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 – 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 (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’ (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 (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 (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 (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 / 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 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 […]
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 (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 […]
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 (Blue Note 4599839. Album review by Adam Sieff) More buried treasure courtesy of Blue Note. Hot on the heels of November’s Elvin […]
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 (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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