Saxophonist Iain Dixon is a major figure in jazz and jazz education in the North-West. As a significant presence in Steve Berry’s team on the jazz faculty at RNCM, he is helping […]
TransAtlantic Trance Map (17 Dec., line-up includes: Evan Parker, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, Sylvie Courvoisier and Mat Manieri
Sebastian writes: Evan Parker has written and drawn to our attention a project with a fabulous line-up based on live, internet-based interaction between a group at The Hot Tin in Faversham in […]
Mike Gibbs at 85 (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire concert, 1 Dec)
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire jazz department’s 85th birthday gift to one of its most esteemed Fellows, Michael Gibbs, takes the form of a special concert on Thursday 1 December at the conservatoire’s […]
Heidi Vogel sings Sarah Vaughan (Jazz Café POSK, 26 November)
Vocalist/songwriter Heidi Vogel, together with musical director Ivo Neame, has prepared a very special evening of songs to celebrate Sarah Vaughan. It will premiere at Jazz Café POSK on Saturday 26 November […]
Cool Jazz, Bossa & Bebop With Strings (Cadogan Hall, London, 20 November 2022)
Returning for the third in their series of orchestral jazz concerts for the EFG London Jazz Festival at Cadogan Hall, Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company presents another exciting programme of iconic music […]
New Festival announced: ‘Sparks and Visions’ (Regensburg, Germany, 27-29 Jan 2023)
A new festival, spread over three evenings of triple bills, has just been announced. It will take place in Theater Regensburg, also known as the Theater am Bismarckplatz, and has a significant […]
Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra – John Taylor Celebration (12 October 2022)
This September would have seen the 80th birthday of pianist and composer John Taylor, who died just two months before his 73rd birthday in 2015. The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra […]
Focus on Vijay Iyer in London : a solo piano recital, a concerto premiere (and a prize draw)
“There’s probably no frame wide enough to encompass the creative output of the pianist Vijay Iyer .” New York Times Two imminent London events will show something of that range. In anticipation […]
‘Music for Black Pigeons’ (jazz documentary): premiere this week
Variety (*) is reporting that a new film, ‘Music for Black Pigeons’, by Danish directors Andreas Koefoed and Jørgen Leth will have its premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week. The […]
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra : (‘Where Rivers Meet’, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, 29 Sep- 1 Oct)
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra have announced a new season of concerts that will see the internationally acclaimed ensemble spanning 100 years of jazz history. Presenting music from their “In the Spirit […]
Ambleside Days (1-4 Sep 2022)
Ambleside Days 2022 will take place from 1-4 September. Preview by Dan Paton: Whether it be the multi-venue extravaganza of the London Jazz Festival, or rushing between various stages at Love Supreme […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (23-25 Sep and 29 Sep-2 Oct)
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (Jesmond 23-25 Sep, then Newcastle 29 Sep-2 Oct) Peter Slavid writes: The Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (NFOJAIM) started in 2017, and after […]
London Jazz Orchestra (compositions by Henry Lowther and Martin Speake arr. Charlie Rees, Vortex, 3 July)
The London Jazz Orchestra’s 30th anniversary season will close this Sunday afternoon 3 July (*) with a concert featuring the music of Martin Speake and Henry Lowther. There is an LJN connection […]
42nd Montreal International Jazz Festival (30 Jun- 9 July 20220
The biggest (*) jazz festival in the world is back. The 42nd Montreal International Jazz Festival starts this Thursday 30 June. It has a very special atmosphere where crowds flock to the […]
Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2022 (24 Jun-3 July)
Alison Bentley is looking forward to going back to Suedtirol/Alto Adige…. “Jazz keeps the continent together,” says this year’s festival, with modern jazz and improvised music from all over Europe. In each […]