Stan Tracey – Wisdom in the WingsTwo albums (Free An’ One and Seven Ages of Man, both from 1969)(Resteamed Records- RSJ114. Album Review by Frank Griffith) This double album reissue from 1969 […]
Kjetil Mulelid – Piano (Rune Grammofon RCD2220/RLP3220. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Kjetil Mulelid is a young Norwegian pianist who normally plays in a trio with bass player Bjørn Marius Hegge and […]
Stefano Bollani, Orquesta Sin Fin directed by Exequiel Mantega – El Chakracanta / Live in Buenos Aires (Alobar AL1009. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Since being rated best new talent by Italy’s leading […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Peter Jones (*) writes about ten of his favourite tracks by singer Mark Murphy (1932-2015), distilled […]
After the gigs were cancelled last year due to the pandemic, the “Shape of Jazz to Come” series will re-start with the duo of Laura Jurd and Elliot Galvin. Their performance which […]
Lucien Johnson – Wax///Wane (Deluge Records. Review by Adrian Pallant) Mystical, a touch retro, and increasingly spellbinding, Wax///Wane is the work of New Zealand saxophonist and composer Lucien Johnson. It’s an album […]
Steve Gadd Band – At Blue Note Tokyo (BFM Jazz 6218346762. Album review by Adam Sieff) It should come as no surprise that the Steve Gadd Band’s latest album is tasteful and […]
Krononaut – Scratch Test (Glitterbeat GBDL 111. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) This three-track EP comes out of the recording for the Krononaut album released in September 2020, which was a collaboration between […]
Pharoah Sanders, Floating Points & the London Symphony Orchestra – Promises (Luaka Bop. Album Review by John Bungey) After more than a decade without a new recording and a good distance from […]
Juliette Kay writes: There are two firsts on LJN today: We have just set up on Instagram as London_Jazz_News Our first ever post is an exclusive pre-release track from Trineice Robinson/ Cyrus […]
And they’re back! The 606 Club in Chelsea has just announced the following live dates with audience. Booking is open – links below Thursday 20 May – Jim Mullen Organ Trio (Jim […]
Dave Stryker – Baker’s Circle (Strikezone Records 8821. Album review by Peter Vacher) In this febrile world of stylistic experimentation and performance uncertainty, there’s something eminently reassuring about the US guitarist Dave […]
The thirteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), a British jazz master at the peak of his powers. If you only know the greatness of Tony Coe from his work with, say, […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, Simon Spillett writes about ten of his favourite tracks by Tubby Hayes: 1. If This Isn’t […]
Eddie Prévost: Four CDs with different groups. (Album reviews by Tony Dudley-Evans). ConcertOTO – Matchless Records MRCD 104. November 2012 Iklectik Live One – Matchless Records MRCD 103. November 2016 Bean Soup and Bouquets – […]
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