Guitarist Kevin Mackenzie and pianists Brian Kellock (photo below), Dave Milligan and Fergus McCreadie are among the musicians due to feature in a new series of livestreams organised by the Edinburgh Playtime […]
Doors will open to the public again on Saturday 19 September 2020. Booking open from today (Monday 31 August). The club has announced that, after one attempt stymied at the last minute […]
Sebastian writes: The centenary of Charlie Parker’s birth falls today, 29 August 2020. We asked alto saxophonists two questions: first to describe thoughts and feelings which the centenary evokes. The second, optional, […]
Very sad news. One of the very greats of British jazz, saxophonist Peter King, passed away on Sunday 23 August, just a few days after his 80th birthday. He had been ill […]
Peter Bacon reports: A new survey reveals that 64% of musicians polled are considering leaving the music profession. The survey, conducted by the online musician booking platform, Encore Musicians, has revealed that […]
Peter Bacon reports on a new commission and collaboration to honour 40 years of the Music and Dance Scheme: A new virtual orchestra bringing together around 80 young musicians currently studying at […]
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra follows up last month’s tribute to Nelson Mandela with a video of a song taken from the orchestra’s concert with the Texan rising star singer Jazzmeia Horn […]
” I feel personally blessed and grateful to have shared the stage and the road with Steve and to have counted him as a friend.” Trumpeter Damon Brown pays tribute to saxophonist […]
Moses Boyd won UK Independent Breakthrough Artist, Jazz Re:Freshed won Best Independent Label, Sarathy Korwar won prestigious Best Independent Album and Tony Allen received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at […]
One of the very great figures of British Jazz, saxophonist Peter King is eighty years old today. Colleagues, friends and fans send best wishes: JULIAN ARGÜELLES: Even now at the age of […]
The Jazz Centre UK, based in Southend, has announced today the appointment of Mark Kass as its CEO. In his first statement he says: “Our first priority is our duty-of-care to ensure […]
Pizza Express have announced their decision that the Maidstone PizzaExpress restaurant and music venue in Earl Street, which has been hosting music events for three decades, will not be re-opening, citing deterioration […]
Peter Bacon reports: Remember Match&Fuse? Those pan-European tours and festivals of bands with a bit of an edge combining to do fresh and new things? They’re back. While live events – hot, […]
ECM has announced that Pat Metheny’s eleven albums for ECM from the period 1976-1984 are available in HD Audio, as from 31 July 2020. “The main premise in digitizing the Pat Metheny […]
” I still feel the same way now as when I first heard Annie Ross 37 years ago,” writes Anita Wardell. Anita’s tribute begins and ends with excerpts of vocalese that have […]
