London Jazz News

An Australian ,in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, said that we Brits are only capable of winning medals in sports which we can play sitting down. Well ,there are three jazz […]

What’s on tomorrow night? And how do you find out? First place to look is the regular six-to-seven nights a week venues. Ronnie’s: Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Trio, which I’ve already written about […]

The antidote to too many words. Four great bass players. Four real gentlemen. Four good images from Richard Kaby’s siteOli HayhurstLarry BartleyDave Green Jeremy Brown

Jean Toussaint has his next appearance at Steve Rubie’s intimate basement club, the 606, in Lots Road, Chelsea on February 5th. Steve Rubie has promoted him regularly, and with good reason. Because, […]

Less than six months ago, Phil Donkin was part of Gwilym Simcock’s trio at the Proms in front of a packed, ecstatic Royal Albert Hall . Live on BBC 2. Profile as […]

It was billed as a prizegiving for student composers; but by the end of the evening at Ronnie’s, you knew you’d attended a celebration.A noteworthy feature of the gig was the sea […]

This is a first canter round a subject where input is welcome…In symphonic music the way sound comes out of silence is highly ritualized. Not one but two sets of applause so […]

Two lines linking the J-word and the R-word reverberate in my mind. -One good friend of mine often re-iterates the opinion that “jazz is in permanent recession.” That’s too bleak.-The romantic lead […]

One of the first things I look out for when Jazz in London comes out, is Simon Carter’s free Sunday night gig at Boaters in Kingston.Well, the February edition of Jazz in […]

I talked to Claire Martin about her forthcoming five-night residency with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett at the Pizza on the Park from Tuesday Feb 10th until Valentine’s Day. What are the origins […]

I hadn’t yet put in a gig this weekend. So I’m putting in one which it is totally impossible not to enjoy. Hate jazz? You’ll love this. Brass Volcanoes. Dragon Hall, Stukeley […]

The mainstream media mostly work with the press releases they receive. I always have the suspicion, or rather the certain knowledge, that a lot goes on below their radar. One has to […]

Frank GriffithBob MartinHow lucky we are as Londoners: this city is a magnet for fine musicians from just about anywhere in the world.I’m writing this on the eve of the Obama inauguration. […]

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