Robocobra Quartet + Archipelago (Kings Place Hall Two. 13 November 2021. EFG LJF. Live review by Peter Slavid) This was a very enjoyable double-bill from two bands who had a fair bit […]
Robocobra Quartet + Archipelago at Kings Place (EFG LJF 2021)
Ill-Considered at Kings Place Hall Two
Ill-Considered (Liran Donin, Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu) (Kings Place Hall Two. 10 July 2021. Live review by AJ Dehany) I used to switch the lights off and listen to the Velvet Underground […]
A Jazz Musician’s Guide to the 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival
Last year, Sam Leak wrote a Jazz Musician’s Guide to the festival (link below) in which he played the role of ‘in-the-know’ tour guide, helping readers to navigate their way through the […]
Cherise – “Paradise” EP launch at Kings Place
Cherise (Kings Place, 7 Feb 2020. Review by Leah Williams.) Cherise Adams-Burnett had an incredible whirlwind year in 2019, performing across the globe and being named Jazz FM Vocalist of the Year, […]
Bau.Haus.Klang at the Barbican; Bang/Calvert at Kings Place (2019 EFG LJF)
Bau.Haus.Klang (1st set – Michael Wollny, piano; Wolfgang Heisig, programmed piano; Émile Parisien, soprano sax; Leafcutter John, electronics; Max Stadtfeld, bass) (Barbican Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, 24 November 2019.) Battleship Potemkin […]
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science Community; Experiments in London at Kings Place (2019 EFG LJF)
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science Community; Experiments in London (Kings Place, EFG London Jazz Festival, 16 November 2019. Review by Leah Williams.) Legendary drummer, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington is this […]
Terri Lyne Carrington residency at Kings Place – programme and guests announced (2019 EFG LJF)
Sebastian writes: Kings Place is hosting an artistic residency by Terri Lyne Carrington during the EFG London Jazz Festival, and the full list of guests for the three events has now been […]
Liam Noble with Seb Rochford and Tom Herbert at Kings Place
Liam Noble with Seb Rochford and Tom Herbert – launch of The Long Game (Kings Place, 16 September 2019. Review by Richard Lee) I seem to be following Jon Turney around, mainly in […]
Alison Rayner and ARQ new album Short Stories
ARQ (the Alison Rayner Quintet) are about to launch their third album, Short Stories, and will be touring over the coming months, including two London dates: The Albany in Deptford on 29 […]
Guitar Summit (Kings Place, 18-21 July)
The International Guitar Foundation’s four-day Guitar Summit at Kings Place covers the full range of fret activity, from classical to sophisticated pop, taking in lute music, jazz and flamenco along the way. Rob […]
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