After two online/live hybrid years, the Cambridge Jazz Festival is back in full in-person mode. Preview by Izzy Blankfield: Musical connections are at the centre of this year’s Cambridge Jazz Festival, which […]
Cambridge Jazz Festival (10-27 Nov)
Cambridge Jazz Festival 2020 has ended (Videos of Festival Online / Paintings/ Director’s Comments)
The 2020 Cambridge Jazz Festival had its closing events earlier this evening, 29 November. But there is a substantial selection available online on the festival’s YouTube channel until 5 January 2021, except […]
Vocal Workshop + Performance: Cambridge Jazz Festival Choir/ Andi Hopgood (Register before 20 Nov)
If you think you’ve visited some bleak settings for live music, writes Matt Pannell , you should see the bike sheds next to the student accommodation at Ipswich docks, with a dose […]
Full Programme for Cambridge Jazz Festival announced (18-29 November)
The programme for the 6th Cambridge Jazz Festival has been announced. Most events are free to view and will be streamed online – see below for the full listing and more details […]
Ant Law Quintet (2019 Cambridge Jazz Festival)
Ant Law Quintet – Life I Know (Bateman Auditorium, Gonville and Caius College. Cambridge Jazz Festival. 18 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The small but very characterful theatre setting, in one of […]
SEED Ensemble at the 2019 Cambridge Jazz Festival
SEED Ensemble (Storey’s Field Centre. Cambridge International Jazz Festival. 17 November 2019. Review by John Arnett) The SEED Ensemble delivered a triumphant conclusion to Sunday’s festival programme in the pristine concert hall […]
Julia Hülsmann (Cambridge Jazz Festival 15 Nov, EFG LJF 17 Nov, new ECM album out today)
“Everything develops slowly, sometimes suddenly, and not in straight lines.” Pianist, composer and band leader Julia Hülsmann has a deep understanding of the way her music needs to move forward. She has […]
2019 Cambridge Jazz Festival Programme Announced (13 – 24 Nov)
Sebastian writes: The programme for this year’s fifth Brewin Dolphin Cambridge Jazz Festival has been announced. Among the stand-out features is the presence of no fewer than three Nordic saxophonists: Jan Garbarek‘s group […]
