READ ELSEWHERE Singer Sheila Jordan was interviewed by NPR for her 95th birthday – read more Ambrose Akinmusire’s album Owl Song is John Fordham’s ‘jazz album of the month’ in the Guardian […]

READ ELSEWHERE Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 will have a new stage on the lake – read more LJN contributor AJ Dehany reviewed “The Symphonic Music of Wayne Shorter” at Royal Festival Hall […]

READ ELSEWHERE Starting on Sunday 17 December, National Youth Jazz Collective have a series of five workshops for under 18s at Kings Place (means-tested bursary places are also available) – read more […]

READ ELSEWHERE Emma Smith is a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition this Sunday – read more Drummer Mark Mondesir talks to Cancer Research UK about his battle with bowel cancer – […]

READ ELSEWHERE Drew McOnie’s Nutcracker on the South Bank with a jazz score by Cassie Kinoshi has been getting good reviews (photo Mark Senior) – read more Ron Carter was interviewed in […]

READ ELSEWHERE Jazz North (picture above) are telling us about their relaunch/ rebrand/ new website – read more David Sanborn talks to Sonny Rollins for WBGO (part 1 of a two-part interview) […]

READ ELSEWHERE Emma Warren wrote the fascinating story of Bex Burch’s new album for International Anthem Records – read more Richard Williams remembered Carla Bley – read more And John L Walters […]

READ ELSEWHERE “A melting pot of an album full of grace and charm – what a welcome diversion from the norm,” writes Stephen Graham of the new Chris Batchelor/ Zoetic album (picture […]

READ ELSEWHERE Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær’s new orchestral album Certainty of Tides received a 5 star review from Peter Quinn for the ArtsDesk – read more Photographer Philip Arneill’s documentary photography […]

READ ELSEWHERE In a half-hour YouTube video, Adam Neely ponders the question of whether Icelandic vocalist Laufey is “jazz”… or perhaps”mid-century pop” (?) – read more Bassist Richard Davis – Guardian obituary […]

READ ELSEWHERE Saxophonist Mark Turner (image above Octagon / Creative Commons) is the latest guest of the Jazz Podcast – listen Richard Williams wrote the Guardian obituary of John Marshall – read […]

READ ELSEWHERE Christies has published and article focusing on the jazz memorabilia in the Charlie Watts Collection – including Charlie Parker’s union card (above) – read more Alyn Shipton wrote in tribute […]

READ ELSEWHERE Ethan Iverson pays tribute to bassist Richard Davis, who passed away last week at the age of 93 – read more The Rolling Stone tribute to Richard Davis highlights his […]

READ ELSEWHERE “Life on Mars”…”Money”…”Message in a Bottle”. They are all on “Brexit Music” from Baptiste Trotignon (with Gregory Hutchinson and Matt Penman) – listen more / in French Richard Williams writes […]

READ ELSEWHERE Liane Carroll…Anthony Strong…Pizza Express has a new Piano Lounge Downstairs venue in St Martin’s Lane. No admission charge, but tables do need to be booked – read more Gwen Ansell […]