Last night, 12 November 2020, the Bremen Theatre in Copenhagen hosted the Danish Music Awards Jazz 2020. In this celebration of Danish jazz there were musical performances, awards and speeches. Eight awards […]
Billie (Documentary Film, directed by James Erskine. New Black Films. 96 Minutes. Film review by Tessa Souter) It is a testament to the depth and emotional intensity of Billie Holiday’s artistry that, […]
Janne Mark with Arve Henriksen – Kontinent (ACT 9742-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) ‘Hymn’ is a word freighted with emotional connotations: yours may differ from mine, but for me the dominant image […]
Vocalist and songwriter Sarah Gillespie, in partnership with the UK charity Help Musicians, is launching her second collection of limited edition paintings, ‘Ramona’. Feature by Rosa Sawer As in her first collection […]
Petr Cancura with Charlie Hunter & Geoff Clapp – Don’t Let It Stop! (Roots2Boot Recordings. CD Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Don’t Let it Stop! is a live recording created from three performances […]
Dan Kye – Small Moments (Rhythm Section INTL RS036 LP & Digital. Album review by Rosa Sawer) It’s not every day that one of the most soulful, emotive musicians of the contemporary music scene […]
It was the appearance of this picture on the Bobby Hutcherson Facebook page that started me thinking, writes Sebastian: The picture shows Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris in a former role as a […]
Anthony Malka – Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers (Black Milk Music. CD review by Ciaran Carter) Le Commandant Couche-Tôt et son Magnifique Orchestre de Claviers is a new […]
It may have been the year when the bin went out more than you, but the Albert Hall is aiming to defy Covid gloom to mount a season of socially distanced festive […]
Jonny Liebeck – Mellow Mind (Self-release. CD Review by Alison Bentley) The Mellow Mind of pianist Jonny Liebeck brings together his love of jazz and Latin music, and his nine original compositions here […]
“I want to try to take listeners on journeys they’ll remember,” says saxophonist and composer Tom Smith, whose debut album Gecko (Basho) has just been released. Profile by John Fordham: For a […]
On Monday 16 November at 12:30pm, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is livestreaming “The Magic of Art Blakey”, a tribute to the legendary jazz figure from an octet directed by Peter Johnstone. […]
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 […]
Sebastian writes: At a time when a lot of live gigs have been cancelled, there was suddenly a positive buzz coming from Wood Green N22 last week. Musicians who had been booked […]
Martin Longley reviews Artonov festival, which took place in Brussels, Belgium 4-6 October 2020, and takes an in-depth look at two performances that made a significant impression, Homecoming and Come On Feet. […]
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