
Sebastian attended a recent meeting of the German Radio Jazz Research group. He writes: RADIO JAZZ RESEARCH The Radio Jazz Research group meets two to three times a year and has the […]
Sebastian attended a recent meeting of the German Radio Jazz Research group. He writes: RADIO JAZZ RESEARCH The Radio Jazz Research group meets two to three times a year and has the […]
Peter Bacon reports: The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) has announced what it describes as “the most exciting development in its 54-year history”. It’s the NYJO Jazz Exchange, a two-year national project encouraging […]
Nigel Slee, Creative Director at Jazz North, reports from Huddersfield on the seventh Jazz North Education Conference (declaration of interest: Nigel organised it) : The seventh Jazz North Education Conference took place […]
Peter Bacon reports: Say the words “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” and most of us recall the classic Bert Stern film documenting the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival on Rhode Island. But the […]
We don’t often post straight press releases, but Peter Bacon thought you might like this one from Rhino/Warner Records: “Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records […]
Peter Bacon looks at what Dartington has to offer this summer: Dartington’s annual cultural festival kicks off in late July and offers a rich mix of summer school stuff and concert performances […]
Sebastian writes: You will notice a change. LondonJazz News has the same address and, we hope, the same ethos, but has moved template. The change has been implemented with valuable help from Richard […]
Jacqui Dankworth Publicity Photo Sebastian writes. People who make a strong contribution to the jazz community/industry are included in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours. So, congratulations to : OBE: David Jones (of […]
Soft Machine Publicity Photo Bob Blizzard writes: Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, The Lowestoft Jazz Weekend returns for 2019, extended to four days, from 12 Sep – 15 Sep […]
Peter Bacon reports: Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club turns 60 on 30 October 2019 and the line-up planned for its big birthday bash would be hard-pressed to squeeze into the Frith Street club. […]