The premiere of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s version of Peter and the Wolf, translated specially into the language particular to the area, is included in the programme for Aberdeen Jazz Festival. […]
“It was probably the high point of my musical life”, says American pianist and composer Richie Beirach of his experience performing in Japan with Wayne Shorter in 1987. Beirach writes a personal […]
Sebastian writes: A tribute to Wayne Shorter, who has died today at the age of 89, will follow. Meanwhile there are some great posts appearing to mark the passing of a true […]
Black Lives in Music, based near Kings Cross, is on Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 (list below), a list which also includes OpenAI, Disney, Tiffany & […]
Saxophonist duo, father and son Stan and Matt Sulzmann will play with their quintet at Vortex Jazz Club this Saturday 4 March. The set features some never-before-heard newly commissioned music, as well […]
Among the jazz centenaries in 2023 is that of pianist New York pianist Elmo Hope (1923-1967). The Herwig Gradischnig-Claus Raible Quintet has made a speciality of performing Hope’s music, and includes two […]
The nominees in 27 of the 31 categories (*) of the third edition of the German Prize are announced. The Awards Ceremony will be at the jazzahead! trade fair in Bremen on […]
John Petters writes: John Alexander Wurr has died at the age of 82. He was one of the most popular clarinettists on the traditional jazz scene, who doubled on alto and baritone […]
Saxophonist Mark Buckingham runs a big Band of professional players in South West London. A newly-formed iteration of the band, “Mark Buckingham’s Thad Jones Legacy Orchestra”, will be marking the Thad Jones […]
Sebastian writes: jazzahead!, the world’s biggest jazz trade fair, has announced in a press release issued today, that it will have a new Artistic Advisor, with effect from the end of this […]
The very sad news of 20th Century songwriter Burt Bacharach’s death at 94 has resonated strongly in the past few days. Born in Kansas City in 1928, the youthful Bacharach who resided […]
Exciting Polish-Japanese duo Szymon Mika (guitars) and Yumi Ito (vocals and piano) will play material from their latest release “Ekual” at Jazz Café POSK on Friday 24 February 2023. Interview/preview by Tomasz Furmanek […]
The full programme for this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival is announced and the brochure is launched today. Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023: Full Programme Listings WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL Judith OwenThe Daffodil MikaBig Top […]
Pizza Express Live has announced the line-up for its annual Steinway 2-Piano Festival at the Dean Street venue. Sebastian writes: This is a fascinating list of piano pairings. Probably the hottest ticket […]
A statement from theCologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (our translation) states: “The Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (CCJO), which celebrated its 20th anniversary last autumn, will be performing regularly at the LOFT from now […]
