Yuri Goloubev – Two Chevrons Apart (Basho Records. CD review by Dominic Williams) Yuri Goloubev, the leader, composer and arranger of all the pieces on this album, spent about 14 years holding […]
Yuri Goloubev – “Two Chevrons Apart”
Paul Nedzela – “Introducing Paul Nedzela”
Paul Nedzela – Introducing Paul Nedzela (Outside In Music OIM 1915. CD review by Frank Griffith) Baritone saxophonist Paul Nedzela‘s debut recording showcases his eloquent yet gritty playing. There are nine original […]
Pat Metheny – “From This Place”
Pat Metheny – From This Place (Nonesuch 075597924374 CD review by Peter Bacon) There is only one Pat Metheny but I remember a time when there were two Pat Metheny audiences. There was […]
Filomena Campus Quartet at the Vortex
Filomena Campus Quartet (Vortex, 15 February 2020. Review by Alison Bentley) Something jazz and the theatre have in common: improvisation. At London’s Vortex, Sardinian vocalist Filomena Campus drew on her knowledge of […]
JoAnne Brackeen to perform at Pizza Express Steinway Two Pianos Festival (13-22 March)
Sebastian writes: The headline (and possibly the highlight) of the 2020 Pizza Express Steinway Two Pianos Festival will be a return to London after a significant gap of US pianist JoAnne Brackeen, […]
Punkt is coming to Birmingham (18-20 March)
Peter Bacon reports: For those who have always hankered after attending the Punkt festival of live remix but haven’t managed to make it to Kristiansand in Norway, good news! Punkt, in collaboration […]
The first Guildford JazzFest (20-22 March 2020)
Surrey has a new jazz festival, and its wide-ranging mix of star names, concerts, film, talk, workshop and a young musicians’ showcase makes for a very impressive inaugural programme. Lauren Bush finds […]
Kit Downes/Tom Challenger, Lauren Redhead/Alistair Zaldua, Andrew Woodhead at Ideas of Noise in Birmingham.
Kit Downes & Tom Challenger – Vyamanikal Lauren Redhead & Alistair Zaldua – vox humana Andrew Woodhead – Pendulums (Ideas of Noise Festival, St Paul’s Church, Birmingham. 8 February 2020. Review by […]
PHOTO-ESSAY: Marc Copland Trio at Pizza Express Jazz Club
Sebastian writes: Monika Jakubowska’s photos here capture the mood of an evening at Pizza Express Dean Street. The quiet appreciative buzz of a full house, increasingly drawn in to the ebb and […]
Fergus McCreadie Trio coming to the 606 Club (4 March)
Rob Adams previews: Multi-award-winning Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie brings his trio to the 606 Club on Wednesday 4 March, the group’s first London appearance since McCreadie’s debut recording, Turas, won Album of […]
Alfa Mist – “On My Ones”
Alfa Mist – On My Ones (Sekito SEKITO007. Download/Vinyl Album Review by Adam Sieff) This release comes as something of a surprise, but maybe it shouldn’t have. As a keyboardist and producer, […]
Martin Speake Quartet with Ethan Iverson at Eastside Jazz Club, Birmingham
Martin Speake Quartet with Ethan Iverson (Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 13 February 2020. Review and photos by John Watson) The sound is plaintive and cool in musical temperature – subtle vibrato, […]
Philip Clark – “Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time”
Philip Clark – Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time (Headline, 464pp., £25. Review by Chris Parker) “You can’t understand America without understanding jazz, and you can’t understand jazz without understanding Dave Brubeck” […]
MoonMot – “Going Down The Well”
MoonMot – Going Down The Well (UNIT Records UTR 4932. CD review by Adrian Pallant) Finding the names of alto saxophonist Dee Byrne and baritonist Cath Roberts on the same bill, one always […]
Full Programme announced for 2020 Cheltenham Jazz Festival (5-10 May)
Having made partial announcements earlier, Cheltenham Jazz Festival (5-10 May) is announcing its full programme today. Tickets will go on sale to Members at 10am on Wednesday 26 February and on general […]
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