China Moses (Boulevard Theatre, Walker’s Court, Soho. 13 November 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) The Boulevard Theatre is a newly reopened theatre in the heart of Soho with a sophisticated, art deco […]
China Moses at the Boulevard Theatre, Soho
Ingrid and Christine Jensen + Whirlwind Orchestra in Nottingham
Ingrid and Christine Jensen with the Whirlwind Recording Artists Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Steps/ Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham. 14 November 2019. First night of tour. Review by Jeanie Barton.) The night was very […]
Aruán Ortiz at the Stone NYC
Aruán Ortiz (The Stone, NYC. 13 November 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) Aruán Ortiz has lots of interests – Cuban folklore, serial and chamber music, acoustic representations of pattern and architecture. With […]
Zoe Francis’s ‘Blue Town’ Project at Pizza Express Dean Street
Zoe Francis’s ‘Blue Town’ Project (Pizza Express Dean Street. 10 November 2019. Review by Brian Blain) With positive memories of Zoe Francis‘s Blue Town CD from the summer, I wondered how its […]
Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon at Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham
Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon (Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 7 November 2019. Review and photos by John Watson) What a wonderful glow there is in the sound of the French horn. But it takes real […]
JazzFest Berlin Round-Up (Part 3 – hr-Bigband feat. Joachim Kühn & Michel Portal/Ambrose Akinmusire/Brian Marsella/Eve Risser/Late Night Lab 1)
JazzFest Berlin (Haus der Berliner Festspiele 2019. Round-Up by Alison Bentley) hr-Bigband feat. Joachim Kühn & Michel Portal/Ambrose Akinmusire/Brian Marsella/Eve Risser/Late Night Lab 1 This is the third and final part of […]
JazzFest Berlin 2019 Round-Up (Part 2: Sinikka Langeland/The Australian Art Orchestra/ Late Night Lab 2/ Paul Lovens)
JazzFest Berlin 2019 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele. 31 October – 3 November 2019. Round-Up Part 2 by Alison Bentley) Sinikka Langeland/The Australian Art Orchestra/Late Night Lab 2/Paul Lovens This is the second part […]
JazzFest Berlin 2019 Round-Up (Part 1 – Christian Lillinger/Angel Bat Dawid/KIM Collective/Anthony Braxton’s ZIM Music / Marc Ribot)
JazzFest Berlin 2019 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele. 31 October- 3 November 2019. Round-Up by Alison Bentley) This is the first of Alison’s three-part Round-Up of JazzFest Berlin 2019 Christian Lillinger’s Open Form […]
Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia
Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia (Culture Centre, Pancevo, 31 Oct – 2 Nov. Review and photos by John Watson) The warmth of Paolo Fresu’s flugelhorn sound, and the passion it conveys, has me spellbound… […]
Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Gala at the Royal Albert Hall
Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Royal Albert Hall. 30 October 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) On 30 October 1959, in that year of jazz masterpieces, British tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott contributed […]
Reich/Richter and Moor Mother’s The Great Bailout at the Barbican
Reich/Richter and Moor Mother’s The Great Bailout (Barbican complex, 23 October 2019. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) This was a very busy evening at the Barbican with two must-see concerts of […]
Laila Biali at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Laila Biali (Pizza Express Jazz Club, 28 October 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Laila Biali is becoming a staple name on the jazz scene in North America and now in Europe too. […]
Binker Golding Quartet, Trish Clowes, Meridian at Jazz in the Round
Binker Golding Quartet, Trish Clowes, Meridian (Jazz in the Round, Cockpit Theatre, 28 October 2019. Review by Peter Jones) The Cockpit is the venue for the excellent monthly Jazz in the Round […]
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society at the Jazz Standard
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society (Jazz Standard, New York, 24 October 2019. Review by Dan Bergsagel) There is no dramatic start or ear-catching launch; instead, Darcy James Argue is slowly layering the […]
Belgrade Jazz Festival
Belgrade Jazz Festival (Various venues, 22-28 October 2019. Review and photos by John Watson) How much, I wondered, is Stanley Clarke’s right thumb insured for? As he hammered it down with awesome power […]
