BabelfishPhoto Credit: Monika S Jakubowska Babelfish have a 19-date tour of the UK from September to November 2018. Singer Brigitte Beraha talked to Alison Bentley about working with pianist Barry Green, bassist […]
Kathrine WindfeldPhoto credit: Stephen Freiheit The Sounds of Denmark mini-festival at Pizza Express in Dean Street has two gigs by the Kathrine Windfeld Big Band, making its UK debut with guest Gerard […]
Don WellerPhoto credit: Nicholas de Jong Cleyndert On Monday 10 September the 606 Club presents a night of music and celebration in honour of the great British saxophonist Don Weller. Don is […]
Joey DeFrancescoPicture from the artist’s website joeydefrancesco.com Sebastian writes: This year’s Herts Jazz Festival has quite a coup on its hands with its Saturday 6 October headliner, one of the world greats […]
Alison AffleckPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: The 20th Islay Jazz Festival is an appropriate anniversary year to honour the festival’s past by reuniting old friends, but also presenting new players to the […]
Sara DowlingPhoto: © Steven Tagg Randall Vocalist Sara Dowling is about to release her second album, Two Sides Of Sara. She spoke to Sebastian about the complexities of heritage, the power of […]
Liane CarrollPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: It’s been around since the Second World War, it all started with jazz and now, it seems, jazz might be back at the renowned Oxford Street […]
The Fergus McCreadie Trio are at Fringe By The SeaPublicity picture Rob Adams looks at a seaside reply to the Edinburgh Fringe which harbours jazz ambitions. The small harbour town of North […]
A scene from Carmen la CubanaPhoto: © Johan Persson At Sadlers Wells there is about to be the UK premiere run of performances of Carmen la Cubana. The show is an adaptation […]
Ambleside Days logofrom the festival website The second Ambleside Days runs from Thursday 30 August to Sunday 2 September at Zeffirellis in Ambleside. Mike Collins looks forward to what promises to be […]
Ann Antidote/Notorische Ruhestörung – in the Ideas Of Noise programmePublicity picture There’s a new festival happening in Birmingham, 3 to 5 August. It’s called Ideas of Noise and the producers are musicians […]
Becki BigginsPublicity picture It’s the holidays and it’s never too soon to start the toddlers at musical summer school. Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and saxophonist Becki Biggins is holding a free Musical Picnic. […]
Bands at the 2016 Durham BRASS festivalPublicity photo Durham BRASS, an annual festival in mid-July, has taken on the theme of ‘Women and Brass’ for 2018. Dave Whetstone explains: Jazz and big […]
London Vocal ProjectPublicity Photo “A whole decade! That’s every Monday night (give or take a few weeks off every summer) for ten years,” reflects PETE CHURCHILL, as he looks forward to marking […]
Kim CypherPhoto Credit: Phil Kroll Saxophonist, composer and vocalist Kim Cypher trained with Pee Wee Ellis and Andy Sheppard. She discusses her multifaceted recent CD and her continuing UK tour in conversation […]
