Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade (MoodSwing Quartet) (Barbican. 14 November 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) Following its postponement in 2020 and 2021, MoodSwing Quartet finally made their […]
This September would have seen the 80th birthday of pianist and composer John Taylor, who died just two months before his 73rd birthday in 2015. The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra […]
From the generation of Michael Brecker, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman and Bob Berg, Steve Grossman is frequently thought of as the greatest; he is certainly the most forgotten. And […]
From the generation of Michael Brecker, George Garzone, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman and Bob Berg, Steve Grossman is frequently thought of as the greatest; he is certainly the most forgotten. And yet his […]
From the generation of Michael Brecker, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman and Bob Berg, Steve Grossman is frequently thought of as the greatest; he is certainly the most forgotten. And […]
From the generation of Michael Brecker, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman and Bob Berg, Steve Grossman is frequently thought of as the greatest; he is certainly the most forgotten. And […]
“He had an amazing sound on tenor. He was ahead of everyone…and he was the best one…he was the most advanced and the most… just he had that f…ing sound!” Pianist/composer Richie […]
Charles Rees writes: Monika S. Jakubowska’s photos here perfectly capture the mood at harpist and vocalist Tara Minton‘s debut as headliner at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club on 18 July 2022. For the […]
In our growing series in which jazz musicians do a deep (and entirely personal and selective) dive into the music of their idols, composer/arranger, saxophonist and LondonJazz contributor Charles Rees looks at the […]
Buxton International Festival is now in its 43rd year. Traditionally a platform for opera and literature, this year saw the premier of its first ever official jazz series. Most of the performances […]
Gwilym Simcock, Mike Walker, Laurence Cottle & Ian Thomas (Palace Hotel Buxton, 9 July 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) The Impossible Gentlemen‘s performance at Buxton Festival was their first live show […]
The London Jazz Orchestra’s 30th anniversary season will close this Sunday afternoon 3 July (*) with a concert featuring the music of Martin Speake and Henry Lowther. There is an LJN connection […]
Chris Potter, Martin Luther McCoy, Gretchen Parlato, Etienne Charles, David Sanchez, Edward Simon, Warren Wolf, Matt Brewer & Kendrick Scott (Barbican, 25 June 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) In celebration of […]
Christian McBride & Joshua Redman (Wigmore Hall, 28 May 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) Saturday night’s concert concluded bassist Christian McBride‘s tenure as artist-in-residence at Wigmore Hall. During the past year, […]
Kirk MacDonald, Derrick Gardner, Lorne Lofsky, Brian Dickinson, Neil Swainson, Bernd Reiter & Virginia MacDonald (Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, 11 May 2022. Live review by Charles Rees) The modern jazz audience has […]
