Laura Jurd (Three concerts in Edinburgh. July 2022. Live Reviews by Patrick Hadfield) Trumpeter and, for these gigs at least, cornetist Laura Jurd made her first trip to the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, […]
European Jazz Workshop Big Band (*) (Festival Theatre Studio, Edinburgh, 21 July 2022. Live review by Mark McKergow) This astounding performance by young musicians from across Europe produced 75 minutes of disciplined, […]
Sebastian writes: One of the pieces I was commissioned to do here in Montreal this year was not a written piece, but a podcast for The Economist. Enjoy the glee in that […]
Robert Glasper (Théâtre Maisonneuve, 6 July 2022. MIJF. Photo-Essay using the official photos by Victor Diaz Lamich. Words by Sebastian Scotney) This was a particularly free-form evening. It started with the presentation […]
Marc Copland /Adrian Vedady /Jim Doxas Trio (Dièse Onze, Saint Denis Street, Montreal. MIJF. 2 July 2022. Review by Sebastian Scotney) There are some facts that need saying. Often. And maybe what […]
Roy Willox – First Recordings (Privately produced by Eileen Mann. 14 minutes. EP review by Sebastian Scotney) This is a little piece of history. We covered the passing of Roy Willox (1929-2019) […]
Iain Ballamy quintet; Moses Boyd (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May, 2 May 2022. Reviews by Jon Turney) Quite the Mayday weekend for Iain Ballamy. He premiered a saxophone concerto written for him […]
The LJN team’s coverage of the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival has been substantial. Jon Turney, Peter Slavid and photographer John Watson have done a great job. We have published their reviews of […]
Saxophonist/flautist/ pianist/ bandleader/ educator David Angol was born near Preston in Lancashire to parents originally from Dominica. A graduate of Middlesex University he has a long CV in music. He played in […]
The country that has arguably given the world the best big band / jazz orchestra arrangers… now has a National Jazz Orchestra. The inaugural concert will be in Calgary on 28 April. […]
Violinist/composer/arranger Alicja Śmietana has prepared a very special concert programme to celebrate the life and music of her late father, one of the legends of Polish jazz, guitarist Jarek Śmietana (1951-2013). With […]
(Raindrop Music. LP and Download Review by Jane Mann) Voice on Shellac is the new album from songwriter/guitarist Virginie Lacour-Puiboube (VL-P) and her talented septet Laughing with the Raindrops. Lacour-Puiboube is a […]
Stéphane Belmondo/Kirk Lightsey Quintet Keïta/Brönnimann/Niggli (Tube’s, Graz (Austria). 10 March 2022 (Belmondo/Lightsey) and 11 March 2022 (Keïta/Brönnimann/Niggli ). Live Reviews by Oliver Weindling) Tube’s is a new venue in Graz in the […]
Dr Stephen Tromans and Friends – Duos & Remixes (Bandcamp. Link below. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The various lockdown periods in the last two years have clearly been extremely difficult for freelance […]
Adrian Cox and Joe Webb – Both Sides Now (A.P.P Records. Album review by Denny Ilett) Adrian Cox (clarinet) and Joe Webb (piano) are two young musicians with a deep love, respect […]
