Dan Weiss’s Starebaby (Vortex, 2 May 2019; review and drawing by Geoff Winston) Drummer Dan Weiss’s project, Starebaby, with his top-drawer collaborators, Craig Taborn (keyboards), Ben Monder (guitar), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Matt Mitchell (keyboards), has been around five years in gestation, […]
Georgie Fame and the BBC Big Band Publicity photo Georgie Fame with the BBC Big Band (Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Sunday 12 May 2019. Review by Frank Griffith) The unique and distinctive vocals […]
Pee Wee EllisPublicity photo Peter Bacon reports: The headliners for the 2019 Margate Jazz Festival are Pee Wee Ellis, Liane Carroll and Theon Cross, it has been announced. There will also be a new “social partnership” […]
Larry Grenadier – The Gleaners (ECM. CD Review by Jon Turney) The resourcefulness and richness of modern double bass playing never cease to astound me. There are any number of players whose contribution […]
Tristan Publicity Photo Amsterdam acid jazz band Tristan are building a strong reputation in the UK as a live act. Following enthusiastically received gigs including Pizza Express Holborn, Harrogate Festival and Black […]
Esperanza Spalding – 12 Little Spells (Concord Records. CD Review by Sebastian Maniura) In 12 Little Spells Esperanza Spalding explores the realm of magic and healing in her music. The concept for this album […]
Polly Gibbons – All I Can Do (Resonance Records RCD-1028. CD review by Mark McKergow) British singer Polly Gibbons is spending more time than ever in the USA these days so it’s […]
Bagland – Cirkel (Jaegwer Community: JCM029. LP Review by Nick Davies) Cirkel is the third release from the Danish quintet Bagland and is available on vinyl, MP3 and CD. It follows on […]
An outdoor stage in Montreal Photo credit: MIJF/ Frederique Menard-Aubin Peter Slavid writes Why it sometimes has to be live! Some months ago I was sent a CD by London Jazz News, […]
Upstairs at the Parrot in Canterbury L-R: Jonathan Ward, Dave Whitford, Dulcie May Moreno Frances Knight, Paul Booth Photo supplied by Dulcie May Moreno Peter Jones reports: The inaugural gig of the […]
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