Audience waiting for the opening concert in SZENE Theater(venue formerly known as Republic)Photo credit: Wildbild/ Salzburg AltstadtJazz & the City 2018(Various venues in Salzburg, 17-19 October 2016. Report by Sebastian Scotney) Some […]
A scene from Trench BrothersPhoto credit: Clive BardaTrench Brothers(Brighton Dome, 17 October 2018. Review by AJ Dehany)As we near the centenary of Armistice Day, arts education organisation HMDT Music’s affecting music theatre […]
Fiona Monbet with Damien Varaillon (left)and Laurent Derache (right)iPhone snap by Sebastian ScotneyFiona Monbet Quartet and Stéphane Kerecki Quartet(Jazz Sur Seine Showcases, Sunset and Duc des Lombards, Paris, 16 October 2018. Report […]
Jazzèbre’s mascotPhoto: Tony Dudley-Evans Jazzèbre Festival(Perpignan, France, 12-14 October 2018. Report and pictures by Tony Dudley-Evans)I have come to regard the French jazz scene as one of the most interesting and varied […]
Tina May with Steve BrownPhoto: Peter JonesTina May(606 Club, 14 October 2018. Review and picture by Peter Jones)“Everything is about Mark tonight,” explained Tina May at the start of this gig. She […]
Matt Mitchell and Tim Berne in action at Eastside Jazz ClubPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.ukTim Berne and Matt Mitchell(Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 11 October. Review and photos by John Watson)“I’ve been […]
L-R Nikki Iles, Georgia Mancio, Tom Cawley and Alina BzhezhinskaPhone photo by Sebastian ScotneyGeorgia Mancio’s 2018 Hang Series Opening Night with Nikki Iles, Alina Bzhezinska and Tom Cawley(Pizza Express Jazz Club. 10 […]
Ben Palmer directing the Covent Garden SinfoniaPhoto by Tom ElkinsMax Richter: The Four Seasons Recomposed (Covent Garden Sinfonia. Purcell Room, Southbank Centre. 9 October 2018. Review by AJ Dehany)The tension between familiarity and […]
Bansangu Orchestra stretching across the clubPhoto credit: Steven Cropper / Transient LifeBansangu Orchestra(Ronnie Scott’s, 8 October 2018. Review by Sebastian Scotney)In a sense, the band’s name says it all. “Ban-san-gu” (band sounds good) is […]
Tristan and IsoldePhoto credit: BBC/Mark AllanJulian Joseph’s Tristan and Isolde(Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, 6 October 2018. Review by Dominic Williams)Tristan and Isolde (or Iseult) is an early medieval Celtic story in […]
Donny McCaslin (centre) onstage at ScalaPhone snap by AJ DehanyREVIEW: Donny McCaslin(Scala, London N1, 7 October 2018. Review by AJ Dehany)I love it when a band opens with their major banger. The […]
Nick Smart and the Academy Big BandRehearsing in the Susie Sainsbury TheatrePhoto courtesy of RAMDave Holland, Chris Potter and the Academy Big Band(Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, 5 October 2018. […]
Rosie Frater-TaylorPhoto credit: Pat PascalRosie Frater-Taylor On My Mind album launch(Kansas Smitty’s, 4 October 2018. Review by Lauren Bush)Rosie Frater-Taylor is a new, young voice on the jazz scene, but her surname […]
Dave DeVries (left) with Claude Deppa and Chris BatchelorPhoto credit: Monika S. JakubowskaBrotherhood of Breath(100 Club. 26 September 2018. Review by Gail Tasker)The atmosphere was electric. The 100 Club was heaving with […]
Joanna DudaPhoto Credit: Monika S. JakubowskaMonika Jakubowska writes: Their YouTube channel has had well over a million views, they are followed by thousands on social media and their album Polka, released on the […]
