter Jones.) On Tuesday evening, in a neat bit of symmetry, the venue of the year played host to the […]
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet (Pizza Express Dean Street. 15 January 2020. Second night of two. Review by Sam Norris) The return of Jorge Rossy’s ‘Beyond Sunday’ quintet to Pizza Express Dean Street […]
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
From Detroit to the World: Celebrating the Jazz Legacy of Detroit and Honoring Marcus Belgrave (Winter JazzFest) (Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 12 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “From Detroit to the […]
Ife Ogunjobi (Jazz re:freshed: The Sounds of 2020, Jazz Cafe.11 January 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) An energetic mover in the acclaimed Brit Jazz explosion, the Jazz re:freshed organisation hosts a busy […]
Manhattan Marathon night, Winter JazzFest (Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) The Winter JazzFest in New York runs over 11 days in January, but the Manhattan marathon nights […]
Vijay Iyer’s Ritual Ensemble (Wigmore Hall. 10 January 2020. Review by Sam Norris) The atmosphere at Wigmore Hall prior to the UK debut of Vijay Iyer’s Ritual Ensemble was one of excitement, […]
PRS Foundation and BBC Music Introducing at Winter JazzFest (Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 9 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) A London accent isn’t particularly remarkable in New York, but it’s more […]
International Jazzfestival Münster 2020 – Shortcut Koma Saxo Airelle Besson / Lionel Suarez Duo Pipe Dream (Theater Münster, 5 January 2020. Review by Alison Bentley) What to do in the post-holiday lull […]
“The Real Thing” – American Jazz Week featuring Kirk Lightsey and Jean Toussaint (Cafe Museum, Passau 28, 29 December 2019. Review by Oliver Weindling) A band including Detroit piano great Kirk Lightsey […]
Tommy Smith and the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra All Stars (The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. 19 December 2019. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) As part of the Queen’s Hall’s 40th anniversary celebrations, […]
