Congratulations to Andrew Robb, originally from Edinburgh, who has just won first prize in the jazz bass competition at BASS2018 LUCCA, the sixth European Bass Congress. All the events of this year’s […]
NEWS: Third Drayton Court Jazz Festival Programme Announced (17-19 August. London W13, free admission)
The Drayton Court Festival ad DuskPhoto credit: John Ross Photography Dick Esmond, who for many years ran the Ealing Jazz Festival, and Andrew Butcher have announced the programme for the third Drayton […]
NEWS: Applications now open from bands for "Made in the UK" 2019
Gwyneth Herbert with Ned Cartwright at one of their four showsin Rochester in 2018. Sam Burgess is off-camera.Photo courtesy of CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival The ‘Made in the UK’ concert series […]
NEWS: Large UK presence in Leipzig (Leipziger Jazztage 11-20 October)
Matthew Herbert’s Brexit Big BandPublicity picture The Anglo-Saxons will be heading for Saxony in the Autumn. Peter Bacon reports on a German jazz festival honouring British jazz: Leipziger Jazztage presents its 42nd […]
NEWS: Tony Bennett’s 92nd birthday and a new album with Diana Krall announced
Tony Bennett and Diana Krall in the recording studio for Love Is Here To StayPhoto: © Mark Seliger Peter Bacon reports: Happy 92nd birthday today to Tony Bennett! As part of the […]
NEWS: R.I.P. Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko
Tomasz StankoPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: The death has been announced of the Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. He was 76 and had been suffering from lung cancer. He died earlier today in […]
NEWS: Sons Of Kemet nominated for 2018 Mercury Prize
Sons Of KemetPhoto: © Pierrick Guidou Peter Bacon reports: Sons Of Kemet, the quartet led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, with Theon Cross on tuba, and drummers Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick, is […]
NEWS: First Artists Announced for 2018 Galway Jazz Festival (4-7 October)
Sebastian writes: The Galway Jazz Festival 2018, which will present over 120 musicians from 12 countries in more than 60 events across the city between 4 and 7 October, has announced its […]
NEWS: Maria Schneider, Bob Dorough, Abdullah Ibrahim and Stanley Crouch named as 2019 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows
Maria SchneiderPhoto credit and © Kyra Kverno The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honours in jazz in the USA. They are conferred on “individuals who have made significant contributions to […]
NEWS: Full programme announced for 2018 Herts Jazz Festival (Letchworth Garden City, 5-7 October)
The opening night of the very first Herts Jazz Festival in 2011Photo credit: Melody McLaren The eighth Herts Jazz Festival will take place at the Broadway Theatre in Letchworth Garden City from […]
NEWS: First Artists Announced for 2018 Berlin Jazz Festival (1-4 November)
The second Artist-in-Residence at JazzFest Berlin:Mary HalvorsonPublicity photo by Amy Touchette Sebastian writes: In advance of the full festival programme announcement on 3 September, the Berlin Jazz Festival has announced its first […]
NEWS: Winners of 66th DownBeat Int’l Critics’ Poll announced
Vijay IyerPhoto: ECM Records Peter Bacon reads the long list: Pianist Vijay Iyer, bandleader Maria Schneider, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and label boss Manfred Eicher are the thoroughly deserving headline-grabbers in this […]
NEWS: Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival line-up (29 July – 5 August)
Chick Corea Akoustic BandPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: The full line-up for the fifth annual Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival has been announced. It will run in the legendary Soho club […]
NEWS: Vibraphonist Jonny Mansfield wins 2018 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize
Jonny MansfieldPhoto credit: Royal Academy of Music Peter Bacon reports: This year’s Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, its eighth annual award for a graduating jazz musician at the Royal Academy of Music who […]
REPORT: Jazz Promotion 2018 Look Out Conference at Turner Sims, Southampton
Opening keynote speaker at Look Out Rebecca RootPhoto courtesy of Kim Macari The “Look Out” Jazz Promotion Network Conference was held at Turner Sims at the University of Southampton on 13 and […]