London Jazz News

I was talking today to Nucleus veteran, drummer Trevor Tomkins (bottom right on the album cover above) about his free Monday night April gigs at the Coach and Horses in Isleworth, every […]

Why on earth did she used to be called Zonk (see 5) Looking at the next few weeks gigs, there is masses which can potentially catch the eye. 1) A voice and […]

Hampton…Kingston..Teddington..Richmond has its own scene. Loads of musicians live in the area.The best local listing comes from tiny kindly dynamo Janet McCunn. She sends out an email listing, and updates it. To […]

I suggest you listen to the most intelligent and honest record plug I have ever heard. A Podcast of Troyka – it’s just under 5 minutes of interesting talk and of samples […]

John Escreet/The Story at the Con Cellar Bar, Monday March 16thReview by Steve Plumb On Monday nights, the Con Cellar Bar in Camden brings rising jazz talent to an enthusiastic listening audience. […]

Long-term Bexley resident, versatile saxophonist Derek Nash (above) has been in touch with LondonJazz. Nash has run into problems with an album launch from his local council in Bexley. Nash writes: I […]

Monday 30th March, Pizza Express, Dean Street “This is a great place to play,” said Joel Frahm. How good it was to hear that from a first-time visitor, more used to the […]

I can’t help feeling that word about the quality and the vibe of Carlos Lopez Real’s E17 jazz is going to get out soon, that it will suddenly find itself overrrun. I […]

Today’s reviews – tomorrow’s fish and chip wrapping? A man, or maybe just a combination of bad carbs and bad karma called Burger from Salt Lake City reviews the latest CD from […]

Kit Downes, one of the busiest/most versatile/interesting young pianists/keyboardists in town, has taken the trouble to write about a forthcoming Pizza Express gig. The date, June 22nd, a New Moon (!) is […]

APRIL 26th UPDATE: Go to the news story with all the conformed artists HERE The Observer,as media sponsor to the sixteenth edition South Bank’s Meltdown Festival announces today Sunday 28th March in […]

Work going into the production of a Steinway (Photo: Jessica Duchen) Pizza Express, Thursday March 27th. The secret, how good Nikki Iles’ piano playing really is, will get out before too long. […]

I have just discovered Meetup, thanks to lobbyist and communications whizz Rob Mallows. Rob has set up Londons Premier Jazz Meetup group with over 450 members and his group is growing. I […]

EMI are in the final stages of moving out from the building (in the picture above) across the road from me. LondonJazz goes into lamentation mode…. There are no longer any taxis […]

“Are you a Londoner now?” , I asked Cricklewood resident Gilad Atzmon. He paused for thought. And for a very brief moment, I imagined I had achieved the impossible and caught him […]