Byron Wallen(606 Club. 18 November 2023. EFG LJF. Review by Mike Collins) A packed 606 club welcomed Byron Wallen to the stage on the final Saturday of the 2023 EFG London Jazz […]
Byron Wallen at the 606 Club (EFG LJF 2023)
Hans Koller – ‘Word from Bird’
Hans Koller – Word from Bird(AMM. Album review by Charles Rees) As the title of pianist/arranger Hans Koller‘s latest album indicates, Word from Bird has a Charlie (‘Bird’) Parker theme to all […]
‘Indigo: Revelations In Small Steps’ – documentary about Byron Wallen
Indigo: Revelations In Small Steps – documentary film about Byron Wallen(Takminister Music Films. 56 minutes. Film review by Liam Noble.) There are too many lines, and not enough circles, in life. Graphs, […]
Zoe Rahman – ‘Colour of Sound’
Zoe Rahman – Colour of Sound (Manushi Records MANUCD007. CD review by Mike Collins) A brooding piano rumble, then a grooving, funky riff and the band surges in behind Zoe Rahman’s piano. Click play […]
Soccer96, Byron Wallen… – ‘Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre’
Multiple artists – Transmissions from Total Refreshment Centre (released 17 Feb)(Blue Note 4536398. Album review by Dan Bergsagel) Blue Note doesn’t often release work from another record label, but Transmissions from Total Refreshment […]
Tia Brazda (Pizza Express Holborn, 2 May)
Growing up in Vancouver, Tia Brazda says “singing and writing became like companions” that she still has to this day. Coming to London to promote her new album When I Get Low with […]
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen at Ronnie Scott’s
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen (Ronnie Scott’s. 23 September 2021. Review by Izzy Blankfield) In a set that brought together some of the best musicians on the UK jazz […]
Ipswich Jazz Festival 2021
John Watson writes : The fifth Ipswich Jazz Festival was able to go ahead over the weekend (June 26-27), with strict Covid-19 precautions including the audience distanced and masked. Artists who appeared […]
The Original UK Jazz Summer School – Cardiff residential course cancelled/ going online again…
Sebastian writes: One could sense the frustration and disappointment in Buster Birch’s voice today… Buster is Director of the Original UK Jazz Summer School had been hoping to hold this year’s course […]
News from NYJO: New CEO, ‘first permanent home’, new educators join team
“Following a year of internal changes to determine the future vision for the charity, we can happily confirm the arrival of a brand-new Chief Executive and an exciting team of Music Directors […]
Binker and Moses – ‘Escape the Flames’
Binker and Moses – Escape the Flames (Gearbox GB1570. Digital/Vinyl. Album Review by Adam Sieff) The Total Refreshment Centre in Stoke Newington was completely rammed on a warm Sunday night in June […]
Rob Luft – “Life is The Dancer”
Rob Luft – Life is The Dancer (Edition Records EDN1152. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) “Life is the dancer and you are the dance” is a quote from renowned German-Canadian spiritual teacher Eckhart […]
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – “Live at the Jazz Café 091218”
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet – Live at the Jazz Café 091218 (LyteRecords LR049. CD Review by Jane Mann) This splendid new double live CD from award-winning saxophonist, band leader, composer and educator […]
Byron Wallen: “Portrait: Reflections on Belonging” (New Album and Tour Dates from 2 Feb)
Trumpeter Byron Wallen has a new album Portrait: Reflections on Belonging, his first as leader for 13 years. He is also about to set off on an extensive tour with his band Four […]
