Artemis – Artemis (Blue Note 00602508937385. CD review by Alison Bentley) Seven award-winning bandleaders, who also compose/arrange, make up Artemis – and they all just happen to be women. They were brought […]
In lockdown with…Sara Gazarek
Sara Gazarek is a vocalist and educator, originally from Seattle and based in Los Angeles. Her 2019 album Thirsty Ghost, her seventh as leader, was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album. First […]
In lockdown with… drummer Douglas Marriner
Drummer Douglas Marriner, originally from London, is based in New York – full biography HERE. His music choices in this lockdown interview are marvellously eclectic and wide-ranging… First album you purchased as […]
Cécile McLorin Salvant / McCormack-Yarde Duo (2019 EFG LJF)
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 […]
Jazz Voice at the Royal Festival Hall (2019 EFG LJF)
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 […]