Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) The concert, like the duo’s recording There is No Other, opened with Ten […]
Danilo Pérez: Global Messengers (Queen Elizabeth Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, Friday 22 November 2019. Review by Mike Collins) Danilo Pérez is a force of nature. A complex and nuanced force for […]
Dick Oatts Quartet (Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street. EFG London Jazz Festival. 20 November 2019. Review by Samuel Norris) “If there’s anything we need right now, it’s a little bit of […]
Pulled By Magnets + Ben Vince (St John on Bethnal Green. EFG London Jazz Festival. 20 November 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I’m quite wary of church gigs. I like that they’re […]
Brotherhood of Breath (100 Club, EFG London Jazz Festival, 20 November 2019. Review by Patrick Hadfield) In his opening comments, Frank Williams pointed out that this year marked the sixtieth anniversary of […]
Hermeto Pascoal (Ronnie Scott’s. 18 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) There is, quite literally, no other musical experience like a concert by Hermeto Pascoal. In his review […]
Lars Danielsson Quartet – Liberetto III (Wigmore Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, 19 November 2019. Review by Rob Mallows) The audience at Wigmore Hall sits in front of a huge cupola above […]
Kitty Whitelaw sings Anita O’Day (Bull’s Head, Barnes. EFG London Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by Peter Jones) Better known in some circles as the vocal half of avant-garde duo Sealionwoman, Kitty […]
Jan Garbarek Group (Royal Festival Hall. 17 November 2019. EFG London Festival. Review by Mike Collins) Trading fours sounds different in a Jan Garbarek set. An hour and half into their gig […]
Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde Duo (Barbican Hall. EFG London Jazz Festival.16 November 2019. Review by Richard Lee) My start to the EFG London Jazz Festival […]
Trio Tapestry/Elina Duni and Rob Luft (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 17 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Chris Parker) As a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of […]
Crosscurrents Trio (Cadogan Hall 17 November 2019. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Jon Turney) By the time they finished their limpidly beautiful encore, Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain and Chris Potter’s 90-minute […]
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science Community; Experiments in London (Kings Place, EFG London Jazz Festival, 16 November 2019. Review by Leah Williams.) Legendary drummer, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington is this […]
J to Z Late: Live… (RIBA, EFG London Jazz Festival, Saturday 16 November 2019. Review by AJ Dehany) Accessibility is a big theme in the London Jazz Festival. A music that can […]
Jazz Voice (Royal Festival Hall. EFG London Jazz Festival. 16 November 2019. Review by Dominic Williams) To baby boomers, the format of this show might seem an oddity – six vocalists, a […]
