Planck Walker ( The Spotted Dog. Birmingham . 9 November 2021. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Planck Walker was on this occasion a quartet led by alto saxophonist Sam Norris, a recent graduate […]
Planck Walker at The Spotted Dog, Birmingham
Jazzdor Festival 2021, Strasbourg – first three concerts
Sebastian Scotney writes: Last year, Jazzdor Festival director Philippe Ochem and his team had to cancel everything they had worked to create. I interviewed him before that happened, well in advance of […]
Vijay Iyer Trio + Kaja Draksler/ Susana Santos Silva at Jazzfest Berlin 2021
Vijay Iyer Trio with Linda Han-Oh and Tyshawn Sorey / Kaja Draksler & Susana Santos Silva (Pierre Boulez Saal, JazzFest Berlin 2021. Review by AJ Dehany) The Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin […]
Ben Wendel at Ronnie Scott’s
Ben Wendel (Ronnie Scott’s. 2 November 2021. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) It would be very difficult to better saxophonist Ben Wendel‘s first set at Ronnie Scott’s on Tuesday night, belatedly marking […]
Jonas Westergaard Trio + Elias Stemeseder/PHILM at Zig Zag Jazz Club, Berlin
“Inside…”Series: Jonas Westergaard Trio / Elias Stemeseder with Philipp Gropper’s PHILM, (Zig Zag Jazz Club, Berlin. 31 October 2021. Live Review and phone snaps by AJ Dehany) The “Inside…” series is as […]
2021 Jazz FM Awards Ceremony: Report
The 2021 Jazz FM awards took place at Under the Bridge in Stamford Bridge on 28 October. For the results as announced on the night, follow the link below. Charles Rees attended […]
KUU! – ‘Artificial Sheep’ album launch at Kammerspiele, Munich
KUU! – Artificial Sheep album launch (Kammerspiele, Munich. 21 October 2021. Live review and photos by Ralf Dombrowski(*)) The theatre really is the right place for KUU! This band has a love […]
Chris Potter Trio at PizzaExpress Jazz Club
Chris Potter, Craig Taborn & Nasheet Waits (PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 22 October 2021. Second of two nights. First and second houses. Live Review by Charles Rees) Performing without bass is a familiar […]
Vilnius Jazz Festival 2021, Lithuania
Vilnius Jazz Festival (15 to 17 October 2021) Report by Tony Dudley-Evans The Vilnius Jazz Festival has a strong focus on free jazz and improvised music, and has built a sizeable audience […]
Vimala Rowe at the Spice of Life
Vimala Rowe (Spice of Life. Monday lunchtime All-Star Series. 18 October 2021. Review by Romy Summers) This was the third of the All-Star Monday lunchtime sessions at the Spice of Life (LJN […]
Music Venue Trust (Venues Day at EartH in Dalston)
The Music Venue Trust held a Venues Day at EartH in Dalston on 5 October. Oliver Weindling of the Vortex attended. Here is his report: The Music Venue Trust’s Venues Day was […]
Billy Cobham and the Sultan Stevenson Trio at the Jazz Cafe
Billy Cobham Group and Sultan Stevenson Trio (Jazz Cafe, Camden, 30 September 2021. First night of two. Review by Sebastian Scotney) “The music never lies. We’re having a good time.” said Billy […]
Christian McBride and Jason Moran at Wigmore Hall
Christian McBride and Jason Moran (Wigmore Hall, 6 October 2021. Live Review by Chris Parker) An amiable, impressive figure with a streak of mischievousness (I once witnessed him doing an impromptu James […]
Jamie Cullum at the London Palladium
Jamie Cullum (London Palladium, 5 October 2021. First night of two. Review by Lavender Sutton) Jamie Cullum‘s two nights at the London Palladium had been long anticipated. In fact, he made a […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (October 1-3 2021 – Festival Round-Up by Peter Slavid) A weekend – and more – of top quality music with an attentive listening audience is […]
