Belgrade Jazz Festival (Dom Omladine Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia. 26-30 October 2022. Review and photos by John Watson) So many European festivals have lost funding this year, as political crisis piles on economic […]
Belgrade Jazz Festival 2022
Stefany Calembert (Black Lives – from Generation to Generation album and European tour)
Black Lives – from Generation to Generation describes itself as “a collective of artists who are continuing to fight for equality and social justice through music”. The two-disc album features over 60 […]
‘Black Lives: From Generation to Generation’
Black Lives: From Generation to Generation (Jammin’Colours. Album review by John Stevenson) Black Lives: From Generation to Generation is a sprawling tapestry of Black music drawn from African, Caribbean and African-American musicians […]
Immanuel Wilkins – ‘The 7th Hand’
Immanuel Wilkins – The 7th Hand (Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) The much-admired young American alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins already fronts a fine quartet. But his second album poses the […]
Award Winners announced by Letter One Rising Stars, 7 Virtual Jazz Club
Two organisations have just announced the winners of their awards: Letter One Rising Stars have announced their award winners: American saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and Israeli trumpeter Itamar Borochov respectively are the winners […]
Immanuel Wilkins – “Omega”
Immanuel Wilkins – Omega (Blue Note 0894797. CD review by Adam Sieff) Blue Note Records under the leadership of Don Was has developed and nurtured a powerful frontline artist roster and been […]
