The latest in the Jazz Repertory Company’s Cadogan Hall concerts is Heroes of the Skies, which celebrates not only the great big band music of the Second World War but also marks […]
Mike FletcherPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Picasso(s):Interactions is a new suite of music for large ensemble inspired by Picasso’s Las Meninas and Coleman Hawkins’ Picasso. The Mike Fletcher Jazz Orchestra will debut it […]
Fall-OutPublicity picture Dave Morecroft writes: With Brexit clouds still looming and mass uncertainty hanging over the UK and Europe’s jazz and improvised music scene, it seems more important than ever to strengthen […]
Carla CookPublicity photo supplied Vocalist Nel Begley writes: Carla Cook is a wicked and groovy jazz singer, with clear influences from various genres including funk, R&B and gospel. She describes herself as not being a […]
¿Que Vola ? Publicity photo by Simon Lambert ¿Que Vola ?, led by French trombonist Fidel Fourneyron, is an innovative project combining a French jazz septet and a trio of Cuban percussionists. […]
Philip CloutsPublicity photo Rob Adams writes Pianist Philip Clouts takes his new-look quartet out on the road during April and May with a tour that includes The Archduke on London’s South Bank […]
Rossano Sportiello and Dave Green.Brighton, 2018Photo credit: David Forman Rossano Sportiello is an Italian-born, New York-based pianist. He will be touring the UK and has a total of thirteen dates in May […]
The London Jazz Orchestra at the Vortexwith Pete Hurt soloing on tenor sax Poppy Koronka writes: The Vortex Jazz Club is staging a celebration in memory of its founder, David Mossman, who […]
Meraki: Jonathan Silk, Jacky Naylor and Nick JurdPublicity picture Meraki is a trio led by pianist Jacky Naylor, featuring double-bassist Nick Jurd and drummer Jonathan Silk. They are about to embark on […]
Oliver’s Cinema. L-R: Tuur Florizoone,Jorg Brinkmann, Eric VloeimansPublicity photo Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans’ trio Oliver’s Cinema will be at Turner Sims on Friday 29 March. Rob Adams looks forward to it: You […]
Jacob GarchikPublicity picture Peter Bacon reports: Are there trombones in heaven? I’d like to think so. In fact, as soon as I imagine an eternal afterlife that is trombone-free, I realise what […]
Josephine DaviesPhoto credit: Tor Hills Shetlands-born saxophonist, composer and bandleader Josephine Davies has received acclaim for her work with the trio she leads, Satori. The Downbeat review referred to her ‘irrepressible tunefulness’. […]
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…. […]
