A multi-talented member of a multi-talented family which has already made its considerable mark on British culture, Edana Minghella proved good natured, amusing, and vividly illuminating throughout an interview – which had […]
Local headliners: Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion. This year’s second Bournemouth Jazz Festival will take place from April 22-24. Sebastian spoke to the director and the driving force behind the festival, Gerry Clarke. […]
Marianne Windham. Photo credit: Paul Michael Miller Marianne Windham, runs Guildford Jazz and is co-founder and resident bass player at Fleet Jazz Club. In celebration of having run Guildford Jazz for five […]
Frank Griffith with Allison Neale and Mick Foster Paul Wood was photographing at the Ealing Jazz Festival. He writes: Ealing Jazz Festival is a show-stopping music event with dozens of acts ready to […]
L-R: Julian Arguelles, Peter King, Jeremy Brown, Jean ToussaintPeter King Benefit night at Pizza Express Dean StreetPhoto credit: Melody McLaren Peter King Benefit Night(Pizza Express Dean Street, 29th June 2015. Report by […]
Peter King at Kings Place in 2012. Photo credit: Melody McLaren Drummer Stephen Keogh has written in to give information about the benefit night for Saxophonist Peter King, which he is organizing […]
Beverley Beirne. Photo credit: Stephanie Deleng Singer Beverley Beirne will be at the Pheasantry in Kings Road SW3 on Tuesday 3rd March. She told Sebastian her remarkable story of Yorkshire and London, […]
Alec Dankworth. Photo credit: Melody McLaren Big Bear Music in Birmingham have announced the results of the 28th edition of the longest-standing jazz awards in the UK. The final round has been […]
The 2013 British Jazz Awards held in Birmingham Online voting in the 28th British Jazz Awards, organised by Big Bear Music since 1987, has just opened: Voting is here. Closing date is […]
Frank Griffith Quintet with Tina May(The Bull’s Head, June 19th 2014. Review by Andrew Cartmel) Frank Griffith, whom I’ve mostly heard in a big band context, also has a tight and joyful […]
Anita Wardell. Photo credit: Melody McLaren. All Rights Reserved Universally respected British jazz vocalist Anita Wardell brings her third Songsuite Festival to the Pheasantry this June. She talked to Alison Beck about […]
Jeremy Pelt at Kings Place- Photo credit Melody McLaren (iPhome) Sebastian writes: I’m definitely disqualified from reviewing this one, having been given the privilege of introducing the bands from the stage, but […]
Jeremy Pelt. Photo credit: Jimmy Ryan (from jeremypelt.com) Jeremy Pelt will be performing the music from the 2003 album ‘Close to My Heart’ at Kings Place on April 18th, as part of […]
Brodowski String Quartet. Photo Credit: Dave Stapleton Sebastian interviewed clarinettist Frank Griffith by email about the String Quartet Festival which runs from 3-6 April at Pizza Express Jazz Club LondonJazz: You’ve been arranging […]
Rick Simpson. Photo Credit: Richard Kaby Rick Simpson, whom we last interviewed in 2012 writes about the return of Wednesday jazz vocal nights at the Spice of Life, where his trio will […]
