Dianne Reeves with the Carnegie Hall National Youth Jazz Orchestra Photo: © Todd Rosenberg Carnegie Hall National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYO Jazz) with Dianne Reeves Cadogan Hall, 1 August 2018. Review by […]
Halie LorenPublicity picture by Bob Williams Halie Loren(Pizza Express Holborn, 31 July 2018. Review by Lauren Bush) As Halie Loren makes her way to the stage, there is a warm applause that […]
Neil Yates – Tunes from the Chimneys: A Jazz suite for Wales(Llandudno Jazz Festival. Premiere performance/festival commission, 29 July 2018. Review and photo of Neil Yates by Jon Turney) An ambitious commission […]
The free stage at Manchester Jazz Festival, with Big Bad Wolf performing 2018 Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) – Saturday 28 July(Report and photographs by Adrian Pallant) The Saturday finale of 2018’s nine-day […]
The music stands were empty Steve Coleman and Five Elements(229 The Venue, 26 July 2018. Review and photos by A.J. Dehany) In London at the mid-point of a brisk European tour, alto […]
Elina Duni and Rob LuftPublicity picture Rob Luft & Elina Duni Duo with special guest Kit Downes(Pizza Express Jazz Club, Sunday 29 July. Review by Sebastian Maniura) At a lunchtime set on […]
Norma Winstone Norma Winstone, Klaus Gesing, Glauco Venier plus special guest Abel Selaocoe(Royal Northern College of Music, 27 July 2018. Review and photographs by Adrian Pallant) A programme of familiar and […]
Clouds Harp Quartet – Esther Swift’s festival commission, Light Gatherer 2018 Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) (Thursday 26 July 2018. Report and photographs by Adrian Pallant) Manchester Jazz Festival’s imaginative programming has […]
John Beasley’s Monk’estra(Ronnie Scott’s. 21 July 2018. Second night, first house. Review by Sebastian Scotney) The Monk’estra project really does have the wind in its sails. There have been two volumes of […]
monumental at Barbican 2018Drawing © Geoff Winston 2018. All Rights Reserved monumental – The Holy Body Tattoo and Godspeed You! Black Emperor(Barbican, 13 July 2018 – first of two nights. Review and […]
Jazz JamaicaPhoto credit and ©: Bill Shakespeare Swanage Jazz Festival 2018 (Swanage, Dorset. 13-15 July 2018. Round-Up by Brian Blain) After doubts and vicissitudes following guitarist Nigel Price‘s bold step of leading a […]
Manchester Jazz Festival’s Salon Perdu Speigeltent – Ashley Henry Trio 2018 Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) (Saturday 21 July. Report and photographs by Adrian Pallant) The first full day of Manchester’s annual summer celebration of […]
Sakari OramoPhoto credit: BBC/ Chris Christodoulou PROM 6 Gershwin and MessiaenAngela Hewitt (piano)Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo(Royal Albert Hall. 18 July 2018. Review by John L. Walters) The […]
Jacob CollierPhoto credit: BBC/ Mark Allan Prom 7: Jacob Collier and Friends(Royal Albert Hall, 19 July 2018. Review by Sebastian Scotney) As is often the case, less turned out to be more. […]
Sly DunbarPhoto credit and © Ralf Dombrowski Nordub (Unterfahrt Munich, 17 July 2018. Review by Ralf Dombrowski) Sly Dunbar has difficulty walking. He arrives on the stand with the aid a stick, a […]
