READ ELSEWHERE Sebastian reflects on the career of pianist Brad Mehldau on The Economist Intelligence podcast – listen after 18 minutes Alyn Shipton pays tribute to British saxophonist Tony Coe in Jazzwise […]

READ ELSEWHERE “Over 1 in 4 UK Musicians Skip Meals Due to Cost of Living Crisis” [Survey] (image above from Encore Musicians) – read more Ian Maund of Sandy Brown Jazz has just […]

READ ELSEWHERE RIP Wally Fawkes, cartoonist and clarinettist – news story in the Standard – read more …. and obit in the Times (read more – £-wall) Richard Williams’s Guardian obit for […]

READ ELSEWHERE THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD 1) Live gigs Wednesday 1 March – Duncan Eagles Quartet are at the VortexWednesday 1 March – Paris-based UK jazz pianist Dave Bristow & his […]

READ ELSEWHERE Chris Searle interviewed trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe (above) in the Morning Star – read more Nick Lea interviewed Rebecca Nash (contains tone rows) – read more Dave Gelly reviewed the Don […]

READ ELSEWHERE Adam Sweeting wrote the Guardian obituary of Burt Bacharach (photo above from 2013 by Phil Guest / Creative Commons) – read more …also in the Guardian, John Lewis reviewed Peter […]

READ ELSEWHERE Last week’s concert by Gwilym Simcock and the Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra (phone snap above by Sebastian) is on YouTube – view here NYC jazz publicist Matt Merewitz […]

READ ELSEWHERE Whirlwind Recordings have signed pianist Sultan Stevenson (photo above by Pat Pascal) for his debut album, ‘Faithful One’ – read more … and Sultan’s handmade bucket hats are available from […]

London Jazz News exclusive track premiere “South Shore” is the opening track from The Way To You, the heartfelt and gorgeous album from Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell. The piece, to be released as […]

READ ELSEWHERE The new, 200th (!!!) episode from our good friends at The Jazz Podcast is in memory of Frank Kimbrough (top right in the photo above) and has interviews with Maria […]

READ ELSEWHERE THE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD 1) Live gigs Wednesday 18 January – Trish Clowes is at the 606Wednesday 18 January – Alex Wilson Trio are at the VortexThursday 19 January […]

READ ELSEWHERE Drummer Victor Lewis has a rare neurological disorder and there is a crowdfunder — Read here Dave Gelly reviewed saxophonist Houston Person’s new album, ‘Reminiscing at Rudy’s, in the Observer […]

READ ELSEWHERE John Fordham picks his 10 best jazz albums of 2022 in the Guardian Read here Tony Dudley-Evans writes about Xhosa Cole’s new album, ‘Ibeji’, in the LJN slot in this January’s Europe Jazz […]