
Inside Scofield (Joerg Steineck / Director. Film 87 mins (145 min with DVD extras). Film review by Denny Ilett) Less of a traditional biography and more of a slice-of-life portrait of a […]
Inside Scofield (Joerg Steineck / Director. Film 87 mins (145 min with DVD extras). Film review by Denny Ilett) Less of a traditional biography and more of a slice-of-life portrait of a […]
Led Bib and Anthropods at the Vortex The true finale to the 2022 London Jazz Festival was an evening of completely new music from the mind of New Jersey-born drummer, composer and […]
LJN provides the most extensive review coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. By far. This year we will have done over thirty of them. We have also asked our writers and […]
Buxton International Festival has just announced: “Buxton International Festival will present Wynton Marsalis in, for him what is, the most intimate of settings, the turn of the century Opera House. To close […]
Dhafer Youssef with Ballaké Sissoko, Eivind Aarset and Adriano Dos Santos: Digital Africa – plus Zoe Rahman Trio (Barbican Hall, 19 November 2022. Live review by Alison Bentley) It was Dhafer Youssef’s […]
The Big Swing featuring Emma Smith, Georgina Jackson & Vula Malinga (Cadogan Hall, London SW3, 18 November 2022. Review by Len Weinreich) The evening started with a bundle of promises as singer […]
Mark Small (*) pays tribute to the massively influential guitarist and educator Mick Goodrick. On 16 November 2022, American jazz guitarist Mick Goodrick, a sought-after performer and educator who deeply impacted three […]
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble plus Guests – Tribute to Don Cherry (Barbican. 20 November 2022. Live review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Don Cherry was a pioneer. After his work with Ornette Coleman in the […]
Catherine Russell (Pizza Express Soho, 20 November 2022. Live review by Lavender Sutton) New York native Catherine Russell performed in London for the first time at Dean Street Pizza Express on the […]
‘Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band In Concert’(SteepleChase SCCD 36502. Album review by Len Weinreich) Sometime during the late 1940s, jazz hipperati first clocked Gerry Mulligan as a fledging composer and arranger slyly […]
Pančevo Jazz Festival (Kulturnog centra Pančeva, Serbia. 4-6 November 2022. Review and photos by John Watson) There is certainly a great deal of fine music on the international jazz scene – but […]
Various Artists – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (Blue Note 4565996. 2 LPs. Album review by Richard Lee) Well, here it is…although, in a way, it isn’t. If seeing […]
Nardis Jazz Club pop-up (24, Exmouth Market, 19 November, Review by Rachel Coombes) As LJF celebrated its thirtieth birthday with a sold-out show of electronic jazz (or ‘jazz-dance’) at the 6000-capacity venue […]
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute has announced a second series of seven episodes of its acclaimed Rebel Spirits podcasts highlighting the strength and variety of Polish jazz. The first episode of the new […]
Named after Ostara, the Germanic goddess of the spring equinox, “The Ostara Project” showcases the strength and creativity of Canadian women in jazz. The “supergroup” is spearheaded by award-winning jazz musicians bassist […]
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