Leïla Martial: Baa Box – Warm Canto (Laborie Jazz CD.LJ48. CD review by Sebastian Maniura) Vocalist, clown and improvisor Leïla Martial releases her third album, Warm Canto, on 24 May. It features […]
Laura MacdonaldPublicity picture As well as the big names, such as the Jan Garbarek Group featuring Trilok Gurtu, the Chris Barber Big Band and Donny McCaslin, the range of gigs offered by […]
On 2 May: Dan Weiss’ Starebaby Sebastian writes: Tiny club, huge musicians. The Vortex has the London gigs for some significant bands from New York touring Europe in May, and has put […]
NordaniansPublicity Photo The Amsterdam-based trio Nordanians return to the UK and Ireland to play concerts in Bath, York, Nottingham and Limerick this week as part of the Going Dutch project, which has […]
Fall-Out and John-Dennis Renken are about to start a UK tourPublicity picture Dave Morecroft writes: “I will work until the very last day to get a solution with a deal for Britain’s […]
Mulatu AstatkePublicity picture Our friends in the north, Patrick Hadfield and Mark McKergow have been studying the programme. Here are their picks:Patrick: Haftor Medboe /Jakob Karlzon, Wednesday 19 June 2019 7.30pm, Recital […]
The Bokani Dyer TrioPublicity picture The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is presenting a one-day celebration of South African music on 9 May 2019. Peter Bacon reports: The UK’s second city is twinned with […]
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 […]
