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Speakers Corner Quartet, a pivotal group on the South London music scene, with the Guildhall Session Orchestra and special guests – names will be announced closer to the date of the show […]
Speakers Corner Quartet, a pivotal group on the South London music scene, with the Guildhall Session Orchestra and special guests – names will be announced closer to the date of the show […]
The programme for the twelve Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime concerts in Cadogan Hall’s annual Out to Lunch series is announced. The popular jazz series Out To Lunch, returns this summer for its […]
The news of saxophonist David Sanborn’s death on 12 May 2024 at the age of 78 left many in the music world in sadness and in shock. He had spent much of […]
Gary Husband – Songs of Love & Solace(BFD 618. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Gary Husband is perhaps best known for his work as a sideman, not least in various line ups […]
NikNak – Ireti(Album review by Andrew Taylor-Dawson) NikNak (Nicole Raymond) has been turning heads for a few years with her distinctive approach to electronic music and turntablism. On this, her fourth album, […]
The following is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and tenor saxophonist/bass clarinettist David Murray. His new album, Francesca, was released 17 May via Intakt Records, and features pianist Marta Sanchez, […]
Jazz has famously been described as the sound of surprise, but Sumi Tonooka makes a vivid case for the way jazz careers can evolve in astonishing directions. As a veteran improviser, the […]
John O’Gallagher –Â BEAST(Whirlwind Recordings, review by Tony Dudley-Evans) California-born alto saxophonist John O’Gallagher relocated to Portugal in 2021, after 25 years of playing in New York, and a subsequent shorter period of […]
Nat Birchall’s Unity Ensemble with Alan Skidmore and Mark Wastell(Café OTO, Friday 17 May 2024. Review by Pete Woodman) A sell-out crowd at Café OTO on Friday night witnessed what to my […]
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra(RNCM. Manchester Jazz Festival. 18 May 2024. Review by John Quinn) There was an almost tangible air of excitement before last night’s concert by the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra […]
Writer / photographer John Watson attended a workshop with Mike Gibbs and Bill Frisell, and a concert by the Bill Frisell Trio, both events held at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 17 May […]
Hampton Hawes – For Real!(Craft Recordings. Album review by Liam Noble) For about five seconds I was thinking I might not like this record. There’s a moment, as the first track lurches […]
John Etheridge Trio North (St. Stephen’s Church, Lindley, Huddersfield. 11 May 2024. Review by Pete Woodman) For the last couple of years, bass guitarist Ben Crosland has been promoting occasional gigs at […]
Daan Herweg – In Search of the Lost Chord(Key Element Music. Album review by Andrew Taylor-Dawson) Pianist and composer Daan Herweg delights on this tight ten-track set that fuses jazz tradition, touches […]
On a sunny evening, Wednesday 8 May, Immy Churchill, Louise Balkwill and Becky Alice performed a gig at Oliver’s to celebrate the music of Anita Wardell, and to raise money to help […]
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