Summer Jazz Festival Kraków 2022(Kraków. 25 June-31 July 2022. Round-up report by Izzy Blankfield) Kraków’s annual summer jazz festival is the city’s music scene at its best. The festival, organised by Witold […]
Summer Jazz Festival Kraków 2022
Alma Naidu at Orania Restaurant, Berlin (XJAZZ Festival)
Alma Naidu, Phillip Schiepek, Lisa Wulff, and Valentin Renner (Orania Restaurant, XJAZZ Festival, 7 May 2022. Live review by Izzy Blankfield) Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood played host to the XJAZZ! festival between 4 […]
XJAZZ! Festival 2022, Berlin – (4 to 8 May)
(XJAZZ! Berlin. 4-8 May 2022. Preview by Izzy Blankfield) Berlin is a city constantly in flux, and its jazz scene is no different. This year’s XJAZZ! Festival – taking place from 4 […]
#IWD2022: Luise Volkmann
“I’ve become the musician that I am by daring to do these things!” Luise Volkmann is a force of nature. 2022 will see the Cologne-based saxophonist and composer perform across Europe with […]
4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition (18-20 Nov 2021, Kraków)
The 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition took place in Kraków on 18-20 November 2021. The festival, directed by Witold Wnuk, is usually held in June to coincide with the Kraków […]
Iver Cardas (Winner of the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition)
Iver Cardas (Norway) has just won First Prize in the 4th International Jarek Śmietana Jazz Guitar Competition in Kraków. Born in a small town north of Oslo, music is in Cardas’s blood: […]
Avishai Cohen + Nikki Yeoh’s Café Oran (EFG LJF 2021)
Avishai Cohen + Nikki Yeoh’s Café Oran (Barbican. 16 November 2021. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review by Izzy Blankfield) Nikki Yeoh opened one of the most anticipated nights of the 2021 London […]
Sara Schoenbeck (new album out 26 November)
Sara Schoenbeck’s new album of duos sees the New York-based bassoonist develop her musical voice in dialogue with friends and inspirations. ‘Sara Schoenbeck’ is released on 26 November. Feature by Izzy Blankfield. […]
Andrew Cartmel, Frank Griffith and Adam Sieff (new jazz radio shows)
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 […]
Alex Western-King Sextet at the 606 Club
Alex Western-King Sextet (606 Club. 2 October 2021. Review by Izzy Blankfield) “Hold on to your seats!” tenor saxophonist Alex Western-King told the audience of the packed 606 Club before his Sextet […]
Adam Bałdych Quintet with Paolo Fresu – ‘Poetry’
Ten years after signing with the German ACT label, violinist Adam Bałdych is putting communication and emotion at the heart of his new album. ‘Poetry’ is released on 29 October. He talks […]
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen at Ronnie Scott’s
Ivo Neame Quartet with special guest Byron Wallen (Ronnie Scott’s. 23 September 2021. Review by Izzy Blankfield) In a set that brought together some of the best musicians on the UK jazz […]
‘Man of Words and Music – Shake Keane (Pt. II)’ (Vortex Jazz Club, 30 September)
Vortex Jazz Club presents a night of jazz and poetry with Man of Words & Music: Shake Keane (Pt. II). Izzy Blankfield writes: As part of Vortex Jazz Club’s series celebrating the […]
‘Extraordinary Artists’ (Online Course from Marie-Anne and Georgia Mancio, begins 17 September)
Singer-songwriter Georgia Mancio and art historian Marie-Anne Mancio explore the unexpected connections between artists, musicians and cultural innovators in an interactive online course. ‘Extraordinary Artists’ begins this Friday 17 September. Feature by […]
Soho.Live Jazz Week – 15 – 17 September
10 venues in Soho, more than 100 jazz artists and 17 shows: Soho.Live Jazz Week returns on 15 September, writes Izzy Blankfield This year’s lineup for Soho.Live Jazz Week (see full listing […]
