Vortex Online will premiere two short films under the title “Man of Words and Music – trumpeter and poet Shake Keane” next Tuesday, National Windrush Day. The full text of the press […]
Keith Brown Trio – ‘African Ripples’ (Space Time Records. BG2150 CD review by Adam Sieff) I was very impressed with pianist Keith Brown’s playing on Charles Tolliver’s excellent Connect album released last […]
German trombonist Nils Wogram writes in tribute to Curtis Fuller: Why is Curtis Fuller one of my ultimate heroes, writes Nils Wogram? Because he represents a way of playing the trombone which […]
There is a petition currently under way, seeking to put an end to the fixed penalty fine of EUR150 which is increasingly being levied on bassists travelling on trains in France with […]
Diego Pinera – Odd Wisdom (ACT 9920-2. Review by Jon Carvell) Uruguayan drummer Diego Pinera’s search for the perfect groove has taken him all over the world, from his upbringing in Montevideo […]
Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 January after a long illness. This post […]
The “Classic Album Sundays” series presented “My Classic Album: Gary Crosby OBE on Charles Mingus’ The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady“, an interview with Tina Edwards: My Classic Album: Gary Crosby […]
Liane Carroll (606 Club Livestream. 18 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by AJ Dehany) “I started my career playing empty jazz clubs and it’s come full circle!” It’s a killer […]
The Dankworth and Harvey Awards Concert 2020 (Milton Court. 5 November 2020. Report from the livestream by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Guildhall Jazz Orchestra conducted by Scott Stroman performed the winning pieces in […]
Devin Gray and Gerald Cleaver – 27 Licks (Rataplan Records RR 007. CD Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This duo album is the latest recording by two drummers who have played and recorded […]
This is the second in a series of interviews with jazz promoters and venues which LJN is publishing in partnership with Nigel Price. The seventh date of the Nigel Price Organ Trio […]
Sebastian writes: Following the passing of Peter King, we have been offered the opportunity to publish an interview with him which was done during a trip to Kansas City where he played […]
Sebastian writes: On the day of the Charlie Parker centennial we published reflections by twenty-four alto saxophone players. (LINK TO FEATURE). One musician whom we were unable to reach in advance of […]
Tish Oney – Peggy Lee: A Century of Song (Rowman & Littlefield. 250pp. Book review by Peter Jones) This is not intended to be a biography of Peggy Lee – we have three of […]
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 3 (Hajanga Records. CD review by John Bungey) First a warning: if your musical life is saturated in Coleman’s harmolodics or Coltrane’s sheets of sound, best stop […]
