Leo Genovese Trio and guests(Passau Jazz Festival at Cafe Museum, 25 July 2023. Review by Oliver Weindling) Starting immediately after Inntöne finishes, the local energy moves along the road to Passau for […]
Leo Genovese Trio in Passau
Inntöne Festival 2023 (Austria)
Inntöne Festival(Diersbach, Austria. 21-23 July 2023. Report by Oliver Weindling) Festivals which are carefully curated, like Inntöne/ Jazz am Bauernhof (jazz at the farm), held on promoter/programmer Paul Zauner’s farm in Austria […]
Yellowjackets at Ronnie Scott’s
Yellowjackets (Ronnie Scott’s. 26 July 2023. Live review by Aaron Liddard(*)) American groups sometimes struggle to turn in their most passionate performances in the UK. Having toured with an American group I […]
Herbie Hancock at the Barbican
Herbie Hancock(Barbican Hall. 28 July 2023. First night of two. Review by Lavender Sutton) “Let’s get this right. You are going to ‘review’ Herbie Hancock?” The look of bamboozlement on a musician’s […]
Christian Muthspiel & OrJAZZstra at Porgy & Bess, Vienna,
Christian Muthspiel & OrJAZZstra ‘La Melodia della Strada – Omaggio a Federico Fellini’(Porgy & Bess, Vienna, 18 July 2023. Review by Oliver Weindling) With the demise of the Vienna Art Orchestra, the […]
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2023
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. (Various venues in Edinburgh, 14-23 July 2023. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival put on over 110 concerts across ten days, requiring […]
Gărâna Jazz Festival 2023, Romania
Gărâna Jazz Festival (Gărâna, Romania. 5-9 July 2023 Festival Round-Up by Oliver Weindling) The Garana festival has now reached its 27th edition. In the Romanian Carpathian mountains, south of Timisoara, which itself […]
James Morrison Quartet at Wigan International Jazz Festival 2023
James Morrison Quartet(Village On The Green- Wigan. 16 July 2023. Live review by Frank Griffith) Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison is a force of nature. He was spellbinding with a “triple-threat” fusillade of […]
Decoy with Joe McPhee at Cafe Oto
Decoy with Joe McPhee (Cafe Oto. 21 July 2023, 3rd night of 4. Live review, drawing and photo by Geoff Winston) “We’re going to do our best to make the biggest mess […]
Biréli Lagrène (solo) at Kings Place
Biréli Lagrène (Kings Place Hall One. 22 July 2023. Live review by Sebastian Scotney) “Solo guitar, it’s not really my thing”. Biréli Lagrène’s remark really threw me. And of all times, right […]
Yazz Ahmed, Arun Ghosh, Self Esteem at the BBC Proms, Sage Gateshead
Yazz Ahmed, Arun Ghosh, Self Esteem (Sage Gateshead. BBC Proms. 21 July 2023. Review by AJ Dehany) Every year the BBC Proms is accused of watering itself down, a criticism predicated on […]
Alex Scheuerer/Najwa Ezzaher Band at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Alex Scheuerer/Najwa Ezzaher Band (Pizza Express Dean Street. 10 July 2023. Live review by Milo Brooke-Scarlett) Swiss guitarist and London resident Alex Scheuerer serves up a dynamically rich approach on his instrument, seducing us […]
Suedtirol Jazz Festival (Part 3 of 3)
Suedtirol Jazz Festival Alto Adige (Jun 30-Jul 9 2023. Round-up Part 3 by Alison Bentley) As well as stunning mountain locations, this festival uses brilliantly contrasting venues below ground that can feel […]
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio at the Barbican
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio (Barbican, EFG London Jazz Festival Summer Series. 15 July 2023. Review by John Stevenson) Whenever celebrated South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim performs in London, he is received rapturously […]
Swanage Jazz Festival 2023
Swanage Jazz Festival, 7-9 July 2023Review by Jon Turney Coming up to six o’clock on Friday evening, there’s a pleasant sea breeze offsetting hot sunshine outside the main marquee, Alan Barnes’ alto […]
