The Jazz FM Awards ceremony (with OANDA) took place via livestream from Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club earlier this evening, 27 October 2020, presented by Marcus Brigstocke JAZZ FM AWARDS 2020 WITH OANDA […]
Winners at the 2020 Jazz FM Awards
Full Programme for Cambridge Jazz Festival announced (18-29 November)
The programme for the 6th Cambridge Jazz Festival has been announced. Most events are free to view and will be streamed online – see below for the full listing and more details […]
GoFundMe Campaign launched to help keyboardist Steve Hamilton
A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help pianist and keyboardist Steve Hamilton following surgery to remove his right kidney, writes Rob Adams. Hamilton, who lived and worked in London for a […]
2020 Scottish Jazz Awards Winners Announced
The winners of the 8th Scottish Jazz Awards were unveiled on Sunday 18 October at a virtual ceremony hosted by Suzanne Bonnar and Luca Manning. WINNERS Rising Star Award sponsored by Musicians’ […]
“Musicians are constantly reinventing themselves”. Three initiatives to help build sustainability
Three members of the jazz community, all good friends of LJN – Matt Fripp, Emily Saunders and Phil Meadows – are responding to the pandemic in the deeply positive and instinctively community-building […]
UK Launch of New Zealand-based Thick Records
Award-winning Scottish pianist Brian Kellock features on two of the three recordings released to mark the UK launch of New Zealand-based Thick Records on Friday 30th October. A musician-led company formed […]
Programme announced for London Latin Jazz Festival (28-30 January 2021)
UPDATE 22 OCTOBER: THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 28-30 JANUARY 2021. WE WILL UPDATE THIS PREVIEW ASAP From Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October, PizzaExpress Live in Holborn, London will be […]
Downbeat’s “25 for the Future” Includes four UK artists
Downbeat’s “25 for the Future” feature, in its November 2020 issue, includes four UK artists plus two Europeans: Yazz Ahmed (photo above by Seb JJ Peters) Nubya Garcia Yussef Dayes Shabaka Hutchings. […]
Jazzfest Berlin 2020 Programme Announced (5-8 November)
The programme for JazzFest Berlin 2020 is announced today. Key points are : – “The connection between the jazz scenes in Berlin and New York is the focus of the third festival […]
Peter King’s Funeral – now available to watch
Peter King’s funeral at Putney Vale Crematorium on 30 September 2020 was filmed and livestreamed and is now available to watch. Spike Wells officiated – thoughtfully, sensitively, touchingly. There were tributes from: […]
Europe Jazz Media Chart October 2020 published
The monthly Europe Jazz Media Chart for October 2020 is published. This is the just second time LJN has contributed, and Tony Dudley-Evans’ pick, Krononaut, is on top of the pile. The […]
New Series: “Ubuntu Music Live” at Jazz Café launches on 29 September
Ubuntu Music and the Jazz Café are announcing a new series starting on Tuesday 29 September with the launch gig for two albums: James Copus’ album Dusk, and Joe Downard’s Seven Japanese […]
Peter King – Funeral Details
Steve Rubie writes: Peter King’s Funeral will be on Wednesday September 30th at 4pm at Putney Vale Crematorium Please note that due to the current situation ATTENDANCE IS BY INVITATION ONLY. However, […]
Nominees announced for Scottish Jazz Awards 2020
Voting is now open for the 8th annual Scottish Jazz Awards 2020 with nominees announced today for five of the main awards. A complete list is below. Voting is now open […]
Tribute: Toni Belenguer (1978-2020)
Trombonist Toni Belenguer died on Sunday 13 September at the age of 42. The cause of his death is still unexplained. He was one of the top jazz trombonists in Spain, and […]
