Wendy Kirkland Quartet featuring Dennis Rollins MBE – “Get Carter Reimagined” (The Grand Hotel, Southport. 4 February 2023. Southport Jazz Festival. Live review by Frank Griffith) Jazz fans in the North-West of the […]
Rich Perry – Everything Happens (Steeplechase, SCCD 31937. Album review by Frank Griffith) Veteran NYC saxophonist Rich Perry‘s 2022 CD Everything Happens showcases equally his talents and abilities as composer and player. […]
Saxtivity – No Deal (CD from FrankGriffith.co.uk . Album review by Duncan Lamont Jnr.) That man of many musical hats – composer, arranger, educator, clarinettist/saxophonist – Frank Griffith, is synonymous with quality […]
Andrew Cartmel, Frank Griffith and Adam Sieff are three familiar names to LJN readers. All three have recently taken to the airwaves with their own jazz radio shows. Feature/ interviews by Izzy […]
Jenny Green – Always and Forever (Soup to Nuts Productions. Album review by Frank Griffith) Singer, radio show host and doer of all things jazz in West Sussex, Jenny Green has just […]
Bob Mintzer and WDR Big Band Cologne – Soundscapes(Jazzline D77082. Album Review by Frank Griffith) Arranger/composer and saxophonist Bob Mintzer‘s latest offering was recorded in 2019 with the WDR Big Band in […]
Uptown Jazz Tentet – What’s Next (Irabbagast Records. CD review by Frank Griffith) The Uptown Jazz Tentet is a NYC-based ten-piece ensemble led collectively by trumpeter Brandon Lee and trombonists Willie Applewhite […]
Sammy Nestico (1924-2021) passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 96. Four bandleaders and arrangers pay tribute to one of the best-known (and most frequently-played) big band arrangers: Denny Ilett: […]
Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra – Smile (Planet Arts Network. CD Review by Frank Griffith) Seasoned and skilled NYC trumpeter and composer/arranger Bill Warfield, has just released Smile featuring the […]
Frank Griffith writes in tribute to Lennie Niehaus: Lennie Niehaus, alto saxophonist, composer/arranger and scorer of twelve Clint Eastwood films has died at the age of 91. A consummate polymath of the […]
CHBO Drums – 0419NY (Safehouse 194660755995. CD review by Frank Griffith) 0419NY was recorded in April 2019 in Kerhonkson in New York state (hence the title), 80 miles North of NYC, and […]
Paul Nedzela – Introducing Paul Nedzela (Outside In Music OIM 1915. CD review by Frank Griffith) Baritone saxophonist Paul Nedzela‘s debut recording showcases his eloquent yet gritty playing. There are nine original […]
Peter Slavid previews this year’s eighth Liverpool International Jazz Festival. It will be his first visit to the festival. He picks a double bill of Martin Archer’s Anthropology Band and Moonmot as […]
Joy Ellis – Dwell (Otio CD002. CD review by Frank Griffith) Pianist, singer and composer Joy Ellis‘ second release, Dwell, is now out on the Otio label. Since graduating from the Guildhall […]
Boptet and Steve Fishwick Nonet (Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Bar. 23 November 2019. BOPFEST/EFG LJF. Review by Frank Griffith) Much flying Bopster-ity and beyond was to be heard during the seven days of […]
