Sebastian writes: The official statement from his family on Sunday 6 October that Peter “Ginger” Baker had passed away was succinct: “We are very sad to say that Ginger has passed away […]
Tributes to Ginger Baker (1939-2019)
Eliane Elias – Love Stories
Eliane Elias – Love Stories (Concord Jazz. CD review by Frank Griffith) Eliane Elias‘ new album Love Stories is imbued with lush arrangements and unrelenting passion that marks all of her work. […]
Ethan Iverson, Joe Sanders, Jorge Rossy at Porgy & Bess Club in Vienna
Ethan Iverson, Joe Sanders, Jorge Rossy (Porgy & Bess Club, Vienna, 17 September 2019. Review by Oliver Weindling) This gig somehow seemed to reverberate with a city that spawned some of the […]
London East Jazz Festival
London East Jazz Festival (Leytonstone Ballroom/Red Lion, 5 October 2019. Review by Sarah Chaplin) Earlier this year, as Waltham Forest became the first ever London Borough of Culture, Mark Kass, a prolific […]
BopFest (Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Bar, 18 – 24 Nov)
The latest edition of the exciting, musician-led Kennington mini-fest, which includes tributes to two jazz greats, features some top international players. Martin Chilton previews the festival for LondonJazz News: The now annual […]
Joe Armon-Jones – Turn To Clear View
Joe Armon-Jones – Turn To Clear View (Brownswood BWOOD 0207CD. CD Review by Peter Jones) One of the many joys of the current new wave of British jazz, centred around London’s Jazz […]
Cambridge International Jazz Festival (13 – 24 November)
With over 70 events spanning early and modern, soul, funk, blues, gypsy, electronic, and rock-influenced sounds, the fifth Cambridge International Jazz Festival celebrates jazz in all its diversity. Rachel Coombes previews the […]
“Mountain jazz and all that is a bit of a cliché.” Icelandic pianist Ingi Bjarni (UK dates 3-7 November)
Icelandic pianist Ingi Bjarni brings his trio to the UK next month, with a London date at Kansas Smitty’s among the tour dates. Adrian Pallant wrote of the trio’s 2018 release Fundur: […]
Rebecca Nash/ Atlas – Peaceful King
Rebecca Nash/ Atlas – Peaceful King (Whirlwind WR4748. CD review by Mike Collins) With Peaceful King, pianist and keys player Rebecca Nash has produced an assured and distinctive debut. Her band Atlas […]
Marco Marconi Trio featuring Max Ionata – “New Roads” album launch at the 606 Club
Marco Marconi Trio featuring Max Ionata (606 Club. 3 October 2019. Review by Sebastian Scotney) One influential figure in British jazz recently told me a story. As he was walking past a […]
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