The seventeenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), offers a burst of Brazilian sunshine. A live recording I sought out after hearing Paulo Moura’s delicious clarinet and saxophone playing during […]
Pandemic or no pandemic, London-based gig promoters Mood Indigo have not let the grass grow under their feet. With a series of streamed events over the last year, co-organisers Terence Collie and […]
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 3 (MSESET3 – 6 CDs. Release Date 7 May 2021. Album Review by Chris Parker) Disc 1: Memphis Harmonica Kings 1929–30 Disc 2: Texas Alexander 1928–29 Disc […]
Cultural Connections Africa and Serious are announcing a series of streamed events, writes Juliette Kay Streams from Africa will present emerging voices from several countries within the continent, focusing on showcasing contemporary […]
Wollny – Parisien – Lefebvre – Lillinger – XXXX (ACT 9924-2 . Album review by Jon Turney) The ACT label has built a roster of artists that means you should expect the unexpected […]
A Tonic For The Troops – Ambush(Odin Records ODINCD9575 – Review by Peter Slavid) If you have listened to any amount of music from Norway, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard […]
Graham Costello’s STRATA – Second Lives (Gearbox Records. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Scotland is teeming with young jazz talent these days, and a notable example is Glasgow-based drummer and composer Graham Costello. His […]
The visionary musical ideas of Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman and Anthony Braxton meet the spontaneous creativity of the Edinburgh-based Russian artist Maria Rud in one of the architectural gems of […]
A happy ending of sorts, for now, to the saga of Tony Kofi’s stolen alto, writes Sebastian.. Saxophonist Tony Kofi will be playing at the 606 Club for International Jazz Day in […]
Moses Boyd (Livestream from the Barbican, Sunday 18 April. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Moses Boyd presented a set of material from his Mercury Prize nominated album Dark Matter with an augmented version […]
The sixteenth of Jon Turney’s weekly selections (series introduced HERE), shows the great bassist bringing out the best in an equally fine pianist. Charlie Haden made plenty of duo recordings, but this […]
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey – Uneasy (ECM 3520696. Review by John Bungey) If I was one third of a piano trio (which luckily for the health of British […]
Sam Braysher Trio – Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man(Unit Records UTR 4951. Album review by Adrian Pallant) The bold, solid colours of renowned Argentinian artist (and musician) Mariano Gil introduce Dance […]
The 7Virtual Jazz Club is a global online competition for both professional and amateur musicians and/or bands. London Jazz News interviewed the organiser Valerio Pappi last November here. This year’s competition is […]
Since the founding of Jazz South three years ago (*), the programme has been busy developing networks, connections and talent across the south of England. To celebrate the diverse talent across the […]
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