
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow (Movementt. Album review by AJ Dehany) Mercury is the planet that is said to rule communication, and Mercury presides over trumpeter and composer Emma-Jean Thackray’s first full-length album Yellow […]
Capri-Batterie — TANQ (DPROMCD154. Album review by AJ Dehany) Over a century since Tristan Tzara stuck his mitt in a dictionary and pulled out the word Dada, the absurdist artistic movement originating […]
AJ Dehany remembers the 2019 edition and looks forward to dipping a toe back in the water of music festivals: Styling itself as a Scottish Supernormal, the delayed third edition of the […]
Liam Noble’s fortnightly livestream on Twitch TV on Saturday afternoons from his home has been one of the joys of the lockdown, writes Tony Dudley-Evans. He picks a different theme each week, […]
Nishla Smith is an Australian-born jazz singer. As a current City Music Foundation (CMF) artist, she will be performing in Bart’s Great Hall on 19 May as part of the CMF lunchtime […]
Tom Seminar Ford Livestream (Ronnie Scott’s Lockdown sessions. 11 January 2021. All Photos: Monika S.Jakubowska/Ronnie Scott’s. Words by AJ Dehany) Birmingham-raised, Berklee-trained guitarist Tom Seminar Ford played a delay-rich fusion sound […]
Rick Simpson – Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited (Whirlwind WR4765. Review-Essay by AJ Dehany) Part One: Radiohead Radiohead… National treasure and/or failed dance act, the groundbreaking Oxford group founded […]
Xhosa Cole, Lara Jones, Liam De Tar/Yaatri and Shirley Tetteh are announced as Winners of 2020 Peter Whittingham Awards, for which Help Musicians have announced an increased level of support. Xhosa Cole, […]
Blueblut – Andenborstengürteltier (Plag Dich Nicht PDN 041. Vinyl, CD and digital. Review by AJ Dehany) The mischief, marvel and mirth of Mark Holub are the mainstay of every show he plays […]
LondonJazz News provides by far the most extensive coverage of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Here is a list of the 2020 EFG LJF reviews completed so far by our writers. Most-reads so […]
Liane Carroll (606 Club Livestream. 18 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by AJ Dehany) “I started my career playing empty jazz clubs and it’s come full circle!” It’s a killer […]
Harold López-Nussa — Te Lo Dije (Free stream on demand. EFG London Jazz Festival 2020. First broadcast 17 November. Review by AJ Dehany) Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa’s album Te Lo Dije (2020) […]
Yazz Ahmed’s Polyhymnia (Sage Gateshead livestream 14 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) Polyhymnia is the Greek Muse of sacred poetry, hymn and dance, a deep thinker credited with inventing the lyre, […]
Jazzfest Berlin was livestreamed from various venues across Berlin and New York, 5-8 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany: The 57th edition of Jazzfest Berlin was completely online via livestream and on […]