London Jazz News

Here are four ways to experience the magical duo of Paul Clarvis and Liam Noble. 1) LIVE MUSIC. In the end there is nothing, NOTHING like the experience of hearing music live. […]

I was talking yesterday to Frank Griffith about his new Mel Torme/ Marty Paich project for his nonet of top-drawer London players. Marty Paich‘s arrangements for small group in the 1950’s, that […]

Thank you to that old wise man of the advertising industry and jazz nut Len Weinreich, for bringing to my attention an exhibition in Paris of jazz and art, reviewed by Lionel […]

Berlin-based US guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel (above) is worth hearing. After a set I heard at Charlie Wright’s last year , I knew I would like to hear a lot more of his […]

UPDATE: Article updated 23rd August 2009 with the full list of TOUR DATES for Michael Janisch’s Quintet FOLLOW THIS LINK Before I met jazz bassist and bandleader Michael Janisch , (above), in […]

Read on the web. http://www.digbyfairweather.com informs me to my delight that a certain large blogger will be sitting in with the bon vivant and man-about-town (if you consider Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex a town […]

A new gig on Wednesdays at the Charing Cross Hospital bar in the Fulham Palace Road. It starts on April 8th with saxophonist Jonny Spall , (above) ex-Guildhall, and son of the […]

A regular LondonJazz reader has written to me:“Hi Sebastian, Spotted a gig coming up on Thursday at the end of my road – http://www.myspace.com/e17jazzAm sure you’re already in touch with them but […]

High above New Orleans, (according to the Western Mail) Good news. The Western Mail and Jazzwise Magazine yesterday reported fully Arts Council Wales’ decision to entrust the running of a mini-festival in […]

Cadogan Hall (above) does big bands well. There were very few seats left in the hall tonight. The audience was appreciative. The sound and the lighting were done very well and unobtrusively. […]

The Evening Standard’s piece today on the Banksy getting graffiti-ed by a graffiti “artist” is already (!) a few days out of date. The Gillett Square Banksy has already been restored , […]

The blue plaque to stand-up comic Les Dawson (Most famous feature of the Palace Theatre, Manchester) An interesting call from a LondonJazz reader who likes my Opera House story, particularly because it […]

I have already listed the Gareth Lockrane Big Band (above) at the 606 on lunchtime March 22nd in my previous post on this month about the 606.But after a bit more thought […]

Adam Hart, who runs Hackney Community Developments , is the Vortex’s landlord. He talked to me at the Barbican press bash last night about a new career turn. Thanks to Banksy, and […]

Wynton This morning’s piece in the Guardian about Sir Nicholas Kenyon’s plans for Barbican makes it 100% official. The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra is to have a residency at the Barbican. I […]