ECM announces today the release of Bordeaux Concert, the last solo concert by Keith Jarrett in France, recorded at the Auditorium de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux on July 6, 2016. A single […]
The new sponsor of the Mercury Prize FREE NOW is announcing a new partnership with the Music Venue Trust to support/sponsor gigs, including jazz gigs in small London venues. The complete series […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new conversation series hosted by vocalist Nicky Schrire and published by LondonJazz News. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, […]
Rob Adams writes: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland rewards outstanding jazz students; the winners of the annual awards given to students on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland jazz course have been announced […]
We are sad to hear of the death on 9 July of Barbara Thompson MBE. Here is the announcement from Barbara’s daughter Ana Gracey: “My mum had the most extraordinary spirit – […]
Here is the list of winners at the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards (*) For the full list of nominees follow THIS LINK. Our congratulations to all the winners! Jazz Vocalist of the […]
Gwen Ansell has posted the news that Eric Alan Wannenburg (known as Eric Alan) has passed away, and collected together some tributes – LINK HERE She writes: “The light of a beacon […]
The momentum behind Nigel Price’s campaign to bring support to grassroots jazz promoters has been picking up momentum in a matter of just a few weeks: Grassroots Jazz is now a registered […]
Enja Records has announced that the label’s co-founder Matthias Winckelmann passed away yesterday, 19 June 2022: “We are very sad: Matthias Winckelmann is no longer with us ( April 7, 1941 – […]
Nominations are announced for the APPJG/ Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2022. The awards will be on 5 July. Congratulations to all the nominees. Jazz Vocalist of the Year Claire Martin Emma Smith Brigitte […]
Over fifty music organisations, including several from the jazz community, are co-signatories to the following statement published today 6 June 2022: “THE FUTURE HEALTH OF THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY — AND OUR […]
As far as we can see, there is just one jazz-related honour in the 2022 Birthday Honours… Congratulations trombonist/arranger Bill Geldard BEM, honoured at the age of 92. Born in 1929, Bill […]
Saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen is re-locating…. just over 300 miles to the south-west… from Montreal to Rochester, NY, where she will take a post at Eastman School of Music. Here is Eastman’s statement, […]
Jazz needs strong and persuasive advocates in the right places who can make a difference, and former MP Bob Blizzard, who died from cancer on 5 May 2022 at the age of […]
BBC Radio 3 have announced today the next cohort of participants in their New Generation Artists scheme. Pianist Fergus McCreadie becomes the eighth jazz musician to join the scheme (full list of […]
