One of LJN’s regular contributors Andrew Cartmel was script editor of Doctor Who, and has written a series of crime novels about the “Vinyl Detective”. He (and his cat Jade) were the […]
Andrew Cartmel – (new play at OSO Arts Centre)
Antonio Serrano (harmonica) – Celebrating #Toots100 (Pizza Express, Dean Street, 29 April)
One of the major jazz anniversaries of 2022 is the centenary of Toots Thielemans on Friday 29 April. LJN will be covering the big celebration of it in his native city, Brussels […]
Concerts in the UK to mark the Mingus Centenary
With the Mingus Centenary falling on 22 April 2022, we have attempted to collate UK events to mark the anniversary – please feel free to add to the list – either by […]
Heidi Vogel (The W at 91 Living Room, 8 May)
The W is Bruno Heinen’s group with Heidi Vogel(*), Gene Calderazzo and Andrea Di Biase. “We play all original music by Bruno but with total freedom of our own individual styles,” says […]
The Joel Frahm Trio – ‘The Bright Side’ tour (PizzaExpress Jazz Club, 27 April / Seven Arts Leeds, 28 April 2022)
Listeners who remember Joel Frahm’s saxophone playing from two decades ago are in for a surprise. He is about to embark on a tour of Europe as leader of a trio. In […]
The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project at The 606 (27 April)
The band co-led by guitarist Pete Oxley from the UK and Nicolas Meier, originally from Switzerland, is on a tour of France and the UK; their London date is at the 606 […]
Yellowjackets in Manchester and London: (21 April, Stoller Hall / 22 & 23 April, Ronnie Scott’s). Interview with Bob Mintzer
Following the cancellation of their 2020 European tour due to the pandemic, celebrated American jazz-fusion quartet the Yellowjackets will at last return to the UK this spring. As part of their tour, they […]
Gisela Horat Trio at Jazz Cafe POSK (19 March 2022)
Swiss pianist and composer Gisela Horat will be in concert with her trio at Jazz Cafe POSK on Saturday, 19 March 2022. Preview/Interview by Tomasz Furmanek. Gisela Horat was surrounded by music […]
Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Wigmore Hall, 21 March 2022)
In continuation of his tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall, Christian McBride will return with Inside Straight to perform a concert at the hall on Monday, 21 March, with a £5 ticket […]
Brandon Allen (New album ‘The Stanley Turrentine Project’ / single released today / and touring in March)
Saxophonist Brandon Allen will launch The Stanley Turrentine Project (Ubuntu Music) on 4 March at the 606 Club. The album pays tribute to the music of one of his influences, Stanley Turrentine. […]
Universal Connection UK Tour (2-12 March 2022)
Universal Connection – Martin Speake (sax), Hans Koller (piano), Anders Christensen (bass) and Anders Mogensen (drums) – are set to embark on a tour of 10 concert venues around England between 2-12 […]
Forthcoming Pizza Express Jazz Club dates, incl. a Dave Green-at-80 celebration
PizzaExpress Live are letting us know about some forthcoming dates, including a birthday definitely worth celebrating… that of a cornerstone of the British jazz scene for several decades, and one of the […]
Jim McNeely’s ‘Paul Klee Suite’ – (Guildhall Jazz Orchestra/ Scott Stroman at Milton Court, 3 Feb. 2022)
Chicago-born pianist/composer/arranger Jim McNeely has a week-long residency at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama next week, starting on 31 January 2022. The focal point will be a concert at Milton […]
Empirical at Wiltshire Music Centre (29 Jan. 2022)
Mary James looks forward to Empirical at the Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon. She writes: Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford-on-Avon kicks off its 2022 spring/summer season with Empirical on Saturday 29 January […]
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho (12/13 Feb. 2022)
Saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi will be in London next month. It will be the first time he has ventured out of the US since the start of the pandemic. Preview by Charles Rees […]
