On Wednesday morning 14 September, John McLaughlin (@jmcl_gtr) tweeted: “Jamming in London @606club with my eye doctor @DrDanReinstein.” It turns out that the guitar great is an old friend of Dr Dan […]
John McLaughlin sits in at the 606
Tamir Hendelman (606 Club, 21 September)
Israel-born pianist Tamir Hendelman has been based in Los Angeles since 1996. In this interview he remembers moments that have happened during that time, such as working on a chart-topping album with […]
606 Club announces programme for 2022 EFG LJF (11-20 Nov)
The 606 Club has just announced its EFG London Jazz Festival programme. FULL LIST OF ALL 12 SHOWS AT THE 606 CLUB Fri 11 9pm – Imaani & Special Guest: Joy Rose […]
The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project at The 606 (27 April)
The band co-led by guitarist Pete Oxley from the UK and Nicolas Meier, originally from Switzerland, is on a tour of France and the UK; their London date is at the 606 […]
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen at the 606 Club
Peter Bernstein and Jim Mullen (606 Club. 23 November 2021. Review by Nigel Price) The jazz world can be a very noisy place. It can often feel like the only way to […]
‘Shaney Forbes Explores Blossom Dearie’ at the 606 (EFG LJF 2021)
‘Shaney Forbes Explores Blossom Dearie’ (606 Club. 16 November 2021. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Sebastian Scotney) Titles for gigs don’t come much more improbable or intriguing than this one, and […]
Alex Western-King Sextet at the 606 Club
Alex Western-King Sextet (606 Club. 2 October 2021. Review by Izzy Blankfield) “Hold on to your seats!” tenor saxophonist Alex Western-King told the audience of the packed 606 Club before his Sextet […]
Deschanel Gordon Quartet at the 606 Club
Deschanel Gordon Quartet (606 Club. 26 June 2021. Review by Peter Jones) This eagerly-anticipated gig was massively over-subscribed, and it’s not difficult to see why. 23-year-old Londoner Deschanel Gordon has already scaled […]
Jim Mullen Trio at the 606 Club: Re-Opening Night (!)
Sebastian writes: Whereas there has been music coming from the 606 – the Chelsea club has been broadcasting a couple of live streams each week throughout the pandemic – last night, 20 […]
David Lewis (Host of the ‘Straight Ahead’ radio show on Solar Radio, and podcast)
David Lewis, the host of the ‘Straight Ahead’ radio show on Solar Radio – also available as a podcast – is interviewed by Laura G Thorne(*) LondonJazz News: You host a radio […]
Gwyneth Herbert (‘Christmas Letters Special’, 606 Club, 20 December)
Singer / composer Gwyneth Herbert will be presenting her “Christmas Letters Special” show on Sunday 20 December at the 606 Club. She gave Sebastian the full picture of a year spent in […]
Gwilym Simcock: Solo (606 Club / 2020 EFG LJF)
Gwilym Simcock: Solo (Live stream performance, presented by The 606 Club, for EFG London Jazz Festival. 19 November 2020. Review by Jon Carvell) Stuck at home in Berlin due to travel restrictions, […]
Pianist Deschanel Gordon (606 Club / EFG London Jazz Festival 16 November)
Pianist Deschanel Gordon, it has just been announced, is a finalist in the 2020 BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020. He has been described by one critic (*) as “a percussive player of […]
A Jazz Musician’s Guide to the 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival
Last year, Sam Leak wrote a Jazz Musician’s Guide to the festival (link below) in which he played the role of ‘in-the-know’ tour guide, helping readers to navigate their way through the […]
Reflections on unlocking live music by Tony Dudley-Evans
Tony Dudley-Evans writes Lockdown has given me the opportunity to relax, to think. And – I’ll admit it – I have enjoyed that… …and I have been enjoying live streamed events such […]
