Blue Brass featuring David Murray (The Vortex, EFG London Jazz Festival, 22 November 2019 [early show]. Review by Patrick Hadfield) There was a palpable sense of expectation ahead of this gig. David […]
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) The concert, like the duo’s recording There is No Other, opened with Ten […]
Danilo Pérez: Global Messengers (Queen Elizabeth Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, Friday 22 November 2019. Review by Mike Collins) Danilo Pérez is a force of nature. A complex and nuanced force for […]
Dick Oatts Quartet (Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street. EFG London Jazz Festival. 20 November 2019. Review by Samuel Norris) “If there’s anything we need right now, it’s a little bit of […]
Pulled By Magnets + Ben Vince (St John on Bethnal Green. EFG London Jazz Festival. 20 November 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I’m quite wary of church gigs. I like that they’re […]
Brotherhood of Breath (100 Club, EFG London Jazz Festival, 20 November 2019. Review by Patrick Hadfield) In his opening comments, Frank Williams pointed out that this year marked the sixtieth anniversary of […]
Larry Goldings Trio (606 Club, EFG London Jazz Festival, 20 November 2019. Review by Peter Jones) Although he has played in London on many occasions, this was the first time organist Larry […]
Hermeto Pascoal (Ronnie Scott’s. 18 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) There is, quite literally, no other musical experience like a concert by Hermeto Pascoal. In his review […]
Ant Law Quintet – Life I Know (Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College. Cambridge Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The small but very characterful theatre setting, in one of […]
Lars Danielsson Quartet – Liberetto III (Wigmore Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, 19 November 2019. Review by Rob Mallows) The audience at Wigmore Hall sits in front of a huge cupola above […]
SEED Ensemble (Storey’s Field Centre. Cambridge International Jazz Festival. 17 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The SEED Ensemble delivered a triumphant conclusion to Sunday’s festival programme in the pristine concert hall […]
Kitty Whitelaw sings Anita O’Day (Bull’s Head, Barnes. EFG London Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by Peter Jones) Better known in some circles as the vocal half of avant-garde duo Sealionwoman, Kitty […]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (EartH, Hackney Arts Centre. EFG London Jazz Festival, Saturday 16 November. Review by Alison Bentley) “The sound doesn’t lie,” said US trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah in a recent interview. […]
Julian Sartorius & Dan Nicholls + Y-Otis (Dalston SET, EFG London Jazz Festival, Monday 18 November. Review by Peter Slavid) The Dalston SET is a rather chaotic, pleasantly seedy small box of […]
Jan Garbarek Group (Royal Festival Hall. 17 November 2019. EFG London Festival. Review by Mike Collins) Trading fours sounds different in a Jan Garbarek set. An hour and half into their gig […]
