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 […]
Jazz Nominations for the 2022 Grammys
Iver Cardas (Norway) Wins First Prize at International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition 2021
The winners of the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition in Kraków have been announced, writes Izzy Blankfield from Kraków: First prize: Iver Cardas (Norway) Second prize: Carl Morgan (Australia) Third […]
Finalists of the International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition announced
The finalists of the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition in Kraków have been announced. Of 16 semi-finalists, 7 players have been selected by the jury to perform in the final […]
Scottish Jazz Awards 2021 – Nominees Announced
The Scottish Jazz Awards are back with shortlists that reflect a year of strong album releases and the continuing rude good health of a youthfully inventive scene that is learning from the […]
Helena Kay becomes City Music Foundation artist
Saxophonist Helena Kay is joining the City Music Foundation Artist Scheme . The full announcement is HERE The other awardees are: Connaught Brass, Ensemble Hesperi (baroque group), Harriet Burns (soprano) James Larter […]
Ivors Composer Awards 2021 Nominees Announced
The Ivors Composer Awards 2021 Nominees for Jazz Composition are announced Alex Paxton for Bye and Corncrack Dreams (the latter commissioned by Nevis Ensemble and North Uist Distillery) Brigitte Beraha and Dave […]
Pat Martino: Memories from David O’Rourke
David O’Rourke has written this personal tribute in gratitude to Pat Martino (*). The Irish guitarist and arranger has lived in New York since the 1980’s. These personal recollections show vividly how […]
Pat Martino(1944-2021). A Tribute by Ant Law
The Jazz Guitar world is incredibly sad today – we have lost a giant. Pat Martino was one of the greatest who ever lived. As is evident from the tributes which are […]
“I think it is a great opportunity for any musician.” (Showcase Applications for jazzahead! closing on 4 November 2021)
The organisers of jazzahead!, the world’s leading jazz trade fair, have put out a reminder that applications for the showcase festival 2022 are still open for just one more week. We also […]
Winners at the 2021 Jazz FM Awards
Here is the list of winners at the 2021 Jazz FM Awards, awarded earlier this evening at Under the Bridge in Chelsea: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Tony Bennett GOLD AWARD : Courtney Pine […]
Winners at the Drake Yolanda Awards
Sebastian writes: I often word-search press releases which I receive for the word “Jazz”. And believe me, it can sometimes be a dispiriting exercise. Not today. The following release from Rupert Burley’s […]
RIP Robin Morton (1939-2021)
Rob Adams writes: Robin Morton was a hugely influential figure on the folk and traditional music scene in Scotland and across the world, and yet if he’d followed his initial musical dream, […]
RIP Willie Garnett (1938-2021)
Sebastian writes: The sad news has just reached us that saxophonist Willie Garnett passed away yesterday 15 October 2021. As one musician has just described him to me, “he was the nicest […]
Keith Tippett’s last performance available on disc – and now on video
Keith Tippett’s very last performance was a duo set with Matthew Bourne on 12 Oct 2019, at Union Chapel in London. It is available as part of a two-CD set or as […]
Anthony Wood: a Tribute by Chrissie Murray
Chrissie Murray (*) remembers Anthony Wood, the trailblazing champion of improvised music who tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident on 15 September 2021, age 73. Anthony Wood, inspirational promoter of […]
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