Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille pose in front of the Sphinx near Cairo, Egypt in 1961.Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum A new film is to be screened on BBC4, […]
Anton EgerPhoto Credit: Monika S. Jakubowska Anton Eger(Vortex, 25 April 2018. Photos by Monika S. Jakubowska. Words by AJ Dehany) Drummer Anton Eger is one third of the mighty Phronesis with Jasper […]
J FriscoPublicity picture The second DJAZZ Festival continues to ring the changes. Peter Bacon reports: In its first year in 2017, the Durham City Jazz Festival, DJAZZ (the D is silent as […]
A montage of photos of Grand Union Orchestra’s Trading RootsPhoto supplied by GUO “My admiration for the work of the Grand Union Orchestra and its leader Tony Haynes continues to grow,” writes […]
Daniel CasimirPhoto credit : Monika S. Jakubowska Photographer Monika S. Jakubowska went to hear the Daniel Casimir Quartet at the Spice of Life on 18 April 2018. Explanatory picture captions courtesy of […]
Kit Downes, Aidan O’RourkePhoto credit: Ariane Todes Aidan O’Rourke and Kit Downes(Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead, 24 April 2018. Review by Dominic Williams) The origins of this project are simple, if extraordinary. […]
Rob LuftSupplied picture Peter Bacon reports: Thursday late night and Sunday brunch jazz continue at the Royal Albert Hall next month with a fresh programme of six late night sessions and seven […]
John Daversa – Wobbly Dance Flower(BRM Jazz: 3020624382. CD review by Nick Davies) Wobbly Dance Flower is the latest release from California-born, Florida-based, Grammy-nominated trumpeter, John Daversa. Adept at writing for all […]
Emilia Martensson in Bremen 2018Photo credit: Knipserey, Bremen Swedish/Slovenian vocalist/ songwriter EMILIA MARTENSSON led her group at the European showcase in Bremen last week. She has a range of interesting projects in […]
The Place des Festivals in MontrealPhoto Credit: Jean-Francois Leblanc/Montreal Int Jazz Fest The world’s largest jazz festival has just announced its indoor programme. The range both in jazz and in other music, […]
The Tap PackPublicity picture From 1 to 19 May at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre near Aldwych, classic jazz and mesmeric tap dancing are brought together in one high-energy show. Inspired by the […]
Aubin Vanns and Michael Shrimpling collage from the Vortex website The recent Dave Holland/Evan Parker fund-raiser at the Vortex has spawned a fund to support young musicians. The first showcase is on […]
Alex HitchcockPhoto credit: Rob Monk Saxophonist Alex Hitchcock has been tipped in the jazz media for great things, and marked out as “an incredible young lion of the tenor sax” by flute […]
Jazzmeia Horn – chosen by Dominic ReillyPhoto Credit: Kat Pfeiffer Sebastian writes: The 39 bands which played at the showcases (rather than the full 40 – Anna-Lena Schnabel’s Quartet had to withdraw) […]
