Keith Tippett – The Unlonely Raindancer (Discus 81CD – CD review by Mark McKergow) This first-time-on-CD reissue of Keith Tippett’s first solo piano recordings from 1979 is an important reminder of his […]
Keith Tippett – The Unlonely Raindancer
Flora Purim and Airto Moreira (Ronnie Scott’s, 27-29 June)
Brazilian singer Flora Purim and percussionist Airto Moreira used to be habitués at Ronnie Scott’s; their group Fourth World recorded a live album there for the club’s in-house label in 1992. They […]
Joey DeFrancesco – In the Key of the Universe
Joey DeFrancesco – In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue 1147. CD Review by Peter Jones) Playing in a band with Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones at age 10, awarded […]
Dartington Summer School and Festival (27 Jul – 24 Aug 2019)
Peter Bacon looks at what Dartington has to offer this summer: Dartington’s annual cultural festival kicks off in late July and offers a rich mix of summer school stuff and concert performances […]
Norma Winstone & John Taylor – In Concert
Norma Winstone & John Taylor – In Concert (Enodoc Records. ENOCD005. CD Review by Alison Bentley) The scene – a hall filled with young jazz musicians, eager to hear two of their […]
Guitarists Libor Smoldas and Nigel Price (UK dates 17-22 June)
Guitarists Libor Smoldas from Prague and Nigel Price from Surrey have six UK dates between 17 and 22 June 2019, in Swansea, Swindon, Bristol and the Isle of Wight, bookended by London. Sebastian […]
INNtöne Jazz Festival 2019
INNtöne Jazz Festival 2019 (Froschau, Diersbach, Austria. 7-9 June 2019. Round-Up by Sebastian Scotney; all pictures courtesy of a good friend of LJN) INNtöne is a tiny annual festival which justifibly now […]
Welcome to the new LondonJazz News site
Sebastian writes: You will notice a change. LondonJazz News has the same address and, we hope, the same ethos, but has moved template. The change has been implemented with valuable help from Richard […]
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IX – Pannonica: Tribute to the Jazz Baroness
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic IX – Pannonica: Tribute to the Jazz Baroness (ACT 9889-2 – CD review by Mark McKergow) The latest release in ACT’s “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic” series offers a […]
Sarah Moule and the Simon Wallace Quartet at Lauderdale House
L-R: Dave Bitelli, Mick Hutton, Sarah Moule, Paul Robinson Photo courtesy of Lauderdale House Sarah Moule and the Simon Wallace Quartet (Lauderdale House, Highgate. 6 June 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Vocalist […]
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