(Outside In Music. Available from Bandcamp. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Lockdown was a hard time for many people as they faced isolation, grief and the sudden loss of their livelihoods. But some […]
Art Themen (Fringe Jazz at Bristol Music Club. 28 September. Review by Mike Collins) A stone’s throw from the University of Bristol’s Student Union building, it’s easy to miss the steps down […]
Jakob Bro Trio with Anders Christensen and Brian Blade (Flagey Studio 1, Brussels. Sunday 4 September 2022. Fourth night of four. Live review by Dick Hovenga(*) Dick Hovenga, who runs the Dutch […]
Trumpeter Kevin Davy interviewed saxophonist Ray Carless (1954-2022) by phone for Jazz London Radio (JLR) in October 2020. He kindly shares that interview, and has also written a tribute to him. SYNOPSIS […]
Catherine Lima’s Love Letter to Broadway(Crazy Coqs, 30 July 2022. Live review by Romy Summers) It is great to see how Catherine Lima is developing both as a singer and as a […]
Sebastian writes: For this fourth and last daily piece on my visit to the Siena Jazz Summer Academy, I attempted to be a fly-on-the-wall, to get slightly closer in to the heart […]
Laura Jurd (Three concerts in Edinburgh. July 2022. Live Reviews by Patrick Hadfield) Trumpeter and, for these gigs at least, cornetist Laura Jurd made her first trip to the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, […]
European Jazz Workshop Big Band (*) (Festival Theatre Studio, Edinburgh, 21 July 2022. Live review by Mark McKergow) This astounding performance by young musicians from across Europe produced 75 minutes of disciplined, […]
Sebastian writes: One of the pieces I was commissioned to do here in Montreal this year was not a written piece, but a podcast for The Economist. Enjoy the glee in that […]
Robert Glasper (Théâtre Maisonneuve, 6 July 2022. MIJF. Photo-Essay using the official photos by Victor Diaz Lamich. Words by Sebastian Scotney) This was a particularly free-form evening. It started with the presentation […]
Marc Copland /Adrian Vedady /Jim Doxas Trio (Dièse Onze, Saint Denis Street, Montreal. MIJF. 2 July 2022. Review by Sebastian Scotney) There are some facts that need saying. Often. And maybe what […]
Roy Willox – First Recordings (Privately produced by Eileen Mann. 14 minutes. EP review by Sebastian Scotney) This is a little piece of history. We covered the passing of Roy Willox (1929-2019) […]
Iain Ballamy quintet; Moses Boyd (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May, 2 May 2022. Reviews by Jon Turney) Quite the Mayday weekend for Iain Ballamy. He premiered a saxophone concerto written for him […]
The LJN team’s coverage of the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival has been substantial. Jon Turney, Peter Slavid and photographer John Watson have done a great job. We have published their reviews of […]
Saxophonist/flautist/ pianist/ bandleader/ educator David Angol was born near Preston in Lancashire to parents originally from Dominica. A graduate of Middlesex University he has a long CV in music. He played in […]
