Peter Bacon reports: The ongoing celebrations that surround ECM Records’ 50th birthday, will, we are reliably informed, continue well into 2020, but are represented In London this month with concerts by ECM […]
JazzFest Berlin 2019 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele. 31 October – 3 November 2019. Round-Up Part 2 by Alison Bentley) Sinikka Langeland/The Australian Art Orchestra/Late Night Lab 2/Paul Lovens This is the second part […]
JazzFest Berlin 2019 (Haus der Berliner Festspiele. 31 October- 3 November 2019. Round-Up by Alison Bentley) This is the first of Alison’s three-part Round-Up of JazzFest Berlin 2019 Christian Lillinger’s Open Form […]
Pancevo Jazz Festival, Serbia (Culture Centre, Pancevo, 31 Oct – 2 Nov. Review and photos by John Watson) The warmth of Paolo Fresu’s flugelhorn sound, and the passion it conveys, has me spellbound… […]
Cambridge area resident Matt Pannell tells us his picks from this year’s Cambridge Jazz Festival programme (13-24 November): It is said that in November, you’re never more than one microphone cable’s length from […]
Crazy Coqs, the cabaret venue at Brasserie Zédel in Piccadilly, has a very strong programme as part of the 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival. The accent is on distinctive singers of the […]
Cross Currents Trio – Good Hope (Edition Records EDN1136. CD Review by Jon Turney) A little late to reviewing this one, but for a good reason: It’s one of those recordings I kept postponing […]
Dutch sextet Ikarai bring their Muhammad concert programme to EFG London Jazz Festival on Friday 15 November. It’s been described as “a show like no other” – with some justification, as not […]
Ronnie Scott’s 60th Anniversary Gala Concert (Royal Albert Hall. 30 October 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) On 30 October 1959, in that year of jazz masterpieces, British tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott contributed […]
“Everything develops slowly, sometimes suddenly, and not in straight lines.” Pianist, composer and band leader Julia Hülsmann has a deep understanding of the way her music needs to move forward. She has […]
Sebastian writes: The winners of the WDR Jazzpreis 2020 have been announced by the Cologne-based broadcaster. The annual awards concert will take place at Theater Gütersloh on 1 February 2020. The five […]
Karen Marshalsay – The Road to Kennacraig (Cramasie Records. CRCD001. CD review by Patrick Hadfield) The road to Kennacraig is the road to Islay, where Karen Marshalsay wrote the tune the gives […]
Reich/Richter and Moor Mother’s The Great Bailout (Barbican complex, 23 October 2019. Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) This was a very busy evening at the Barbican with two must-see concerts of […]
Laila Biali (Pizza Express Jazz Club, 28 October 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Laila Biali is becoming a staple name on the jazz scene in North America and now in Europe too. […]
Binker Golding Quartet, Trish Clowes, Meridian (Jazz in the Round, Cockpit Theatre, 28 October 2019. Review by Peter Jones) The Cockpit is the venue for the excellent monthly Jazz in the Round […]
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