Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with students from Siena and Hamburg at Parabola Arts Centre, 4 May. Review by Peter Slavid. One of the regular highlights of the Cheltenham programme is this project, where […]
Julian Siegel Quartet. On tour in England and Ireland, 28 Apr- 7 June
Saxophonist and composer Julian Siegel follows up his acclaimed big band project, “Tales From The Jacquard”, with a tour of selected dates in Ireland and England – including a Ronnie Scott’s show […]
Jim Snidero Quartet at Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin
Jim Snidero Quartet(Zig Zag Club, Friedenau, Berlin. 17 April 2024. Review by Sebastian Scotney) What a great little club: fabulous sound and a wonderfully attentive listening audience. Zig Zag is in Friedenau, […]
Looking forward to ” ‘Round Midnight with Soweto Kinch”. Part 1: Interview
BBC Radio 3’s ‘Round Midnight, the new five-nights-a-week show starts on Monday 1 April. Soweto Kinch is the presenter. Interview by Bruce Lindsay ‘Round Midnight, BBC Radio 3’s new late-night jazz show, […]
#IWD2024: Miriam Ast. Part of ‘Giant Steps: Women to the Fore’
Eight European jazz publications are marking #IWD 2024 with portraits of rising female jazz stars across Europe in series called Giant Steps: #Womentothefore. This interview was done by Jacek Brun of jazz-fun.de […]
Mondays With Morgan: Jim Snidero – new album ‘For All We Know’
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and alto saxophonist Jim Snidero, who just released a new trio album, For All We Know, featuring bassist Peter Washington, drummer Joe […]
Mothers In Jazz (75): Natascha Roth
This week’s Mothers in Jazz (*) interview by Nicky Schrire features German vocalist and educator Natascha Roth. For the past twenty years, she has taught at universities in Belgium, Holland, Germany and […]
Ten Tracks by Max Roach that I can’t do without…by Liam Noble
In the latest of LJN’s series in which musicians write about their inspirations and idols, Liam Noble praises one of the greats, Max Roach (1924-2007). What would have been the drummer’s 100th […]
Mothers In Jazz (71): Claudia Villela
This week‘s Mothers in Jazz (*) features Brazilian vocalist Claudia Villela, who grew up surrounded by music in her grandmother’s home, beginning to make music herself when she was only a year […]
Sam Gendel at Milton Court (EFG LJF 2023)
Sam Gendel (Milton Court. 14 November 2023. EFG LJF. Review by John L Walters) Two musicians lope onto the Milton Court stage carrying bottles. Without any spoken introductions they settle down in […]
First Artists Announced for Buxton Jazz Weekend 2024 (4-8 July)
Now in its third year, the Buxton Jazz Weekend is already becoming established as a distinctive event. Last year it had Wynton Marsalis as headliner. This year’s first programme announcement highlights an […]
Dave Brubeck Quartet – ‘Live From The Northwest, 1959’
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Live From The Northwest, 1959 (RELEASE 17 Nov)(Brubeck Editions. Album review by Liam Noble) Jazz doesn’t always announce itself upfront, but you know who this band are in […]
Pocket Jazz (a new online course for jazz musicians from Music Savvy)
Pocket Jazz is a new online jazz course created by Arizona-based trombonist and Music Savvy founder Michael Lake. It aims to deepen a musician’s understanding of some of the more complex aspects […]
Sean Fyfe (forthcoming album + gigs in Guildford/ Luton)
“Among the many moods that Sean calls forth with his music, perhaps joyfulness is the most dominant” wrote one reviewer of Canadian pianist Sean Fyfe’s first album as leader. He has been […]
Jim Rattigan (new 3-CD box set ‘Duos’)
French horn player Jim Rattigan’s new release, the 3-CD box set “Duos” – also featuring pianists Ivo Neame and Hans Koller, and guitarist Nick Costley-White – will be released on 20 October […]