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jazzahead! news: NY presence in January… Line-ups for four international bands announced

By londonjazz on 16 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Sebastian writes: jazzahead! has announced two new developments today in a press release, both related to the motto/strapline for next year’s jazzahead! : BUILDING BRIDGES ’23 (FULL TEXT OF JAZZAHEAD PRESS RELEASE […]

Soweto Kinch / London Symphony Orchestra / Lee Reynolds – ‘White JuJu’

By londonjazz on 16 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Soweto Kinch – White JuJu (LSO Live. Download only. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) When White JuJu was recorded live during the 2021 London Jazz Festival (review of concert below), the Barbican […]

Rebecca Nash – ‘Redefining Element 78’

By ljazzn on 15 December 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Rebecca Nash – Redefining Element 78 (Whirlwind Recordings WR4796. Album review by Jon Turney) Pianist Rebecca Nash’s new project is a compositionally ambitious suite that began life at Bristol Jazz Festival a […]

Peter Dawn – Phil Seamen, ‘Percussion Genius’ 

By londonjazz on 13 December 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

Peter Dawn Phil Seamen, ‘Percussion Genius’  (Brown Dog Books, 751pp., £45. Book review by Chris Parker) The biography of a man generally recognised both by aficionados and fellow musicians as the UK’s […]

Dan Weiss Trio (with Thomas Morgan and Jacob Sacks) at The Jazz Gallery NYC

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Dan Weiss Trio (The Jazz Gallery NYC. 10 December 2022. Opening night of “Dedication” launch tour. Live review by Dan Bergsagel) As a celebrated drummer and composer, Dan Weiss draws inspiration from sources […]

Tom Skinner – ‘Voices of Bishara’

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
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Tom Skinner – Voices of Bishara (Brownswood Recordings BWOOD0257CD. Album review by Graham Spry) Drummer Tom Skinner has been a significant force in British jazz for over a decade. He first came […]

Sean Gibbs – ‘Confluence’

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
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Sean Gibbs – Confluence (Ubuntu Music. UBU0124. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Confluence is trumpeter Sean Gibbs‘ second album for Ubuntu. He’s joined by sixteen musicians. Gibbs wrote the six tunes specifically […]

Ahmad Jamal: ‘Emerald City Nights, Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964’ and ‘Emerald City Nights, Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966’

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
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Ahmad Jamal – Emerald City Nights, Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 / Emerald City Nights, Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966 (Jazz Detective DDJD-001 and DDJD-002. LP review by Andrew Cartmel) The inaugural […]

Georgia Mancio and Dave Ohm take over the running of Hugh & Marion’s, Eltham Jazz Club

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Georgia Mancio and Dave Ohm have taken over the running of Hugh and Marion’s, Eltham Jazz Club, and have secured a stellar line up for their first gigs running Jan-Mar 2023. There […]

Mothers In Jazz (20): Kate Wyatt

By londonjazz on 12 December 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

With today’s interview, we have reached the twentieth episode of “Mothers In Jazz”, a series of interviews by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz […]

ELDA – ‘Collaborations 2020-2022’

By londonjazz on 10 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

ELDA – Collaborations 2020-2022 (7CD EP box set(*). Album review/ feature by AJ Dehany) NB also: Tour Dates imminent / listed below Collaborations 2020-2022 is a warm reminder of a moment when […]

Winners at the 2022 Scottish Jazz Awards

By londonjazz on 9 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Scottish Jazz Awards ceremony, the tenth edition, was held last night 8 December 2022 at The Savings Bank in Bridge Street in Glasgow, just south of the Clyde. A record total […]

Donald Byrd – ‘Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux’ (rec. 1973)

By ljazzn on 9 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Donald Byrd – Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (Blue Note 4599839. Album review by Adam Sieff) More buried treasure courtesy of Blue Note. Hot on the heels of November’s Elvin […]

RIP Fionna Duncan (1939-2022)

By londonjazz on 8 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

An important and highly influential figure on the Scottish scene, vocalist and educator Fionna Duncan died on Tuesday 6 December 2022 at the age of 83. As Rob Adams has written in […]

Courtney Pine – ‘Spirituality’

By londonjazz on 8 December 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Courtney Pine – Spirituality (Destin-E. 777103579X. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) In what might be considered a sequel to their 2015 release Song (The Ballad Book) – reviewed for us by the […]

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