Jerry & The Pelican System – Virtual Tour Final Episode (UK premiere screening from Poznan on 22 November. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Peter Slavid) Reading the EFG London Jazz Festival […]
Jerry & The Pelican System (2020 EFG LJF)
Global Competition for Jazz Musicians: Interview with Valerio Pappi of 7 Virtual Jazz Club
“The uniqueness of the Global Competition for Jazz Musicians stands in its being fully online, in having a jury representative of the entire world, and a voting system that leaves solely to […]
Esther Bennett & Sarah Moule – ‘The Songs of Duncan Lamont’
Esther Bennett & Sarah Moule feat. Daniela Clynes – The Songs of Duncan Lamont (EP download review by Kai Hoffman) It is impossible to write a review that encapsulates what this recording means to […]
Dexter Gordon – ‘The Squirrel’
Dexter Gordon – The Squirrel (Parlophone 5054197065835. Double LP review by Peter Jones) From 1963 to 1976 Dexter Gordon lived in Paris and then Copenhagen. Back home in America the appetite for […]
Istanbul Psychedelic (2020 EFG LJF)
Istanbul Psychedelic (Streamed on 21 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Rachel Coombes) A recent LondonJazz News interview with Serious’s Director of Programming Pelin Opcin (director of Istanbul Jazz Festival since 2005) […]
Tom Smith – ‘Gecko’
Tom Smith – Gecko (Digital download only. Basho Records SRCD58-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Tom Smith, jazz saxophonist? Perhaps like me you did a double take, wondering whether Scottish tenor saxophonist Tommy […]
Space Galvachers – ‘Sounds of Brelok’
Space Galvachers – Sounds of Brelok (Green Lab Records. CD & Download. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) Stanislav Augris’ cheerful album cover pic of Space Galvachers, dressed in snazzy holiday shirts and shades […]
Elina Duni, Rob Luft – ‘Lost Ships’
Elina Duni, Rob Luft – Lost Ships (ECM 0739322. CD review by John Arnett) This collection of songs has an emotional force and atmosphere all of its own. Singer Elina Duni has […]
Sammy Stein with Debbie Burke – ‘Gender Disparity in UK Jazz- A Discussion’
Sammy Stein with Debbie Burke – Gender Disparity in UK Jazz- A Discussion (Amazon KDP, 212pp, 2020. Book review by Ros Rigby) The issue of gender balance in jazz has been a regular topic […]
The Winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020 is pianist Deschanel Gordon
Pianist Deschanel Gordon has won BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020 We interviewed him earlier this month (Link Below) Here is the full text of the BBC’s Press Release Twenty-two-year-old Hackney-born jazz […]
2020 EFG London Jazz Festival – Reviews
LondonJazz News provides by far the most extensive coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Here is a list of the 2020 EFG LJF reviews completed so far by our writers. Most-reads so […]
Pigfoot at Karamel (2020 EFG LJF)
Pigfoot (Stream premiered on 21 November 2020 from Karamel. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Leah Williams) From the opening growl of Chris Batchelor’s muted trumpet and the equally purposeful yet joyful […]
Peter Jones – ‘This is Bop: Jon Hendricks and the Art of Vocal Jazz’
This is Bop: Jon Hendricks and the Art of Vocal Jazz. Peter Jones (Equinox, 263pp., Book Review By Chris Parker) Musician/writer Ben Sidran calls jazz singer/lyricist Jon Hendricks a ‘generous spirit [who] radiated […]
REVIEW: Liane Carroll’s 606 Club Livestream (2020 EFG LJF)
Liane Carroll (606 Club Livestream. 18 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by AJ Dehany) “I started my career playing empty jazz clubs and it’s come full circle!” It’s a killer […]
Gwilym Simcock: Solo (606 Club / 2020 EFG LJF)
Gwilym Simcock: Solo (Live stream performance, presented by The 606 Club, for EFG London Jazz Festival. 19 November 2020. Review by Jon Carvell) Stuck at home in Berlin due to travel restrictions, […]
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