Still Dreaming – L-R: Brian Blade, Ron Miles,Scott Colley, Joshua RedmanPublicity Photo by Jon BrownSebastian writes The 2019 Grammys will be awarded on 10 February 2019. Here are the nominations. First, the five […]
Will Arnold-Forster writes: The weekly Monday night gig at The Oxford Tavern in Kentish Town that George Crowley ran so fantastically for years is making a return under new stewardship. George did […]
David MossmanPhoto courtesy of Vortex Jazz Club“He was a man who just got on with things.” DAVID MOSSMAN founded the Vortex Jazz Club in Stoke Newington in 1988. He passed away on Saturday […]
Australian Jazz Quarterly from May 1947, one of the items in the collection.Birmingham City University now hosts a satellite archive of the National Jazz Archive (NJA). Peter Bacon reports: Exciting news for jazz […]
Waldo’s GiftPublicity PhotoSebastian writes: The inaugural Walthamstow Jazz Festival, in association with Adnams, put out its first press release and announced its first names at the end of October. It has just […]
Marcin Pater Trio receiving the awardPhoto credit: Andrzej Banaś (Jazz Juniors 2018).Mary James writes:The winner of Jazz Juniors Competition, 29 November to 2 December 2018, was announced yesterday at the ICE Krakow […]
Brian Peerless at Wavendon in 2013Photo credit: Peter VacherPeter Vacher writes:The sudden death of Brian Peerless shocked and saddened his many friends and associates in the UK jazz world and beyond. Brian […]
Sebastian writes: I was invited to host a Q and A session after the screening of the film The Jazz Ambassadors at the Barbican Cinema 2 on Sunday. It emerged that the […]
Keith TippettPublicity picturePeter Bacon reports:The first names have been announced for the 2019 Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf) – the city’s 24th – and tickets go on sale for them today. Changes next […]
Xhosa Cole with presenter Josie DarbyPhoto Credit: BBC/Mark AllanThe winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 is saxophonist Xhosa Cole, from Handsworth in Birmingham. The judges admitted it had not been an easy […]
Love Supreme FestivalPublicity photo Here is a handy guide to this week’s raft of announcements from five festivals, writes Sebastian : LOVE SUPREME (5-7 July 2019) – First headliners announced: Snarky Puppy, Gladys Knight […]
Paul DunmallHerts Jazz Festival, 2016Photo credit: Melody McLarenSebastian writes:Today’s press release from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation states: Ten visual artists and composers living and working in the UK each receive £60,000 over […]
John Scofield at home in Hudson ValleyPublicity photoSebastian writes: It is announced today that John Scofield‘s Quartet with bassist Vicente Archer, pianist Gerald Clayton & drummer Bill Stewart will be at Cadogan Hall […]
Esperanza Spalding at the 2018 JazzFM AwardsPhoto courtesy of JazzFMSebastian writes: JazzFM, which was recently acquired by Bauer Media, shows continuing growth, at annual rates between 15% and 19%, according to the […]
Kansas Smitty’s House BandPublicity Photo Sebastian writes: The 2018 British Jazz Awards results are out. The public vote attracted 5500 entries. Here are just the winners. The full lists of five in each category […]
