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, […]
Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas (Royal Albert Hall. 19 December 2019. Review by Georgina Williams) Guy Barker’s Big Band Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall was a three-hour festive extravaganza. Because of […]
Jazz Connective (The Ark, Dublin. 11 and 12 December 2019. Report by Tony Dudley-Evans and Oliver Weindling) The Jazz Connective is a year-long, EU-funded project which brings together promoters and musicians from […]
The Bureau Of Atomic Tourism (Nona Arts Centre, Mechelen, 6 December 2019. Review by Martin Longley) Following on from Martin Longley’s review of Porous Structures , this is the second of gig […]
REVIEW: Mark Lockheart Quartet (Empire Bar Hackney. 11 December 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Tenor titan Mark Lockheart’s new group is a bit of a beast: four heavyweight players presenting new compositions […]
Porous Structures (Het Predikheren, Mechelen.Brand! Festival. 5 December 2019. Review by Martin Longley) Mechelen is a small-ish city in Flanders, equidistant between Brussels and Antwerp, but it has its own five-year-old festival […]
The Shape Of Jazz To Come presents: Orphy Robinson & Mark Mondesir: “I heard you twice the first time” (Vortex, 10 December 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Jazz Warriors alumni Orphy Robinson […]
Brian Shankar Adler’s Fourth Dimension (Jalopy Theatre, New York, 5 December 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Every jazz musician brings a tradition with them into the music they compose and improvise. Having […]
Jazz Migration Showcase (YOU, NoSax No Clar, Kepler, Nefertiti) (La Dynamo, Pantin, 3 December 2019. Report by Oliver Weindling) The Jazz Migration scheme, organised since 2002 by the French jazz promoter organisation […]
