Phill Niblock and Katherine Liberovskaya (Cafe Oto, 15 April 2023; review and live drawings by Geoff Winston) An 11am sound check set up Phill Niblock’s afternoon concert at Cafe Oto perfectly, ensuring […]
The jazz concert series at Morley College has now enjoyed two very successful seasons featuring the likes of Stan Sulzmann, Tori Freestone, Nikki Iles, Ivo Neame, Sara Dowling and Julian Siegel. Under […]
Mondays With Morgan is a new column in London Jazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves […]
Saxophonist Martin Speake and pianist Alcyona Mick have both played in the London Jazz Orchestra for a decade. And yet, despite the fact that both musicians are accomplished, creative composers and performers, […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new 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 […]
It is announced that piano great Ahmad Jamal died earlier today 16 April 2023 at the age of 92. The first tribute we have seen is from France-Musique’s Alex Dutilh: “An immeasurable […]
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio and Orchestra- Blues & Bach – The Music of John Lewis (Challenge Records- CR73550. Album review by Frank Griffith) Enrico Pieranunzi, a standout Italian pianist has just released a […]
Alexander Hawkins Trio – Carnival Celestial (Intakt CD 398. Album review by Jon Turney) There are 57 varieties of piano trio, and a fair subset of them are represented on this session. […]
Sebastian writes: The EFG London Jazz Festival takes a drip-feed approach to announcing its programme, and a first wave of shows has been announced. The release (reproduced below) has also confirmed the […]
Jon Turney writes: Ten years after its first edition, the revival of something like a full programme for Bristol’s jazz festival this year feels like a small miracle. In the last five […]
Emma Rawicz (21…!) has signed to ACT Music. Her first album for the label is called “Chroma”, the title a reference to her synaesthesia, and all of the tracks are named after […]
“This was the first time I’d ever done anything quite like this.” Composer/arranger/ orchestrator/trombonist Callum Au has just returned from a week directing the SWR Big Band, rehearsing and performing concerts in […]
Walter Smith III, return to casual Blue Note Records 4886621 (CD review by Mike Collins) Press ‘play’ on Walter Smith III’s return to casual, his debut release on Blue Note Records, and […]
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton calls Pizza Express Jazz Club “a truly special place of jazz”. His new quartet album “Scott Hamilton Quartet at PizzaExpress Live In London” is being released on 14 April […]
A programme showcasing the breadth of the British jazz scene in a beautiful location awaits audiences at Swanage Jazz Festival on the weekend of 7 to 9 July. Feature and interview with […]
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