Charlie Watts with Scott Hamilton and Dave Green in a publicity shot for Jazz 625 Peter Bacon reports: A one-off TV show is not really any compensation for the jazz radio time […]

John HughesPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Peter Bacon pays tribute: The death has been announced of John Hughes, founder and musical director of Walsall Jazz Orchestra. He had been suffering from prostate cancer. […]

Trish Clowes’ My IrisPublicity Photo by Brian Homer Sebastian writes: The ten successful bands who will perform in the Made in the UK Showcase at the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival on […]

Cécile McLorin Salvant with Sullivan FortnerPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: This year’s EFG London Jazz Festival will run from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 November and the first shows to be announced, […]

“We will be resting Jazz Now”Screengrab from BBC website Sebastian writes: A press release at the end of last week presages a cut in the number of weekly jazz programmes on BBC […]

Debbie DickinsonPhoto courtesy of Lorraine Gordon John Cumming writes:  Jazz lost a hugely important advocate and activist with the passing of Debbie Dickinson on 1 March. But the loss is by no […]

Guy BarkerPhoto Credit: Charlie Chan Sebastian writes: In 2008, the Chairman of Cambridge/London-based classical music agent Hazard Chase, James Brown, lost his brother Robert to pancreatic cancer. Hazard Chase organise concerts and […]

Chick Corea, Cheltenham, 2017Photo credit: John Watson / jazzcamera.co.uk Love Supreme is announcing a substantial part of the programming of its seventh festival this morning, taking the number of acts announced from […]

Captain of the Herts Jazz team: Clark TraceyPhoto from 2016. Credit: Melody McLaren Peter Bacon reports: Herts Jazz, having moved towns and days, stays in St Albans but, from April, is back […]

Snarky PuppyPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: The Snarkies are busy Pups. Between April and November they will play, if my maths have not deserted me, 74 dates (!) including a load around […]