London Jazz News

Thank you to my friend Mike for this. When jazz legend Charles Mingus died in 1979, he left behind quite a legacy (all that follows is from the official website): -a uniquely […]

John Dankworth in 1959, the year of the opening of Ronnie Scott’s. Dankworth’s 1960’s film scores for Joseph Losey are a feature of the BFI’s weekend. SEE MORE RECENT UPDATED POST HERE […]

Our Father,Who art in HendonHarrow Road be Thy nameThy Kingston comeThy WimbledonIn Erith as it is in Hendon.Give us this day our BerkhamstedAnd forgive us our WestminstersAs we forgive those who Westminster […]

I chatted a few days ago to electric bass player Janek Gwizdala (above). He was in Los Angeles. Tonight April 9th and tomorow night Good Friday, he’s in London, at Charlie Wright’s. […]

Wright or wrong? The full Press Release on the 2009 Proms, which I have just received, is 3,089 words or 16,480 characters (without spaces) long. “Jazz” is just one of those 3,089 […]

North-West London-based Tomorrow’s Warriors/Dune advertised today that they are looking for a Development Manager. The job is posted, with details of where and how to apply, on the Arts Industry website. Tomorrow’s […]

A very happy fiftieth indeed in Frith Street! Ian Mann of The Jazz Mann blog has done the work before me, and posted the press release of the May line-up for Ronnie’s, […]

LondonJazz reader Ivan B has kindly brought to my attention another appearance of the Gareth Lockrane Big Band. The towel rail, according to Bob McKay (or was it Roland Barthes?), is the […]

I’m very interested by Tommy Pearson’s insider’s take on the Sony Radio Awards.He writes about the progressive marginalisation in these awards, and more generally, of Radio 3. Here are the Sony Radio […]

Review: Theo Travis/John Etheridge/ Trevor Tomkins Trio.Coach and Horses , Isleworth: 6th April 2009 I came away from last night’s gig at the Coach & Horses, a few minutes’ walk from Syon […]

Jazz crops up in all sorts of places on the BBC. It’s great quality, but it’s unpredictable. I’m generally considered very news-hound-dog diligent, but even I simply can’t keep up with all […]

NEWS: Nick Mulvey (above) is hanging out with a new label. The Portico Quartet’s Myspace site confirms that the band has moved to WOMAD/Peter Gabriel’s Real World label. Their first album, Knee-Deep […]

Another sad departure, last Thursday, of Dayton OH- born, but iconic Californian alto saxophonist Bud Shank. He was 82. Here’s an obituary from the Washington Post, and an extended piece from Doug […]

I’ve just read a long CD review of a live recording from German band Shreefpunk (above) on Ian Mann’s Jazz Mann site, and I’m enjoying sound clips from the band’s Myspace site […]

Thoughts/quotes about music, and about fifty ways to lose your freedom, from Masekela speaking on the occasion of his 70th Birthday at the Cape Town Jazz Festival. Here’s the first bit of […]