The very sad news of 20th Century songwriter Burt Bacharach’s death at 94 has resonated strongly in the past few days. Born in Kansas City in 1928, the youthful Bacharach who resided […]
Burt Bacharach – A Tribute by Frank Griffith
Peter Brötzmann, Jason Adasiewicz, John Edwards, Steve Noble at Cafe OTO
Peter Brötzmann, Jason Adasiewicz, John Edwards, Steve Noble(Cafe OTO, 2-day residency 10-11 February 2023. Live review and drawings by Geoff Winston) After humbly letting the Cafe OTO audience know that “It’s a […]
Szymon Mika & Yumi Ito (Jazz Café POSK, Friday 24 Feb 2023)
Exciting Polish-Japanese duo Szymon Mika (guitars) and Yumi Ito (vocals and piano) will play material from their latest release “Ekual” at Jazz Café POSK on Friday 24 February 2023. Interview/preview by Tomasz Furmanek […]
Mothers In Jazz (29): Andrea Motis
“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 […]
Nick Walters – ‘Padmāsana’
Nick Walters – Padmāsana (D.O.T Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Padmāsana has been put together by Nick Walters, a trumpeter known for his work with his own The Paradox Ensemble and […]
Soccer96, Byron Wallen… – ‘Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre’
Multiple artists – Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre (released 17 Feb)(Blue Note 4536398. Album review by Dan Bergsagel) Blue Note doesn’t often release work from another record label, but Transmissions from Total Refreshment […]
Chris Potter – ‘Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard’
Chris Potter – Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition EDN1214. Album review by Jon Turney) Another outstanding record to add to the long list of live […]
Sam Emony (Neil Hughes) / ‘The Old Familiar Places’ Book Launch
Sam Emony (the pseudonym for Neil Hughes) describes his novel The Old Familiar Places as “a love letter to the music that moves me the most”. Ahead of the launch at Ronnie Scott’s (details […]
Beats & Pieces Big Band at Symphony Hall Birmingham
Beats & Pieces Big Band (Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 8 February 2023. Review and photos by John Watson) A second night of big band jazz brought more joy to fans of large ensembles […]
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra at Birmingham Symphony Hall
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra (Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 7 February 2023. Review and photos by John Watson) The Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra has won critical acclaim for the new album “Tales From The […]
Peter Urpeth and Evan Parker at Hundred Years Gallery
Peter Urpeth and Evan Parker (Hundred Years Gallery, 28 January 2023. Live Review and drawings by Geoff Winston) Poet Peter Urpeth and saxophonist Evan Parker go back a long way, some 40 […]
Wild Card – ‘Cabin 19 Fever’
Wild Card – Cabin 19 Fever (Top End Records TER0006CD. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) As a long-term unit, Wild Card’s heart is the trio of writer, arranger and guitarist Clément Régert, […]
Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski – ‘Poiesis’
Haftor Medbøe and Konrad Wiszniewski – Poiesis (Subcontinental Records 2023. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Evoking Stephan Micus’ spacious and rich music, this entirely improvised album from Haftor Medbøe (guitar and effects) […]
Sebastian Rochford – ‘A Short Diary’
Sebastian Rochford – A Short Diary (ECM 2749. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Sebastian Rochford is perhaps best known for having been the driving force behind the iconoclastic band Polar Bear; his […]
Wendy Kirkland Quartet at the 2023 Southport Jazz Festival
Wendy Kirkland Quartet featuring Dennis Rollins MBE – “Get Carter Reimagined” (The Grand Hotel, Southport. 4 February 2023. Southport Jazz Festival. Live review by Frank Griffith) Jazz fans in the North-West of the […]
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