Kandace Springs at Queen Elizabeth HallPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.ukKandace Springs(Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17 November, 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones)Not having seen Kandace Springs before, I didn’t really know […]
Tokyo-chutei-iki at St John’s on Bethnal GreenPhoto by Geoff Winston. ©2018. All Rights ReservedTokyo-chutei-iki (St John’s on Bethnal Green, 18 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review, drawing and photo by Geoff Winston)Tokyo-chutei-iki, the […]
Bobby McFerrin with Voicestra and a cappella choirPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Bobby McFerrin: Gimme 5. CircleSongs. With Voicestra and a cappella choir(Barbican, 18 November 2018, EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by John L. […]
Dave Liebman with Marc Copland in the backgroundPhoto: © Paul WoodDave Liebman and Marc Copland(Pizza Express Dean Street, 17 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney)A pair of masters […]
Ethan Iverson at Kings PlacePhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.ukEthan Iverson Residency (Part 2), Ethan and the British Composers (Kings Place, 17 November 2018. Review by Mike Collins)“You sound like where you come from.” […]
From left: James Pearson, Nikki Iles, Dave Newton and (backs to camera) Jim Watson, Gareth Williams, Jason RebelloiPhone snap by Sebastian2 Pianos, 6 Pianists(The Other Palace, 17 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. […]
Zara McFarlane with Guy Barker and the orchestraPhoto: MSJ PhotographyJazz VoiceRoyal Festival Hall. 16 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Lauren Bush)The Jazz Voice Gala has been an opening event […]
Jeff Goldblum at Cadogan HallPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.ukJeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra(Cadogan Hall, 17 November, 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones)Here was the quest: to find out […]
Anthony Coleman in 2012Photo credit Susanna Bolle/ Creative CommonsAnthony Coleman and friends(Barbès Brooklyn, 17 November 2018. Review by Dan Bergsagel)Barbès is a small bar. And beyond it, behind a curtain in a […]
The Nikki Iles Jazz OrchestraPhoto courtesy of the VortexThe Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra (The Vortex, 16 November, 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Mike Collins)‘Thanks to The Vortex for giving me my […]
Punch BrothersiPhone snap by Leah WilliamsPunch Brothers(Barbican, 17 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Leah Williams) Wherever Chris Thile goes, inventive sounds and lyrics, unbridled joy and energy follow, and […]
Dave Douglas, London 2018Photo credit and © John Watson/ jazzcamera.co.uk Dave Douglas’s UPLIFT(Queen Elizabeth Hall, 16 November 2018. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney)Man-of-many-projects Dave Douglas’s latest band is an […]
Sly & the Family Drone in the round atTufnell Park DomeiPhone snap by AJ DehanyFire! Orchestra + Sly & The Family Drone(Tufnell Park Dome, 14 November 2018. Review by AJ Dehany)This is […]
Maggie NicolsPhoto credit: Susann JehnichenThe 42nd Leipziger Jazztage (Leipzig jazz days) took place from 11 to 20 October – with a focus on the British jazz scene. Martin Laurentius attended the last […]
Gogo Penguin at the Royal Albert HallPhoto credit: Monika S. JakubowskaGoGo Penguin(Royal Albert Hall, 12 November 2018. Review by Sarah Chaplin)Jazz gigs are not generally synonymous with large, oval, grandiose spaces that […]
