Top row: Barb Jungr, Claire Martin, Georgia Mancio,Gill Manly, Kate ShorttCentre Row: Mari Wilson, Sarah Gillespie, Sarah Moule, Tina May, Trudy KerrBottom Row: Dave Newton, Jenny Carr, Nigel Price This picture tells […]
Congratulations to Emma Smith who has won the Musicians Company Jazz Musician Award at a competition, that was held last night at Pizza Express Dean Street, exclusively for young jazz singers. Each […]
There are regular, often weekly, musician-led weekly gigs all over London. They are cornerstones of our active scene. But Perth/ Western Australian saxophonist Brandon Allen, who hosts a regular late night session […]
Rhythm section, Jugend Jazz Orchester Saar. Photo Melody McLaren Sebastian Scotney writes: The strength, depth and quality of Germany’s big band scene never fail to impress. Last night’s double bill, which brought to […]
Bruce Barth, Guliermo Rozenthuler, Tina May Stephen Keogh, Francesco Petreni, Jeremy Brown International Jazzwerkstatt Saarwellingen 2013Photo:Melody Mclaren Sebastian Scotney writes:I’ve came over to the Saarland for the last day and a half […]
Award-winning vocalist Georgia Mancio has just announced the 4th edition of her annual ReVoice! festival – held over ten days (from 10th – 19th October), with over forty artists – at Pizza […]
Interview with Frank Griffith by Frank Griffith, LondonJazz Saxophonist/clarinettist/composer/bandleader Frank Griffith came in to talk to us about his most recent album Holland Park Non-Stop (Hep), recorded at Pinewood Studios. The studios are […]
Laura Jurd, Digby FairweatherPizza Express Dean St., May 2013. Photo credit ©Andy Sheppard – http://www.lowlightphoto.co.uk Digby Fairweather, recipient last night of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Worshipful Company of Musicians, sat […]
With a provisional transmission time of 9pm on Friday 10th May, BBC 4 is due to broadcast a new documentary Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas., charting the […]
Brigitte Beraha & John Turville with Bobby Wellins – Red Skies(e17 Jazz Records/Splashpoint Digital. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Singer Brigitte Beraha and pianist John Turville are known for writing their own imaginative music. On this […]
Never Let Me Go, the first of Tina May’s 13 albums for 33 Records Paul Jolly writes… 33 Records are pleased to announce a special charity event to be held at the […]
Barbara Snow – vocals Barbara Snow – trumpet Drummer Michele DREES, who has organized a spectacular benefit for Barbara Snow next Tuesday 26th, looks forward to one of those very special nights […]
Joanna Wallfisch –Wild SwanCD Review by Alison Bentley Joanna Wallfisch‘s CD artwork -a young woman sitting on a rocky coastline with a New York skyline in the hazy distance- suggests a mixture […]
Mark Murphy comes to town. On 30th-31st January, Ronnie Scott’s will play host to one of the greatest jazz singers in the world today: 6 time Grammy nominated Mark Murphy,writes SARAH ELLEN […]
Lewis Wright The finalists on the 2011 Worshippful Company of Musicians Young Jazz Musician competiton, held on Septeber 25th at Pizza Express Dean Street were: Josh Arcoleo (saxophone), Freddie Gavita (trumpet), Dave […]
