Red Kite – Theory of Colours (Jellymould JJ028. CD Review by Peter Jones) This one arrived unheard of and unasked for, and it goes to show what joys you can sometimes discover […]
Red Kite – “Theory of Colours”
Erroll Garner – “Campus Concert”
Erroll Garner – Campus Concert (Mack Avenue Octave Music. MA1162. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) The elf-like Erroll Garner was engulfed by myth: couldn’t read music; in 1947, was the first piano […]
Nat Steele – ‘Sonny Rollins and the MJQ’ (UK tour, 4-18 Feb)
Following on from vibraphonist Nat Steele’s celebratory album Portrait Of The Modern Jazz Quartet and the rapport he found playing with Canadian tenor man Grant Stewart, what was the natural next step? […]
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet (Pizza Express Dean Street. 15 January 2020. Second night of two. Review by Sam Norris) The return of Jorge Rossy’s ‘Beyond Sunday’ quintet to Pizza Express Dean Street […]
Grégory Privat – “Soley”
Grégory Privat – Soley (Buddham Jazz Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) Until this year’s London Jazz Festival, I had not heard of French pianist Grégory Privat. Then I saw him playing as part of […]
Bill Bruford’s Earthworks – “Complete”
Bill Bruford’s Earthworks – Complete (Summerfold. BBSF 030BX . CD and download Review by Patrick Hadfield) Complete, a large collection, comprising 24 CDs and DVDs, documents the 20-year career of Bill Bruford’s […]
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa at The Sultan Room, NYC
Mark Guiliana and Billy Martin with Soul Gnawa (Winter JazzFest) (The Sultan Room, 14 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) After the acoustic overload that is much of the Winter JazzFest – […]
RIP Geoff Castle (1949-2020)
Sebastian writes: We are very saddened to hear of the death on Wednesday 15 January of a pivotal and immensely popular figure in British jazz, keyboard player/pianist Geoff Castle. The cause of […]
Simone Baron & Arco Belo – “The Space Between Disguises”
Simone Baron & Arco Belo – The Space Between Disguises (GenreFluid Records GF0001. CD Review by Jane Mann) This is a new recording, released at the end of last year, from Italian-American […]
ISQ – “Requiem for the Faithful”
ISQ – Requiem for the Faithful (CPR CD 03. CD review by Alison Bentley) ISQ are the London-based Irene Serra Quartet, and this is their third highly original CD. The distinctive vocal-led mix […]
“Celebrating Detroit, Honouring Marcus Belgrave” at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
From Detroit to the World: Celebrating the Jazz Legacy of Detroit and Honoring Marcus Belgrave (Winter JazzFest) (Le Poisson Rouge, NYC. 12 January 2020. Review by Dan Bergsagel) “From Detroit to the […]
Interview with Canadian Guitarist Lorne Lofsky (remembering Oscar Peterson)
“I certainly had a great kick at the can.” Canadian guitarist Lorne Lofsky first met Oscar Peterson in the early 1980s, and it was not long before Peterson and Norman Granz offered […]
Ife Ogunjobi – Jazz re:freshed: The Sounds of 2020 at the Jazz Cafe
Ife Ogunjobi (Jazz re:freshed: The Sounds of 2020, Jazz Cafe.11 January 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) An energetic mover in the acclaimed Brit Jazz explosion, the Jazz re:freshed organisation hosts a busy […]
“The Benny Goodman Orchestra’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert” (Cadogan Hall, 26 January)
“The Benny Goodman Orchestra’s Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert”, presented by Richard Pite’s Jazz Repertory Company, is a successful show: the booking link below at the time of writing already says “Limited […]
“Walls Come Tumbling Down” with music by Laura Jurd (Rich Mix,16 January)
“Relive the undercurrents of early 80s London music scene,” says the publicity material. Leah Williams found out more about an evening of film and music entitled Walls Come Tumbling Down at Rich […]
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