
“Play the music that lies within your heart,. Be open-minded, spontaneous and courageous,” says Sergio Mendes. Expect the warmth of Brazil on a November night in London…perhaps even “a mini Rio de […]
“Play the music that lies within your heart,. Be open-minded, spontaneous and courageous,” says Sergio Mendes. Expect the warmth of Brazil on a November night in London…perhaps even “a mini Rio de […]
“It’s the voice. Rich and deep, there is no one who sounds like her. She has the vocal mobility of a jazz singer, but also a kind of monumental and immovable quality.” […]
Mike Reed – The Separatist Party (We Jazz Records/ Astral Spirits. wj56/ as231. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Chicago jazz scene has its own character, which is quite different from New York’s. […]
Krakow Jazz Week (Cricoteka, Krakow, Poland. 9 -15 October 2023. Report by Ralf Dombrowski *) Krakow Jazz Week is about to get bigger, according to its Director Tomasz Handzlik. “This year, for […]
Joshua Redman, where are we featuring Gabriella Cavassa(Blue Note 00602455253002. Album review by Mike Collins) Joshua Redman’s latest release chalks up a couple of firsts: His first release on the Blue Note […]
Everything Falls Apart – Ross Tones Interview (Everything Falls Apart, Totalism CD/LP/DL. Feature for Halloween by AJ Dehany) Everything Falls Apart is a collaborative album from English producer Ross Tones and Otto […]
Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts Bremen-Lausanne(ECM Luminessence vinyl series 602445053254 . 3 LP set .Album review by Phil Johnson) Less celebrated than the multi-million selling Koln Concert of 1975, but in no way […]
On 17 November 2023, Watford Jazz Junction at The Pump House Theatre will become an EFG London Jazz Festival venue for the first time, and will host a celebration of the music […]
Belgrade Jazz Festival (Dom Omladine concert halls, 24-29 October 2023. Festival round-up and photos by John Watson) “I never thought we would be playing at a time like this,” said Israeli tenor […]
Mondays with Morgan is a column in LondonJazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a series started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry figures […]
Rebecca Poole – Dreamers Ball(Purdy Music. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) For the last few years, singer and songwriter Rebecca Poole was known as Purdy, developing a career that’s seen her support […]
Marc Copland – Someday(InnerVoiceJazz IVJ 107. Album review by Mike Collins) The first notes of Marc Copland’s new release Someday are instantly, warmly, familiar and slightly unsettling as harmony is recast on […]
Gala Kamo Jazz, 32nd edition(Timișoara, Romania. 23-24 September 2023. Festival round-up by Oliver Weindling) For too many years it has been too easy for us in the far west of Europe to […]
Art Hirahara – ‘Echo Canyon’(Posi-Tone. Album review by Adam Sieff) It’s twenty years since the pianist and composer Art Hirahara moved to New York City from the Bay Area, and in that […]
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