London Jazz News

In November 1959 the Bull’s Head in Barnes put on its first jazz gig. Nobody seems to know the precise date, but tonight, deservedly, they’ll be celebrating into the night down there […]

Interview: Frøy Aagre The title track of the CD “Countryside” (AIM Records) by Norwegian saxophonist and composer Frøy Aagre – who will be touring the UK later this month with her quartet- […]

I’ve been picking up quite a buzz about Amit Chaudhuri (above), whose London Jazz Festival gig is on Saturday November 14th at the ArtsDepot in Finchley. I’ve been talking to people urging […]

Congratulations to Chris Batchelor (photographed above at Saalfelden Festival)…..Last night at RIBA in Portland Place in London, he received one of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation‘ s Awards for Composers. It’s the most […]

London Jazz Festival Previews (7) Stefano Bollani by Art KavanaghArt Kavanagh lives in Toulouse. But he’ll be over in London during the London Jazz Festival, because he doesn’t want to miss Stefano […]

Jazz Icons: Anita O’Day (DVD)by Zena James As a fan who’s been awaiting the delayed release of Anita O’Day – The Life Of A Jazz Singer on DVD for several months (still […]

Review: Gilad Atzmon(Cadogan Hall, Friday November 6th 2009)Gilad Atzmon‘s Cadogan Hall concert was based around his album “In Loving Memory of America. “ But the complete Atzmon package contains, in addition to […]

Chicago-raised New Yorker Jon Irabagon won the Thelonious Monk competition in the USin 2008. Previous winners include Joshua Redman and Jacky Terrasson. His prize included a recording with Concord- it’s the first […]

Review: Brand New Heavies + Speech Debelle(Shepherds Bush Empire, November 4th 2009, Review by Adam Tait)With the Brand New Heavies being the acid jazz, funk institution they’ve built themselves into over the […]

All of these shows are now sold out:Sonny Rollins at BarbicanMarcus Miller at BarbicanChick Corea at Barbican (both shows)Naturally 7 at Theatre Royal Stratford East (tickets still available for shows at Royal […]

Review: Chris Botti(Cadogan Hall, Tuesday November 3rd by Frank Griffith) Chelsea Bridge. American trumpeter, Chris Botti, bridges Chelsea and Jazz at Cadogan Hall on 3 November. Botti’s show was ticking all the […]

Soul band/ acid jazz pioneers Brand New Heavies -they started in the 1980’s in Ealing – are out on the road. Here are the tour datesI find the enthusiasm of the young […]

Interesting stuff cropping up in different places……1) Peter Bacon has a lively comment board going following his piece about free (as in unpaid-for) jazz on his JAZZ BREAKFAST blog. Eloquence from, among […]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swfHere is the BBC’s 50th anniversary tribute to Ronnie’s, with the sweet tone of Benny Golson in Whisper Not and I’ll Remember April. And a lot of footage from a 1984 documentary. […]

Click on the image above to see LondonJazz ranked as one of Lastminute.com’ s top ten London blogs , called “our pick of the best.” The LondonJazz site only started up in […]