London Jazz News

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 design […]

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 the YearJason […]

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 from […]

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 London […]

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 […]

I first visited the Kings Cross development two years ago. And was invited again last night. Whereas it all seemed a bit of a dream then, it’s not a dream any more. […]

LondonJazz reader Sam Evans wrote:“I am a regular visitor to Olivers, and I couldn’t agree more with the review, there is a lot of good music happening there and its great to […]

The South Bank have announced a virtually complete programme for Meltdown, including most of the support acts, the free events, and a tuitionweek of Harmolodics, in partnership with Trinity Laban.Interesting new names […]

Melody Gardot came tripping off the stage on Friday night in a state of some glee. The pressure was off, because her set at LSO St Lukes – songs from the current […]

This looks really interesting.Contemporary classical composer Errollyn Wallen, and her jazz trumpeter/bandleader brother Byron Wallen (above) are launching a new project, “WALLEN, ” at Rich Mix in Bethnal Green Road this Saturday […]

I’ve been talking to some of those busy people who run jazz labels. And what are they currently excited about??For Babel, Partisans have recorded their fourth album, and their third for the […]

Awards time everywhere.Last Thursday it was the Canadian National Jazz Awards.Twenty-eight categories….nearly twenty sponsors….government and regions in there…it’s got some proper momentum.Three names which caught my eye among the performers, and in […]

If you Googlesearch for news about Jazz, you often have to skim through , and discard, long lists of references to these tall and speedy gentlemen from the Mormon capital (above. But […]

Short snappy gig recommendation–Wilton’s Music Hall : an interesting venue with very immediate acoustic and a great feel of history-A three part programmea) Finn Peters on flute and alto, solob) Thoughtful (!) […]