Bansangu Orchestra stretching across the clubPhoto credit: Steven Cropper / Transient Life Bansangu Orchestra(Ronnie Scott’s, 8 October 2018. Review by Sebastian Scotney) In a sense, the band’s name says it all. “Ban-san-gu” (band sounds […]
Tristan and IsoldePhoto credit: BBC/Mark Allan Julian Joseph’s Tristan and Isolde(Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, 6 October 2018. Review by Dominic Williams) Tristan and Isolde (or Iseult) is an early medieval Celtic […]
Donny McCaslin (centre) onstage at ScalaPhone snap by AJ Dehany REVIEW: Donny McCaslin(Scala, London N1, 7 October 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) I love it when a band opens with their major […]
Nick Smart and the Academy Big BandRehearsing in the Susie Sainsbury TheatrePhoto courtesy of RAM Dave Holland, Chris Potter and the Academy Big Band(Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, 5 October […]
Rosie Frater-TaylorPhoto credit: Pat Pascal Rosie Frater-Taylor On My Mind album launch(Kansas Smitty’s, 4 October 2018. Review by Lauren Bush) Rosie Frater-Taylor is a new, young voice on the jazz scene, but […]
Dave DeVries (left) with Claude Deppa and Chris BatchelorPhoto credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Brotherhood of Breath(100 Club. 26 September 2018. Review by Gail Tasker) The atmosphere was electric. The 100 Club was […]
Joanna DudaPhoto Credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Monika Jakubowska writes: Their YouTube channel has had well over a million views, they are followed by thousands on social media and their album Polka, released […]
Gabrielle Ducomble with Nicolas Meier at the launchPhoto by audience member courtesy of Gabrielle Ducomble Gabrielle Ducombie – Across the Bridge Album Launch(Pizza Express Live, Holborn. 23 September 2018. Review by Kate […]
Paul Booth and Bansangu, Margate 2018Photo credit: Martin Goodsmith REVIEW: Margate Jazz Weekend 2018(Olby’s Soul Cafe and other venues in Margate. 21-23 September 2018. Review by AJ Dehany) Since its inception as […]
Nima at the VortexPicture courtesy of the @arrangerspiano Twitter feed The Shape of Jazz to Come (Vortex Jazz Club, 24 September 2018. Report by Sebastian Maniura) “The Energy in this room is […]
L-R: Mike LeDonne, Eric Alexander, Seamus Blake Erik SoderlindPhoto credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Sebastian writes: Monika Jakubowska caught the final high-energy night of a three-night residency on 17-19 September 2018, marking the […]
Isaac WaddingtoniPhone photo by Kate Delamere Isaac Waddington(Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston. 12 September 2018. Review by Kate Delamere) Isaac Waddington, former head chorister at Chichester Cathedral, hit the headlines for having the […]
L-R: John Horler, Jim Richardson, Quentin Collins,Leo RichardsonPhoto of launch from Ubuntu Music Chet Baker Live in London Vol. II album launch(Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, 18 Sept 2018. Review – and Interview with […]
Fergus McCreadiePhoto by Patrick Hadfield Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival(Islay, Scotland.14-16 September 2018. Round-Up and photos by Patrick Hadfield) Islay is an island off the west coast of Scotland, famous for its birdlife […]
The standing ovation for Michel LegrandiPhone snap by Sebastian Scotney Michel Legrand and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – 60 Years of Music and Movies (Royal Festival Hall, 18 September 2018. Review by Andrew […]
