“With the Club closed and no idea when we will be able to reopen, this new initiative is critical to the 606’s survival.” Steve Rubie has just announced the openig of the […]
606 Online Portal now open
Jimmy Cobb (1929-2020)
Rob Adams remembers drummer Jimmy Cobb who passed away yesterday, 24 May 2020, at the age of 91 When Jimmy Cobb left the studio after the second and final session for Miles […]
John Cumming – a personal tribute by Ros Rigby
The passing of John Cumming on Sunday 17 May is deeply felt in the jazz community. Ros Rigby, a good and loyal friend for over fifty years, remembers him: I met John […]
Around The Houses – May programme (Sundays)
Like other jazz musicians around the world, saxophonist Alex Woods, guitarist Sam Slater and bassist Chris Mapp have been adapting to the new world order. Their solution is Around The Houses, an […]
TRIBUTE: Tony Allen (1940- 2020) by John Fordham
John Fordham pays tribute to Tony Allen. Of all the popular sounds of the 20th century fired up by the spontaneity and rhythmic creativity of jazz, Afrobeat’s morphing of that music into […]
New Morley College Online Jazz Series launches with Joy Ellis (Friday 1 May at 1pm), then Ivo Neame (8 May)
Sebastian writes: The Jazz@MorleyCollege series had hardly got started…. As the Head of Jazz Flavio Li Vigni explains: “We had just managed to run the first concert of the series before canceling […]
Updates from jazzahead! (on what would have been the first day of 2020…)
“An April without jazzahead! is just not the same,” say the team from jazzahead!, echoing the sentiments of many…, in a newsletter on would have been the opening morning of the […]
Sources of funding for musicians affected by corona virus pandemic (31 Mar Update)
NEWS: 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 […]
“Live in Our Living Rooms” , 1-7 April. Full schedule announced with Chick Corea, Joe Lovano, Becca Stevens, Bill Frisell, Christian McBride…
Sebastian writes: One of the most substantial and co-ordinated initiatives to live-stream music from homes has been announced by US publicist Lydia Liebman. “Live in Our Living Rooms” is a New […]
Sources of funding for musicians affected by corona virus pandemic
NOTE 31 MAR : Mary James’ piece has been updated and the new version is HERE
Vortex to Livestream Duni/Luft/Thomas (Sunday 22 March 2020)
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 […]
Nominees for JazzFM Awards 2020 announced
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 […]
Percy Pursglove joins NDR Big Band
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 […]
TRIBUTE: McCoy Tyner (1938-2020) by Steve Melling
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 – […]
4th Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition open for entries
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 […]
