Shake Stew – Heat (Traumton 4706CD. Album review by Alison Bentley) The Heat shimmers off this hypnotic album: it’s simultaneously exciting and soothing as three horns play over African rhythms, with two […]
Shake Stew – ‘Heat’
Chet Baker Trio – ‘Live in Paris’ (rec. 1983/4)
Chet Baker Trio – Live in Paris (Elemental 5990541. 3 LPs. Review by Andrew Cartmel) On the labels of this handsome triple vinyl set, the font makes the artist credit look rather […]
Gareth Williams Trio: (‘Short Stories’ at Ronnie Scott’s, 13 June)
Gareth Williams’s trio will be at Ronnie Scott’s on 13 June. Doors open 8. 30 pm. Booking link below. Preview by Sebastian Scotney “I know the place well,” says pianist Gareth Williams. […]
Binker Golding – ‘Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy’
Binker Golding – Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy (Gearbox Records. Album Review by Adam Sieff) Ever since Binker Golding first performed the music on this album at Ronnie Scott’s a year […]
Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty – ‘Hearts Full of Grace’
Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty – Hearts Full of Grace (Other Compass Records – OCRPB010 review by Graham Spry) As memories of the COVID pandemic and the associated lockdown begin to recede, so […]
Louise Balkwill – ‘I Can’t Give You Anything But Love’
Vocalist Louise Balkwill, originally from Oadby, Leicester, won the Riga Jazz Stage vocal competition in April 2022. She has just released a new video Louise writes: “This new video is the first […]
10 Tracks by Lee Konitz I Can’t Do Without…by pianist Liam Noble
In LJN’s series where musicians tell us about tracks by their idols that have inspired them, pianist Liam Noble writes about Lee Konitz. He starts with a moment when there was suddenly […]
Nominees announced for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards
Nominations are announced for the APPJG/ Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2022. The awards will be on 5 July. Congratulations to all the nominees. Jazz Vocalist of the Year Claire Martin Emma Smith Brigitte […]
Gerald Clayton – ‘Bells on Sand’
Gerald Clayton – Bells on Sand(Blue Note B00349380. CD review by Mike Collins) Gerald Clayton’s second release for Blue Note speaks quietly and thoughtfully. He includes the listener in intimate dialogues and luminous accounts […]
#HaltCutsToPRSF. Statement/ Open Letter from Music Organisations
Over fifty music organisations, including several from the jazz community, are co-signatories to the following statement published today 6 June 2022: “THE FUTURE HEALTH OF THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY — AND OUR […]
10 Tracks by Kate McGarry I Can’t Do Without…by vocalist/composer Nicky Schrire
In LJN’s series where musicians write about their inspirations and idols, London-born, South African-raised and Toronto-based vocalist/composer Nicky Schrire writes about Kate McGarry: Nicky Schrire writes: Some jazz vocalists can interpret the […]
Nikki Iles, Mike Walker, RNCM Big Band (RNCM Theatre, 30 June)
Manchester is in for a true summer treat at the end of June, when the Royal Northern College of Music Big Band performs with pianist and composer Nikki Iles and guitarist Mike […]
‘Ian Shaw at 60’ at Kings Place
Sebastian writes: Ian Shaw’s 60th Birthday celebration at Kings Place on 2 June was a glorious celebration of a very special person, a catalyst at the very heart of our scene. The […]
Ukrainian singer Viktoria Leléka
It is far from easy for an artist to make a major impact amid the hustle and bustle of April’s jazzahead! conference and showcase in Bremen. And yet Ukrainian singer Viktoria Leléka […]
Irene Serra (10th Anniversary of ISQ, Pizza Express Dean Street, 8 June)
ISQ (Irene Serra Quartet) is a jazz group led by vocalist/composer Irene Serra. Originally from Southern Italy, Serra moved to London more than two decades ago, in the first instance to study […]
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