Pat Martino tribute concerts and documentary screening (The Django/The Roxy, NYC. 6 January 2021. Report / review by Dan Bergsagel) On 1 November 2021 Patrick C Azzara – better known as Pat […]
Pat Martino Tribute Concerts at The Django, NYC
Jim Rattigan at Pizza Express Dean Street (‘When’ Album Tour)
Jim Rattigan (Pizza Express Jazz Club. 8 January 2022. Review by Lavender Sutton) The niche-ness of jazz French horn might perplex some, but Jim Rattigan has been championing it for over 20 […]
Herts Jazz: ‘The Final Gig’
The Alan Barnes Octet’s performance of ‘Christmas with Copperfield’, on 19 December 2021 in front of a full house at the Maltings Theatre in St Alban’s was the final gig from Herts […]
‘Les Rencontres AJC 2021’ in Paris (Conference and Showcases)
The regular year-end meetings of the French jazz organisation AJC (Association Jazzé Croisé) are a major gathering for people involved professionally in jazz in France. They provide the annual platform at which […]
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen at the 606 Club
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 […]
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 […]
