There is a petition currently under way, seeking to put an end to the fixed penalty fine of EUR150 which is increasingly being levied on bassists travelling on trains in France with […]
Diego Pinera – Odd Wisdom (ACT 9920-2. Review by Jon Carvell) Uruguayan drummer Diego Pinera’s search for the perfect groove has taken him all over the world, from his upbringing in Montevideo […]
Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 January after a long illness. This post […]
The “Classic Album Sundays” series presented “My Classic Album: Gary Crosby OBE on Charles Mingus’ The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady“, an interview with Tina Edwards: My Classic Album: Gary Crosby […]
Liane Carroll (606 Club Livestream. 18 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by AJ Dehany) “I started my career playing empty jazz clubs and it’s come full circle!” It’s a killer […]
The Dankworth and Harvey Awards Concert 2020 (Milton Court. 5 November 2020. Report from the livestream by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Guildhall Jazz Orchestra conducted by Scott Stroman performed the winning pieces in […]
Devin Gray and Gerald Cleaver – 27 Licks (Rataplan Records RR 007. CD Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This duo album is the latest recording by two drummers who have played and recorded […]
This is the second in a series of interviews with jazz promoters and venues which LJN is publishing in partnership with Nigel Price. The seventh date of the Nigel Price Organ Trio […]
Sebastian writes: Following the passing of Peter King, we have been offered the opportunity to publish an interview with him which was done during a trip to Kansas City where he played […]
Sebastian writes: On the day of the Charlie Parker centennial we published reflections by twenty-four alto saxophone players. (LINK TO FEATURE). One musician whom we were unable to reach in advance of […]
Tish Oney – Peggy Lee: A Century of Song (Rowman & Littlefield. 250pp. Book review by Peter Jones) This is not intended to be a biography of Peggy Lee – we have three of […]
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 3 (Hajanga Records. CD review by John Bungey) First a warning: if your musical life is saturated in Coleman’s harmolodics or Coltrane’s sheets of sound, best stop […]
Pizza Express have announced their decision that the Maidstone PizzaExpress restaurant and music venue in Earl Street, which has been hosting music events for three decades, will not be re-opening, citing deterioration […]
Tommy Scott Trio – Going For It (Tommy Scott Music – CD review by Mark McKergow) This extraordinary CD sees the re-emergence of British piano wizard Tommy Scott, back on the scene 20 years […]
Barb Jungr “finds confessional depths in Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel that no one else can see,” wrote Clive Davis in the Sunday Times last September of her most recent album Bob, […]
