
Jazzdor Strasbourg- Berlin-Dresden (Kulturbrauerei, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. 8 June 2023. Third night. Report by Sebastian Scotney) Last night, the third evening of the fifteenth Jazzdor festival in Berlin, I found myself above […]
Jazzdor Strasbourg- Berlin-Dresden (Kulturbrauerei, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. 8 June 2023. Third night. Report by Sebastian Scotney) Last night, the third evening of the fifteenth Jazzdor festival in Berlin, I found myself above […]
Ben Sidran (Ronnie Scott’s. 6 June 2023. Live review by Adam Sieff) It’s been a year since Ben Sidran last played at Ronnie Scott’s, and following a rousing introduction from the club’s […]
Jazzdor Strasbourg- Berlin-Dresden (Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. 7 June 2023. Second night. Report by Sebastian Scotney) As reviewers we should obviously be tryinh to reach clear conclusions. Sometimes, when hearing something […]
“To me, the Low D Whistle is a universal instrument,” says Fraser Fifield. He is a is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Scotland, who performs on low whistle, saxophone, and bagpipes and […]
Jazzdor Strasbourg- Berlin-Dresden (Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. 6 June 2023. First night. Report by Sebastian Scotney) I had it all planned…down to the last detail. Jazzdor Berlin-Dresden this year, the 15th […]
Today, Wednesday 7 June, EFG London Jazz Festival is announcing a second wave of phenomenal acts to add to its unmissable lineup of multi-talented and multigenerational jazz musicians. Securing its position as […]
Nominations have just been announced for the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. The ceremony is on 4 July. There is one new category this year – the PizzaExpress Live Photographer of the Year […]
Mondays With Morgan is a column in LondonJazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – […]
Liam Noble is releasing a duo album, “Lucky Teeth”, recorded live at the Vortex, with alto saxophonist Geoff Simkins. Interview with Sebastian: LondonJazz News: How/when did you first get to know Geoff Simkins? […]
“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 […]
FlamenKora – FlamenKora(Motema. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) FlamenKora is the name of the trio of three musicians from very different heritages: German-born, NYC-based trumpeter (and instigator) Volker Goetze, “rising Madrid flamenco […]
Evan Parker – Solo concert to mark Galerie Max Hetzier’s exhibition of Thomas Struth’s CERN-inspired photographs (St James’s Church, Piccadilly, 1 June 2023. Review by Oliver Weindling. Drawings by Geoff Winston) Evan […]
Nicky Schrire – Nowhere Girl (Anzic Records – review by Bruce Lindsay) Almost ten years. That’s how long it’s been since singer and songwriter Nicky Schrire last released some music. Now she’s […]
Lorenzo De Finti (with Fabrizio Bosso) – Lullabies From An Unknown Time (Losen LOS 267-2. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) For his fourth album on the Norwegian Losen label, pianist, composer, arranger, […]
Sebastian writes: two stories about the Montreal Festival (*) as a preview. A few quick comments on the vast programme… and an interview I did with the programme director OUTDOOR PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED […]
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