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 […]
Julia Biel as Billie HolidayPhoto courtesy of Ushaw Jazz Festival, DurhamBuck and Billie: Julia Biel and The Buck Clayton Legacy Band(SJE Arts, Oxford. Wed 7th Nov 2018. Review by Alison Bentley)“What a […]
Allison NealePublicity Photo by Benjamin AmureAllison Neale Quartet (Lauderdale House, 8 November 2018. Review by Brian Blain) “Nice to hear some really melodic stuff” was the verdict of one woman as an all-smiles audience […]
Denys Baptiste with Larry BartleyPhoto courtesy of Tampere Int Jazz HappeningDenys Baptiste, The Late Trane(Tampere, International Jazz Happening, Finland, 3 November 2018. Review by Mike Collins)Denys Baptiste landed in Finland with his […]
Cecile McLorin Salvant with drummer Jeff Hamilton, bassist John Claytonand the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz OrchestraPhoto credit and copyright John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk21st Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia(Pancevo, Serbia, 1-4 November 2018. Review and photos by John […]
“In the end it’s all about the what the personalities have in common, and can use to communicate with each other.”Bill Frisell and Mary HalvorsonPhoto credit: Ralf DombrowskiJazzfest Berlin 2018 (Haus der Festspiele, […]
Dave Burrell at Cafe OtoDrawing © Geoff Winston 2018Dave Burrell(Cafe Oto, 1 November 2018. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston)Dave Burrell’s solo piano sets at Cafe Oto were a revelation. His energised […]
Jason Moran at the grave of James Reese Europe inArlington National Cemetery, VirginiaPublicity Photo courtesy of 14–18 NOW REVIEW: Jason Moran: The Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin(Barbican, […]
Youn Sun Nah at the Belgrade Jazz FestivalPhoto: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk34th Belgrade Jazz Festival, Serbia(Various venues, 25-29 October 2018. Review and photos by John Watson)“I am a good potato – buy me!” […]
Victor Wooten in 2017Publicity PictureREVIEW: Victor Wooten Trio(Ronnie Scott’s, 31 October 2018. Third night of three. Review by Sebastian Maniura)“Music: it’s a language, it’s a lifestyle and it can save the world,” […]
