Django Bates. Luleå, Sweden, 2013 Photo credit John Kelman. All Rights Reserved Stan Tracey won an Ivor Award for Jazz in 2012… John Surman was awarded one in 2017… and today at […]

Huw Warren Publicity photo Peter Bacon reports: Mix the current resident artists of Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama with its students and alumni and you get the AmserJazzTime Festival guest […]

Laura Jurd’s Dinosaur Photo: Dave Stapleton Peter Bacon reports: The line-up of this year’s Herts Jazz Festival (the ninth) at the Rhodes Arts Complex in Bishop’s Stortford on the weekend of 27-29 […]

Sara Dowling Photo: Steven Tagg Randall Peter Bacon reports: In the words of The Dude, from The Big Lebowski: Swanage Jazz Festival abides! Swanage was at risk again after last year’s festival […]

Clive Fenner Photo courtesy of East Side Jazz Club Clive Fenner, who made a massive contribution to London’s jazz scene, passed away at the end of April. In this tribute his close […]

Chris Legee in September 2018 Photo courtesy of Michael S Klein Michael S Klein remembers his friend Chris Legee who passed away last week. Boston (US)-born Chris was an indefatigable activist on […]

Supplied publicity photo Peter Bacon reports: News of money for jazz is always welcome. We’ve just received this press release from the Brussels Jazz Orchestra: In January 2020, Brussels Jazz Orchestra will […]

On Frith Street Photo supplied by Eric Woollard-White Sebastian writes: NEW DOCUMENTARY A new documentary feature film is being made to mark the 60th anniversary of Ronnie Scott’s, and will explain and […]

Pee Wee EllisPublicity photo Peter Bacon reports:  The headliners for the 2019 Margate Jazz Festival are Pee Wee Ellis, Liane Carroll and Theon Cross, it has been announced. There will also be a new “social partnership” […]

Upstairs at the Parrot in Canterbury L-R: Jonathan Ward, Dave Whitford, Dulcie May Moreno Frances Knight, Paul Booth Photo supplied by Dulcie May Moreno Peter Jones reports: The inaugural gig of the […]

Some of the successful Round 7 participants: Front Row – Jemma Freese (freesetrio), Nishla Smith, Bela Horvath (SogoRock), Eleanor Begley (Rafe’s Dilemma) Back Row – Chris Sellers and Theo Goss (both freesetrio), […]

A Press Release issued this morning by Chris Hodgkins states: “Voting is now open for the 2019 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, which will take place at PizzaExpress Live, Holborn, London on Tuesday 3 […]

Rob Luft (right) with Marcus Miller at the Montreux Jazz Acadamy 2017 Photo credit: Marc Ducrest / FFJM Sebastian writes:  The next set of BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for 2019-21 […]

Live Experience of the Year Winner:Kamasi Washington at Steamdown (with Nubya Garcia, right)Photo by AJ Dehany Sebastian writes: The Winners at the 2019 Jazz FM Awards have just been announced: The full […]

Nominated in Best Album Category: Jim MullenPhoto credit: Melody McLaren Sebastian writes: Glasgow Jazz Festival has just announced the nominations for the 7th Scottish Jazz Awards and opened up the public vote […]