Brad Mehldau – Formation – Building a Personal Canon, Part One (Equinox Books. 300pp. Publication date 14 March 2023. Book review by Scott Flanigan) One might imagine that pianist Brad Mehldau, one […]
Iain Ballamy & Martin France with Frank Harrison & Mark Hodgson (Iffley Church Hall, Oxford. Frank and Mark’s opening gig. 18 January 2023. Live review by Alison Bentley) It was the first […]
Two projects, both with Alice Zawadzki in a leading role, come to fruition in the next few days: Alice Zawadzki explains the background to Yiddish glory: Jewish refugees in Central Asia (*) […]
Blow the Fuse (Deirdre Cartwright and Alison Rayner) will be taking over the jazz programming at Lauderdale House, it is announced today. FULL STATEMENT FROM LAUDERDALE HOUSE: (Text begins) We are delighted […]
Bruce Lindsay – Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room (Equinox Books. 254 pp. £25. Book Review by Rob Adams) Ivor Cutler was a singular talent. He was an author, poet, […]
Brooklyn Marathon Night at Winter Jazzfest 2023 (Various venues in NYC. Review by Dan Bergsagel) In many aspects of our lives, the pandemic can look like a diminishing dot in the rear-view […]
Brussels Jazz Festival 2023 (Flagey, Brussels. Sunday 15 January 2023. Festival report by Jon Turney) This is the second of two reports from Brussels by Jon Turney* The final sessions of this […]
Brussels jazz festival 2023 (Flagey, Brussels. Thursday-Saturday, Jan 12-14 2023. Festival report by Jon Turney) This is the first of two reports from Brussels by Jon Turney (*) Brussels’ cosy indoor jazz […]
“The effect of these cuts will be devastating for Scotland’s classical, jazz and piping scenes.“ Tommy Smith has co-ordinated an open letter from a high-profile list of cultural figures in Scotland, including […]
Guitarist Mark Wingfield pays tribute to Jeff Beck, “master of tonal nuance and expression”, who passed away on 10 January 2023 aged 78. Mark Wingfield writes: This won’t be an exhaustive run-through […]
Georgia Mancio Quartet (Hugh and Marion’s/Eltham Jazz Club. 12 January 2023. Live review by Rob Mallows) Until last Thursday, Eltham I knew only as a junction on the A2, the location of the […]
Dhafer Youssef – Streets of Minarets (Back Beat Edition – Album review by Graham Spry) Over the last two decades, Dhafer Youssef has been one of Europe’s most reliably intriguing and innovative […]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry […]
In a Press Release issued today, the jazzahead! trade fair (27-30 April) has announced all of the bands who will be appearing at the 2023 event, the world’s largest. We publish the […]
South Australia-born singer Jo Lawry’s new album “Acrobats” with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Allison Miller, is released on Whirlwind Recordings on 10 February. There is also a UK/ Ireland/ […]
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