Beady BellePhoto credit: Egil Hansen Norwegian singer and songwriter Beady Belle (real name Beate S. Lech) has recently released an album entitled Dedication and will be at Ronnie Scott’s this Sunday May […]
Keyon HarroldPublicity picture supplied Tickets go on sale today for the 2018 Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival. Peter Bacon reports: Edinburgh is bringing out some of jazz’s big guns for its 40th […]
Eddie Henderson at Eastside Jazz ClubPhoto credit: © John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk Eddie Henderson(Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham, 30 April 2018. Review and photos by John Watson) Trumpeter Eddie Henderson must be one of the […]
Tony Kofi, Joel Prime and Alina Bzhezhinska at 1000 TradesPhoto credit: © Brian Homer Alina Bzhezhinska Quartet(Birmingham Jazz 1000 Trades 27 April 2018. Review and photos by Brian Homer) In the history […]
Birdsong (Cân yr Adar in Welsh) is a collaboration between Welsh/Bajan singer/songwriter Kizzy Crawford and pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock. It also involves six instrumentalists from Sinfonia Cymru – flute, horn and string quartet. […]
‘This award makes me want to go home and practice.’Pat Metheny receiving the PRS Gold AwardPhoto by John L Walters The Fifth JazzFM Awards were awarded at Shoresitch Town Hall on International […]
Cross Currents Trio: Chris Potter, Zakir Hussain and Dave HollandPublicity picture The summer festival news is coming thick and fast. Peter Bacon tries to keep up: The 2018 edition of the Manchester […]
There’s an unusual evening at Cafe Posk in Ravenscourt Park when Polish pianist Kuba Stankiewicz plays the music of the Polish/Jewish composer Henryk Wars. Lesley Christiane will be producing the concert and […]
Bobo Stenson Trio 32nd April Jazz(Various locations in Espoo, Finland 25-29 April 2018. Report by Ralf Dombrowski*) Espoo is not far from Helsinki. The newly built suburban train line takes you there, […]
Peter Bacon reports: The full programme of the 2018 Glasgow Jazz Festival has just been announced and tickets went on sale at 12noon today, International Jazz Day. The festival has also announced […]
