Joey Calderazzo Trio (PizzaExpress Jazz Club. 12 November 2023 – both houses. Live review by Charles Rees) American pianist and composer Joey Calderazzo alongside British bassist Orlando le Fleming (based in New […]
Nai Barghouti: ‘Unheard’ (Kings Place Hall One. 12 November 2023. EFG LJF. Review by Gareth Thomas) As the Israel-Palestine conflict continues, the death toll in Gaza surpassing 10,000 people, Nai Barghouti’s two […]
Now in its third year, the Buxton Jazz Weekend is already becoming established as a distinctive event. Last year it had Wynton Marsalis as headliner. This year’s first programme announcement highlights an […]
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Live From The Northwest, 1959 (RELEASE 17 Nov)(Brubeck Editions. Album review by Liam Noble) Jazz doesn’t always announce itself upfront, but you know who this band are in […]
This week’s edition of Mondays with Morgan is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and Angelica Sanchez, a leading pianist, composer, and educator who has worked with everyone from Paul Motian […]
Jay Leonhart and Ray Gallon (PizzaExpress Live Pheasantry. 12 November 2023. Second night of two. EFG LJF. Review by Sebastian Scotney) I loved this gig. An appearance in London by Baltimore-born bassist […]
Billy Drummond Trio (PizzaExpress Jazz Club. 11 November 2023 – first house. Live review by Charles Rees) American drummer, composer and educator Billy Drummond made his London debut as a leader at […]
Mothers In Jazz(*) this week features an enchanting singer with a natural sense of swing. Australian vocalist Jennifer Salisbury has made a name for herself with her breezy but contemporary renditions of […]
Gazelle Twin (Bush Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, 10 November 2023. Review by AJ Dehany) Gazelle Twin’s fourth album Black Dog dramatises a fundamental insight that there is a connection between the […]
Jasper Høiby Planet B (The Vortex, Dalston. 11 November 2023. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Rob Mallows) Packed to the rafters they were last night at this great little East London […]
Benny Green solo piano Pizza Express Dean Street. 11 November 2023. EFG LJF. Review by Ian Latham) Benny Green’s lunchtime performance at Pizza Express Soho jazz club was quite a contrast with […]
Jambinai & Leenalchi (Queen Elizabeth Hall. 10 November 2023. K-Music Festival and EFG LJF. Review by Gareth Thomas) On Friday night, the Queen Elizabeth Hall set the stage for two very different, […]
Leléka & Maksym Berezhniuk: ‘Rizdvo’(GLM /Fine Music FM 362-2, review by Frank Graham) To read more about the background to the music of up-and-coming Berlin-based quartet Leléka I’d heartily recommend both the fine […]
The nominations for the 2024 GRAMMY Awards which will take place on 4 Feb 2024 are announced. We have listed the Jazz Categories in full, and tried to spot jazz musicians in […]
Johnny Griffin – ‘Live At Ronnie Scott’s 1964’(Gearbox Records RSGB1010CD. Album review by Len Weinreich) Question: How many vertically-challenged Afro-American jazz tenor saxophone masters have travelled the highway between Chicago’s South Side […]
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