The team at the Swanage Jazz Festival has announced its 2022 programme. This year’s festival will be centred around the Mowlem Theatre. The programme will present a very wide cross section of […]
The winners of the 2021/22 edition of the LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award are announced: Guitarist Dan Wilson, originally from Akron, Ohio wins the Northern American edition and will perform at ten […]
The winners of the 2021 Peter Whittingham Awards have been announced by the charity Help Musicians. The awardees are jazz saxophonist/recorder player/band leader/composer Tom Ridout, composer/saxophonist Olivia Murphy and vocalist/ band leader/composer/ […]
Sebastian writes: An important step at one of Europe’s main jazz labels is announced today, with the announcement that Andreas Brandis has become a full partner/ shareholder at ACT Music. Here is […]
Jim Trimmer writes: “Dick Laurie (Band Leader, Clarinet player, Editor/Journalist, Wit and all round Good Chap…) was an early victim of Covid in April 2020. It’s been tricky to organise any kind […]
Sincerest congratulations to Nikki Iles, awarded the BEM “for services to music” in the 2022 New Years Honours List. The official short biography on Nikki’s website serves as a reminder of the […]
Leeds-raised guitarist Stan Brunt, it is announced today, becomes the eighth and final winner of the Richard Turner Prize at the Royal Academy of Music. FULL TEXT OF THE RAM PRESS RELEASE: […]
Pizza Express Live has just announced a line-up of thirty-six pianists for the Steinway 2-Piano Festival 2022 at the Jazz Club in Dean Street. Artists scheduled to appear at the festival which […]
Jazz FM has just announced its Christmas schedule. Norah Jones’ show is set to run at 3pm on Christmas Day… TEXT EXTRACTED FROM PRESS RELEASE (Link to Full Release Below) Christmas Eve: […]
The winners of the 2021 Scottish Jazz Awards were announced at a ceremony at Glasgow venue The Savings Bank on 8 December 2021: Best Vocalist Award sponsored by Whighams Jazz Club Marianne […]
Among the ten Ivor Novello Awards announced at the Ivors Composer Awards 2021 in a ceremony at the British Museum on 8 December 2021 were: Nikki Iles – ‘The Caged Bird’ – […]
Soft Machine have announced the retirement of bassist Roy Babbington, and that his nominated replacement is Fred Baker. Here is the statement from the band: “It is with sadness that Soft Machine […]
Danish Music Awards Jazz is the annual awards ceremony that celebrates the Danish jazz scene and highlights the past year’s Danish jazz releases. It has been produced by JazzDanmark since 2011. The […]
The Buxton International Festival, founded in 1979, has a worldwide reputation for its opera productions, literary events and a particular and special ‘festive’ atmosphere, writes Charles Rees. Now, for the first time, […]
Nominations in the eighty-six categories of the 2022 Grammys were announced on 23 November The ceremony is on 31 January 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will be streamed […]
