Henry Threadgill’s Zooid and Anthony Braxton New Quartet (Barbican, 13 November 2022 Review by Peter Slavid) It’s received wisdom that avant-garde jazz appeals only to a small audience. That was definitely not […]
Belgrade Jazz Festival (Dom Omladine Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia. 26-30 October 2022. Review and photos by John Watson) So many European festivals have lost funding this year, as political crisis piles on economic […]
Linda May Han Oh Quartet (Pizza Express Soho. 12 November 2022. Review by Jon Turney) A slow string bass groove deep enough to sink into, embroidered from the drums, was an immediately […]
Jazz Voice (Royal Festival Hall. 11 November 2022. EFG LJF. Review by Lavender Sutton) Every year the London Jazz Festival’s opening gala: Jazz Voice at Royal Festival Hall sets the tone for […]
Review by Tony Dudley-Evans This year, JazzFest Berlin, presenting its 59th edition, returned to its natural home, the Berliner Festspiele, a venue near perfect for a jazz festival due to its size and flexibility. The […]
Nicki Leighton-Thomas (Playground Theatre. 18 October – One Good Scandal launch. Review by Lavender Sutton) Vocalist Nicki Leighton-Thomas has released a follow up album of songs by the well-known poet and lyricist […]
Jazz & The City(Salzburg, 13 to 16 October 2022. Festival Report and photos by Ralf Dombrowski(*)) They do things differently in Salzburg. Car drivers stop as soon as a pedestrian steps out […]
Francesco Martinelli’s third and final report from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September-9 October 2022) The spacious, tree-lined streets of the affluent neighbourhood of Suadiye, facing the Prince’s Island on the […]
Francesco Martinelli’s second report from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September-9 October 2022) The 32nd edition of the Akbank Jazz Festival saved some of its more famous names for the second […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2022 (Sunday 2 October. Day 4 Report by AJ Dehany) If you’re in Newcastle on a Sunday, you need to be at the Globe on […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (Lit & Phil, Newcastle. Day 3: Saturday 1 October. Festival report by Peter Slavid) A gig by Black Top is always a special event. That’s […]
Francesco Martinelli reports from Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul (24 September- 9 October 2022) Akbank Jazz Festival is a bank-sponsored autumn event in Istanbul. It has been celebrating its 32nd edition this […]
Nicole Mitchell Lit & Phil. Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music – Day 2 & 3. Two writers, Peter Slavid and AJ Dehany, jointly covered the innovative 2022 NFoJaIM festival for […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (The Lit& Phil, Newcastle. Day 1: Thursday 29 September 2022. Festival Report by Peter Slavid) Two LJN writers, Peter Slavid and AJ Dehany, jointly covered […]
Art Themen (Fringe Jazz at Bristol Music Club. 28 September. Review by Mike Collins) A stone’s throw from the University of Bristol’s Student Union building, it’s easy to miss the steps down […]
