2016 Manchester Jazz Festival – Saturday 23 July(Report and photographs by Adrian Pallant) Proudly living up to its recent, prestigious Europe Jazz Network Award for Adventurous Programming (see news story), Manchester Jazz […]
John Turville – Solstice by LondonJazz Sebastian interviewed John Turville about the band Solstice, in which John works with Brigitte Beraha, Tori Freestone, Jez Franks, Dave Manington and George Hart. Solstice will […]
Manchester Jazz Festival is gearing up for its 21st! The annual ten-day celebration consists of 81 programmed gigs (performed by some 550 musicians), with many once again priced at £5 or free […]
Pete Hurt. Photo credit: Trio Records Sebastian writes: Some artists make albums in profusion, and make a lot of noise about them. This, by contrast, is a genuine rarity by one of […]
The Human Revolution Orchestra at Union Chapel in 2015Photo credit: Roger Thomas HERBIE HANCOCK, who has led the worldwide celebrations for International Jazz Day, April 30th, since before the first one in […]
At the Solstice recording session. Seated L-R: Tori Freestone, Brigitte BerahaStanding: Curtis Schwartz, John Turville, Jez Franks, Dave Manington, George Hart Solstice is a new project based around members of the E17 group. […]
Leeds College of Music Alumni Big bandPhoto credit: Miz DeShannon/Leeds College of Music 50 years of Jazz Education – Leeds College of Music Alumni Big band (Leeds Venue, 11th October 2015. Report […]
Mike Outram and Martin Speake at Karamel. (Out of camera shot: Corrie Dick) The autumn programme of Thursday gigs at Karamel in Coburg Road in Wood Green running right through till Christmas […]
Gwilym Simcock, Mike WalkerPhoto credit: Adrian Pallant Mike Walker and Gwilym Simcock(Manchester Jazz Festival, 7 August 2015. Review by Adrian Pallant) The warm, enthusiastic welcome from the clergy/laity of city centre church, […]
Ivo Neame – Strata(Whirlwind WR4674. CD Review by Dan Bergsagel) Ivo Neame is such a busy, popular figure on the London scene, we are in danger of taking him for granted. Strata is […]
Alison Bentley previews the Suedtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige which takes place from June 26th-July 5th at various towns in the mountainous Italian province just south of the border with Austria, which this […]
Ivo Neame The Ivo Neame Quintet’s new album Strata will be launched at the Vortex on Tuesday June 9th 2015.. Sebastian asked him about the band, touring …and about what it’s like […]
Courtesy of Whirwlind Recordings, here is the premiere outing for the new video of Eastern Chant, a track from the new release Strata by Ivo Neame, which is launching next Tuesday 9th […]
The prrogramme for the week-long Guilhall Jazz Festival (formerly The Guildhall Jazz Festival & Improvisation Fringe) has been announced. The two ticketed events featuring Scott Stroman, an evening with the Guildhall Jazz […]
The Boganyi piano. Photo credit: Tamas Bujnovszky John Turville has been in Budapest, to see and play the revolutionary new Boganyi piano, and has already talked to BBC Radio 3 Music Matters […]
