British musician Teena Lyle plays vibraphone, congas, percussion, electronic percussion, timpani, piano and synth, B3 Hammond organ, recorders, acoustic guitar and also sings. Before doing a gig in San Francisco, on tour […]
Nabou Claerhout celebrated the release of her band’s debut EP, Hubert, at the end of 2019. Her band NΔBOU have been together since 2016 and are working on releasing a full album […]
Celebrating Duncan Lamont (606 Club. 24 February 2020. Review by Brian Blain. All photos by Tony Day) If the show at Steve Rubie’s great 606 club in Chelsea last Monday to celebrate […]
Alison Rayner Quintet (ARQ) (Pizza Express. 26 February 2020. Review by Alison Bentley) Sometimes the mood of a gig lingers on long after it’s over. British bassist Alison Rayner’s Quintet were […]
One of the leading talents on the UK Jazz scene, improvising vocalist and composer Brigitte Beraha is a force to be reckoned with amongst women in jazz. In celebration of International Women’s […]
Pelin Opcin has become the go-to-woman for bringing a fresh, modern approach to jazz. Currently Director of Programming for Serious, she’s making decisions that are helping to reshape the face of jazz […]
Brecker Brothers – Live & Unreleased (Leopard / Delta Music Media. DELTAN77072 Album review by Rob Mallows) I never saw the Brecker Brothers in their seventies and early eighties jazz-funk pomp. I […]
Scottish Jazz Weekend. (Various venues in Edinburgh, February 21-24. Review and all photos by Patrick Hadfield) In an otherwise fallow period, for the second year the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival programmed […]
Mhenwhâr Huws – Body Control (Self-released. CD review by Fiona Mactaggart) One of the most interesting things about this Glasgow-based experimental, improvising string and percussion quartet, is perhaps the meaning behind band’s […]
Sebastian’s regular London Column in April-May edition of the German Magazine JAZZTHETIK, with Estonian singer Kadri Voorand on the cover, looks at Canadians in London: What is it about Canadians that makes […]
Karen Sharp Trio – Another Place (KLS Records – KLS001. CD Review by Graham Spry) Saxophonist Karen Sharp first made her mark on British jazz as a member of Humphrey Lyttelton’s eight-piece […]
Nick Costley-White “Speak Like A Child” Sextet (Pizza Express Dean Street. 23 February 2020. Review by Sebastian Scotney) What a great project. Speak Like a Child was an album by Herbie Hancock […]
‘Jackson Miller’ is a new band, the brainchild of drummer, composer and sound designer Rodney Green, which will be in London for the first time this Sunday. In this project he takes […]
Oded Tzur – Here Be Dragons (ECM 083 5998. CD review by Peter Bacon) Oded Tzur makes an extraordinary sound with his tenor saxophone. I suppose the last time I was quite so […]
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – Live at the Jazz Café 091218 (LyteRecords LR049. CD Review by Jane Mann) This splendid new double live CD from award-winning saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator […]
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