
Catherine Russell (Pizza Express Soho, 20 November 2022. Live review by Lavender Sutton) New York native Catherine Russell performed in London for the first time at Dean Street Pizza Express on the […]
Catherine Russell (Pizza Express Soho, 20 November 2022. Live review by Lavender Sutton) New York native Catherine Russell performed in London for the first time at Dean Street Pizza Express on the […]
Pančevo Jazz Festival (Kulturnog centra Pančeva, Serbia. 4-6 November 2022. Review and photos by John Watson) There is certainly a great deal of fine music on the international jazz scene – but […]
Nardis Jazz Club pop-up (24, Exmouth Market, 19 November, Review by Rachel Coombes) As LJF celebrated its thirtieth birthday with a sold-out show of electronic jazz (or ‘jazz-dance’) at the 6000-capacity venue […]
Daniel Herskedal Trio (Kings Place. 18 November. Live review by Jon Turney) The Norwegian Daniel Herskedal may be the most Nordic of all the fine players Scandinavian jazz has brought us in […]
Melody Gardot (Royal Festival Hall. 19 November 2022. London Jazz Festival. Review by Andrew Cartmel) When Melody Gardot last performed at the Royal Festival Hall, in 2018 (*), Guy Barker was up […]
The Hydra Presents EFG London Jazz Festival (Printworks. 18 November 2022. Live review by Gareth Thomas) On the final Saturday night of the EFG London Jazz Festival, a vast crowd assembled at […]
Take 5 Presents: Misha Mullov Abbado, Charlotte Keeffe, Marcus Joseph, (Purcell Room, 19 November 2022, Review by Peter Slavid) Take Five is a programme produced by Serious with the support of various […]
Maria Rud & Tommy Smith (St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh. 18 November 2022. Live review by Mark McKergow) This extraordinary performance saw two masters of their art combining in a breath-taking improvised creation […]
Nu Civilisation Orchestra – Joni Mitchell’s Hejira & Mingus (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17 November. Live review by Alison Bentley) “An evening of Joni Mingus,” said conductor and musical director Peter Edwards. His […]
Sun-Mi Hong Quintet + And Law & Alex Hitchcock (Purcell Room. 17 November 2022. Live review by Peter Slavid) There’s probably a bad joke somewhere that starts “two Koreans, two Italians and […]
Take 6 (Pizza Express Holborn. 17 November 2022. Review by Lavender Sutton) Two Nights at an unusual location: the a cappella masters Take 6 brought their show to Holborn Pizza Express Live […]
Matana Roberts (alto sax, clarinet & vocals), Joy Guidry (bassoon & vocals), Hannah Marcus (fiddle, accordion, guitar & vocals), Nic Caloia (bass & vocals), Sam Shalabi (guitar, oud & vocals) and Ryan Sawyer (drums, vibraphone, jaw […]
Jazz Sabbath (Pizza Express Soho (2nd house) 16 November. Review by AJ Dehany) Adam Wakeman’s incendiary 2020 documentary “Before Black Sabbath: there was Jazz Sabbath”(LINK) broke a story that shocked the worlds […]
Aziza: Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland (Cadogan Hall. 16 November 2022. Live review by Jon Turney) Dave Holland’s regular appearances at the London festival have settled at Cadogan Hall […]
Indo-Jazz Fusions Revisited (Spice of Life, 16 November 2022, Review by Peter Slavid) Jazz in Britain today is a fabulous melange of influences from African, Asian, Caribbean and European styles as well […]