Bex Burch at Cafe Oto, London, 2019Photo credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Percussionist BEX BURCH leads ‘Ghanaian minimalist’ band Vula Viel. She talked to Alison Bentley about studying music in Ghana; working with […]
Will Britain be outside the EU on 30 March? Or won’t it? Either way, what better way to indulge in a little Europhilia than with the Jazz Repertory Company’s new show: Paris […]
John Etheridge and Theo Travis of Soft MachinePhoto taken at Capstone Theatre Liverpool in 2017 by Robyn GohThe band played Bristol Uni Students Union in November 1974 and will play there again…. […]
Jazz Voices is a new festival that focuses on the power of the singer and the emotions contained in the lyrics of jazz songs. Held over the weekend of 5 to 7 […]
J. Frisco. L-R: Megan Roe – Guitar/Voice, Jemma Freese – Keys/FX/Voiceand Lara Jones – Saxophone/FX/Voice One of the highlights of this weekend’s Jazz North Presents Alt-Shift-J will be a set from the […]
Nubiyan TwistPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: This year’s Aberdeen Jazz Festival boasts 70 bands over eleven days at the end of March, with a wide range of styles, including a Blues weekend. […]
Mike WilliamsPublicity picture The second city has a bubbling jazz scene and it’s been quick to come to the boil in 2019. Peter Bacon browses the Jan/Feb listings:The new year has already […]
Bill LaurancePublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: British multi-keyboardist Bill Laurance takes a break from Snarky Puppy with some solo dates over the coming months, including nine in the UK. Laurance has a […]
Flavio Li Vigni, Head of Jazz at Morley College London, has instigated a new monthly Friday late afternoon and evening jazz series starting on 25 January 2019. The full list for this […]
The Royal BopstersPhoto Credit: Janis Wilkins When the ROYAL BOPSTERS return to London to play Ronnie Scott’s on 13 February 2019, they will bring with them a whole shed-load of jazz history. Peter […]
