Helen Sung Trio – with Kush Abadey and Josh Ginsburg (Ronnie Scott’s. 3 October 2022. Photos by Monika S. Jakubowska, Words by Sebastian Scotney) Helen Sung‘s piano playing is completely dazzling – […]
Helen Sung Trio at Ronnie Scott’s
Concert For Ukraine: Alina Bzhezhinska and guests at Symphony Hall Birmingham
‘MY COUNTRY IS BURNING’ Alina Bzhezhinska and guests, Concert For Ukraine (Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26 August 2022. Closing event of B:Jazz Festival. Photo-Essay by John Watson) John Watson went to hear, see […]
Tara Minton at Ronnie Scott’s
Charles Rees writes: Monika S. Jakubowska’s photos here perfectly capture the mood at harpist and vocalist Tara Minton‘s debut as headliner at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club on 18 July 2022. For the […]
Benefit for Neville Malcolm at the 606 Club
Sebastian writes: There are evenings when the 606 Club acts as the focal point for the community of jazz musicians. On Monday 9 May, Dave Lewis was the host/organizer of a benefit […]
Electric Lady Big Band at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Denny Ilett‘s Electric Lady Big Band played on 1 May in the Jazz Arena at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. John Watson writes: It was a joy and a privilege to be […]
‘Celebrating Michael Garrick’ at Riverside Arts, Sunbury
11 November 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of one of the uniquely, irrepressibly creative figures at the heart of British jazz for over four decades, Michael Garrick (1933-2021). A […]
Leon Greening: ‘Celebrating Christian Brewer’ (1965-2021) at the 606 Club.
Sebastian writes: The 606 hosted an evening (28 October 2021) in celebration of saxophonist Christian Brewer, who died in February this year, in the presence of friends and family. Monika S. Jakubowska‘s […]
Ipswich Jazz Festival 2021
John Watson writes : The fifth Ipswich Jazz Festival was able to go ahead over the weekend (June 26-27), with strict Covid-19 precautions including the audience distanced and masked. Artists who appeared […]
Tom Seminar Ford Lockdown Session – Livestream from Ronnie Scott’s
Tom Seminar Ford Livestream (Ronnie Scott’s Lockdown sessions. 11 January 2021. All Photos: Monika S.Jakubowska/Ronnie Scott’s. Words by AJ Dehany) Birmingham-raised, Berklee-trained guitarist Tom Seminar Ford played a delay-rich fusion sound […]
Rodney Green’s Jackson Miller at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Writer AJ Dehany and photographer Monika S. Jakubowska combine their impressions of Rodney Green’s ‘Jackson Miller’, making their London Debut at Pizza Express Jazz Soho on Sunday 1 March 2020: “My name […]
Toku with Giovanni Mirabassi and Tim Whitehead at the 606
Sebastian writes: Photographer Monika Jakubowska was down at the 606 taking pictures of the quintet of Toku (vocals and flugelhorn), Tim Whitehead (tenor sax), Giovanni Mirabassi (piano, also the label boss at […]
PHOTO-ESSAY: Marc Copland Trio at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Sebastian writes: Monika Jakubowska’s photos here capture the mood of an evening at Pizza Express Dean Street. The quiet appreciative buzz of a full house, increasingly drawn in to the ebb and […]
