Mary James writes (*): The following sources of grants for self-employed musicians affected by the corona virus pandemic have been identified. Musicians’ Union: Musicians’ Union has set up a £1m fund for […]
Sebastian writes. The following notification has come from the Vortex : “Combining our resources, our faith in improvisation and our deep belief in the importance of culture and the arts, Sands Films […]
The nominations for the Jazz FM Awards 2020, produced by Serious, have been announced today. The JazzFM Awards website states that the winners will be announced on 27 May. Public voting […]
NDR in Hamburg have announced in a press release that Percy Pursglove has become a member of the NDR Big Band, one of the three such entities in Germany with salaried posts. His […]
Pianist Steve Melling remembers the very great McCoy Tyner, his music, and an invaluable and unforgettable piece of advice… I was lucky enough to meet and speak to the great McCoy Tyner – […]
Mary James writes: The fourth Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition will be held in Lusławice, Poland, from 7-10 July 2020. The competition is open to violinists, violists and cellists of all […]
Sebastian writes: The headline (and possibly the highlight) of the 2020 Pizza Express Steinway Two Pianos Festival will be a return to London after a significant gap of US pianist JoAnne Brackeen, […]
Peter Bacon reports: For those who have always hankered after attending the Punkt festival of live remix but haven’t managed to make it to Kristiansand in Norway, good news! Punkt, in collaboration […]
Having made partial announcements earlier, Cheltenham Jazz Festival (5-10 May) is announcing its full programme today. Tickets will go on sale to Members at 10am on Wednesday 26 February and on general […]
Sebastian writes: Love Supreme, “Europe’s biggest outdoor jazz festival”, is making a programme announcement today 6 February 2020 for its 8th festival which takes place from 3-5 July. The newly announced acts […]
Sebastian writes: The Crazy Coqs room at Brasserie Zedel next to Piccadilly Circus is announcing it fourth French Festival. The week-long series of performances was instigated by James Albrecht, Director of Fane […]
Sebastian writes: The first artists for the 2020 Swanage Jazz Festival, with a wide range of predominantly British jazz, have been announced: Friday 10 July features musicians from the region, notably the […]
At last night’s Grammy Awards (COMPLETE LIST HERE) the five Jazz Category Award winners were: Best Improvised Jazz Solo SOZINHO Randy Brecker (with the NDR Big Band) Best Jazz Vocal Album LITTLE […]
Sebastian writes: We are very saddened to hear of the death on Wednesday 15 January of a pivotal and immensely popular figure in British jazz, keyboard player/pianist Geoff Castle. The cause of […]
Sebastian writes: Yesterday, 12 January 2020, Callum Au became the eighth winner of the the BJO ICC (Brussels Jazz Orchestra International Composition Contest) Award at Flagey Studios in Brussels, during the Brussels […]
