Sebastian writes: Sad news. One of the understated greats of British jazz, saxophonist and clarinettist Tony Coe, passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 88. The following tribute from Tim Garland’s […]
RIP Tony Coe (1934-2023)
Programme Announced for Inntoene Festival 2023 (Austria, 21- 23 Jul.)
Sebastian writes: Inntoene is a boutique festival in the Innviertel in Austria which is the creation of trombonist/ impresario/ farmer Paul Zauner. Paul, a good friend of LJN, has been highly adept […]
Ralph Towner – ‘At First Light’
Ralph Towner – At First Light (ECM 2758. Album review by John Arnett) Fifty years ago this year, Ralph Towner released his first solo album “Diary”, also on ECM and produced, as […]
Kenny Barron – ‘The Source’
Kenny Barron – The Source(Artwork Records ARTR2202. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) Imagine, for a moment, you’re a jazz pianist. You’re alone, seated on a piano stool at a Steinway D, facing […]
Michael Janisch Band at Eastside Jazz Club in Birmingham
Michael Janisch Band (Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. 14 March 2023. Review and photos by John Watson) Concerts by touring American bands have been rather thin on the ground in recent […]
PizzaExpress to Launch new Record Label, PX Records
It is announced today that PizzaExpress is to launch a record label. The first two releases on PX Records, for release on 14 April are: Full text of Press Release begins “PizzaExpress […]
Bobo Stenson Trio – ‘Sphere’
Bobo Stenson Trio – Sphere (ECM 2775. Album review by Patrick Hadfield) Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson (b.1944) has had a long, illustrious career at the forefront of the vibrant Nordic jazz scene; […]
Norwegian band WAKO (Jazz Café POSK, Saturday 25 March)
“We’ve been in London only twice in 10 years, so who knows when we’ll make it back?” Norwegian jazz collective WAKO was originally formed when its members were students together in Trondheim. […]
Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari – ‘Stravaganze consonanti’
Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari – Stravaganze consonanti (ECM 2390. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Italian clarinettist and saxophonist Gianluigi Trovesi occupies a similar musical territory to French reeds player Louis Sclavis (and […]
Charged Particles + Tod Dickow play Michael Brecker (East Side Jazz, 21 March + touring until 29 March)
Paul Walker (*) writes: Michael Brecker fans should head down to the East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone next Tuesday 21 March to see the Northern California-based jazz trio Charged Particles, (Murray Low, […]
Mothers In Jazz (33): Jessica Carlton
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry […]
Laura Schuler Quartet – ‘Sueños Paralelos’
Laura Schuler Quartet – Sueños Paralelos(Antidro Records . Album review by Peter Slavid) Laura Schuler is a Swiss composer, singer and violinist who describes this album as an attempt to capture the […]
Jazz Record Requests special edition: ‘Tribute to Wayne Shorter’ (26 March)
The Sunday 26 March edition of BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Record Requests (4pm) will be marking the death of Wayne Shorter with a special programme including interview extracts. Listeners are invited to […]
Liam Noble writes about the Concord ‘Live At Maybeck Recital Hall’ series (Part 2 of 4, ‘Round Midnight’)
Between 1989 and 1995, Concord Records produced 42 solo piano recitals, all recorded in Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley in California. Each recital featured a different jazz pianist; the series eventually consisted of 42 CDs. The entire […]
Samara Joy at the Jazz Cafe
Samara Joy (Jazz Cafe Camden Town. 7 March 2023. Live review by Sebastian Scotney) Inexorable. Inevitable. Meteoric. Well-deserved. Heartening. Rapid. All of the above. The adjectives to describe the rise in the […]
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