Ben Crosland has a new album, Songs of Solace and Reflection, showing his essence as “an unaffectedly lyrical composer of direct and evocative melodies that draw in the uninitiated and the jazz […]
Jazz-funk fusion seven-piece Cong-Fusion’s debut album The World As We Know It is brimming with musical inspirations from Afro-Cuban music, jazz, funk and soul, with deep personal reflections on family, bullying, alcohol, […]
The team at the Swanage Jazz Festival has announced its 2022 programme. This year’s festival will be centred around the Mowlem Theatre. The programme will present a very wide cross section of […]
Richard Pite is looking forward to the return of the Monday lunchtime sessions at the Spice of Life in Soho, starting on 4 October with Enrico Tomasso. Richard writes: The Spice (6 […]
The great Peter King (1940-2020) passed away on 23 August, 2020, just a few days after his 80th birthday, To mark the first anniversary of his passing, drummer Stephen Keogh has organised […]
Sebastian writes: The Crazy Coqs venue at Brasserie Zedel opened in 2012, so it will be celebrating ten years next year. It’s an intimate venue, right next to Piccadilly Circus tube, and […]
Guildford Jazz’s first livestream of the new year features the Alan Barnes and Dave Newton Quartet from the Boileroom in Guildford on Tuesday 12 January. The gig is being presented in collaboration […]
Mike and Kate Westbrook have created a remarkable and continually expanding archive of films, The Westbrook Jazz Moving Picture Show. The latest addition is Toad’s Washerwoman a brand new animation to a […]
Wood Street Jazz Festival (Wood Street Village, Surrey, 21 July 2019. Review by Peter Vacher) Picture this quintessentially English scene. A marquee is set up on an ample village green in the heart […]
Daryl Sherman (The Pheasantry, 17 July 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Daryl Sherman at the Pheasantry was met by an audience of friends and fans alike. It had been a while since […]
Alan Barnes – + Eleven (Woodville Records WVCD151 – CD review by Mark McKergow) Reeds maestro Alan Barnes celebrates his 60th birthday in vintage style with this collection of tunes from his […]
