Chris Parker writes: When Charlie Watts appeared with his Tentet at Ronnie Scott’s in June 2001, I interviewed him on 5 April of that year so that he could give the readers […]
Remembering Charlie Watts. An interview from 2001 by Chris Parker
Jazz FM Awards 2021. Nominees Announced
The Nominees for the 2021 JAZZ FM Awards are announced. As the Press Release states: “The nominees for the Jazz FM Awards 2021 with PPL and PRS for Music have been announced, […]
Pat Metheny – ‘Side Eye – NYC (v1.iv)’
Pat Metheny, Side eye – NYC (v1.iv) (BMG . Album review by Jon Turney) While I was weighing up this album a recent, very long, interview Rick Beato posted with Pat Metheny […]
Kirk Lightsey – ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’
Kirk Lightsey – I Will Never Stop Loving You (Jojo Records. JJR-001 CD Review by Adam Sieff) One of the most impressive scenes I’ve ever witnessed in a jazz club was at […]
Saalfelden Jazz Festival 2021, Austria
Art is about what can be done, not just what is allowed to be done. The 41st Saalfelden Jazz Festival, which took place in Austria from 16 to 22 August 2021, relied […]
Wendy Kirkland (‘Latin Lowdown Live’ tour, starts 4 September)
“A live performance to a live audience…that is what I’m looking forward to,” says Chesterfield-based pianist, singer, Hammond player Wendy Kirkland. She is about to head off on a tour, “Latin Lowdown […]
Mike LeDonne – ‘It’s All Your Fault’
Mike LeDonne (with The Groover Quartet + Big Band) – It’s All Your Fault (Savant Records SCD 2183. Album review by David di Nota) Q. Anything new in bop? A. Mike LeDonne. […]
Kenny Garrett – ‘Sounds from the Ancestors’
Kenny Garrett – Sounds from the Ancestors (Mack Avenue– MAC1180 review by Graham Spry) Detroit-born alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett has played with many of the jazz greats in the course of his […]
Chloé & Vassilena Serafimova – ‘Sequenza ‘
Chloé & Vassilena Serafimova – Sequenza(Lumière Noire Records. Album Review by Chris Wheatley) An intriguing collaboration here, between electronic dance producer Chloé Thévenin (who performs simply as Chloé), and marimba player Vassilena […]
52 Jazz Tracks for 2021. 35. ‘India’, Gato Barbieri, ‘Chapter One: Latin America’, 1973
The 35th of Jon Turney’s weekly selections features a great Argentinian saxophonist enjoying a trip back home. Chapter One indicates the first of a series made for Impulse, after Gato Barbieri (1932 […]
SNJO: ‘Live at 25’ (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 24 Sept 2021)
SNJO will finally return to giving live concerts with audiences after an 18-month hiatus with a 25th anniversary celebration on Friday 24 September in Edinburgh. Preview by Rob Adams: Mack Gordon and […]
Ben Wilcock – ‘The River Tethys’
Ben Wilcock – The River Tethys (Thick Records NZ. Available from Bandcamp – link below. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Ben Wilcock‘s suite The River Tethys is inspired by a series of […]
Charlie Watts (1941-2021). A Tribute.
The passing of Charlie Watts has provoked many tributes in the UK. And yet his reputation and influence go way beyond these shores. T Bruce Wittet, a Canadian musician and writer, pays […]
Herne Bay Jazz and Swing Festival 2021
Herne Bay Jazz and Swing Festival (Pier Stage and King’s Hall, Herne Bay, 22 August 2021 (third day of three). Round-Up by Sebastian Scotney) What if jazz wasn’t always tucked away in […]
Outreach Festival 2021, Austria
Outreach Festival (Schwaz, Austria 5-7 August. Report by Oliver Weindling) Franz Hackl’s Outreach Festival, in Schwaz just outside Innsbruck, was able to recover much of its previous blend of summer school and […]
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