London Jazz News

Review of Bone Supremacy at 100 Club by Mystery Shopper #1 (above) On Thursday lunch time I went to the 100 club to hear The Bone Supremacy – playing their five trombones […]

The launch of Tony Woods‘ (above) new CD Wind Shadows, his third as leader, on 33 Records, is at the Pizza Express in Dean Street on Tuesday June 9th. The CD is […]

Hadrien Feraud (right), described by John McLaughlin (left) as “The new Jaco” Patsy Craig and Zhenya Strigalev of T WO Music at Charlie Wright’s in Pitfield Street are among the most innovative […]

Our month-long poll for European Capital of Jazz has just CLOSED and here are the scores: LONDON 82% Paris 7.5% Berlin 5.5% Copenhagen 3% Vienna 2% Feel free to argue , either […]

Hotfoot back from Germany. Half an hour ago. I already have three gigs on the list recommended for tonight: There’s already the early evening supergroup led by Martin Speake in the National […]

Off for a break in Goettingen- a quiet university town in Germany- till Wednesday. Just a few days to feed the brain, the town having been associated with the work of no […]

Tell me you have never descended these stairs (above), and I will -er- suggest that this is the month to tie a knot in your handkerchief and remember to check the 606 […]

Your chance is running out rapidly to VOTE for the Jazz Capital of Europe. It’s just on the left. Just FIVE days to go.

Here’s a quiz for eggheads.Well for anyone really. PRIZES: Choose between Karen Lane‘s “Beautiful Love” being launched on Sunday 24th May at Pizza Express Dean Street. and the Lleuwen Steffan/ Huw Warren […]

A lengthy press release from the BBC about jazz at this year’s BBC Proms. The new element here is a free screening of “Stan Tracey: Godfather of British Jazz” at 2pm on […]

“A link so good I’ve bookmarked it twice” was one LondonJazz reader’s comment on this link to an album of 50’s/60’s jazz memorabilia . Have fun with the link, and the graphic […]

Here- in bold– are the 2009 Parliamentary Awards winners. And then a few unofficial ones on the night… There were nine categories, and a tenth , special award. 1) Jazz Musician of […]

30th June, 8pm. Two fine European musicians combining, for one of the most surreally unmissable jazz gigs in London this year. It marks – you guessed- the handover of the EU Presidency […]

Jarrett/DeJohnette/Peacock. First sighting of the trio in London in six years, I’m told (?) Royal Festival Hall. Saturday 25th July. The sharp eyes of Peter Bacon and of clarinet-playing Laura from the […]

Here are the first details of what will be on at Brecon under the new management: “South African piano legend Abdullah Ibrahim, Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango and the Tunisian oud master Anouar […]