Tom Arthurs Trio – One Year(Ozella. CD Review by Peter Slavid) It’s been clear that Tom Arthurs was going to be one of the outstanding trumpeters of his generation since his early […]

Esbjörn Svensson Trio – e.s.t. live in London (ACT 9042-2. CD review by Adrian Pallant) For many, e.s.t. (the Esbjörn Svensson Trio) were a truly seminal force in music. Translating the relative […]

Kenny Barron Quintet – Concentric Circles (Impulse Records XXX. Review by Peter Vacher) Pianist Kenny Barron, now 74 and an NEA Jazz Master, is at the commanding heights of the music these […]

  Trio HLK – Standard Time(Ubuntu Music UBU0006. CD review by Adrian Pallant) A markedly atypical debut trio album with a disciplined and almost industrial approach to rhythm, Trio HLK’s Standard Time […]

Edward Simon – Sorrows & Triumphs(SSC1511. CD review by Rob Adams) Venezuelan-born pianist Edward Simon marshals the combined forces of his Afinidad quartet (featuring alto saxophonist David Binney, bassist Scott Colley and […]

Kamasi Washington at CheltenhamPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Kamasi Washington(Big Top, 6 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones) “The biggest name in jazz” is a hell of a billing […]

Tom Ibarra at CheltenhamPhoto by Peter Jones Tom Ibarra (Free Stage, 5 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones) One of the chief pleasures of Cheltenham, in common with other jazz […]

Lucia Cadotsch at the ParabolaPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Enemy, Cadotsch/Sandjo, Trondheim Exchange, Mitchener/Hawkins, Vein/Sulzmann(Parabola Arts Centre, 2018 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Round-up by Peter Slavid) Cheltenham Jazz Festival has many different faces […]

Clare Teal with Kansas Smitty’sPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Kansas Smitty’s House Band feat. Clare Teal (Town Hall, 5 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones) In Hackney’s Broadway Market, […]

Roller Trio in the ParabolaPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Roller Trio(Parabola Arts Centre, 5 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Mary James) “It’s great to be back!” said James Mainwaring towards […]

Bob Dorough, Simon Wallace and Sarah MoulePhoto supplied BOB DOROUGH (1923-2018) passed away on 23 April at his home in Pennsylvania at the age of 94. Most widely known for his role […]

Donny McCaslin in the Jazz ArenaPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Donny McCaslin(Jazz Arena, 6 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Mike Collins) Above the Jazz Arena stage were large strips of […]

Christian McBride at CheltenhamPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Christian McBride Big Band(Town Hall, 6 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) Seventeen players on the stand. Catchy hooks, grooves, and […]

Yazz Ahmed, Helena Kay and Tori Freestone with Interchange at the ParabolaPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Issie Barratt’s Interchange(Parabola Theatre, 6 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Mike Collins) Sometimes it’s […]

Laura JurdPhoto taken at Kings Place by Monica S. Jakubowska Dinosaur (Parabola Arts Centre, 4 May 2018, Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Jones) Cheltenham Jazz Festival director Ian George commented during […]