Hubert Dupont – Trio Aurore (Ultrabolic. Album review by Peter Slavid) Hubert Dupont is a French bass player who came late to jazz after graduating initially as an engineer. No doubt that […]
Hubert Dupont – ‘Trio Aurore’
Watford Jazz Junction, 18-21 May 2023
Watford Jazz Junction was new to the jazz festival scene last year and this second edition has a particular focus on the influence of the Caribbean on UK jazz. We take a […]
Sun-Mi Hong Quintet + Ant Law & Alex Hitchcock at Purcell Room (2022 EFG LJF)
Sun-Mi Hong Quintet + And Law & Alex Hitchcock (Purcell Room. 17 November 2022. Live review by Peter Slavid) There’s probably a bad joke somewhere that starts “two Koreans, two Italians and […]
‘Indo-Jazz Fusions Revisited’ (2022 EFG LJF)
Indo-Jazz Fusions Revisited (Spice of Life, 16 November 2022, Review by Peter Slavid) Jazz in Britain today is a fabulous melange of influences from African, Asian, Caribbean and European styles as well […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (23-25 Sep and 29 Sep-2 Oct)
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (Jesmond 23-25 Sep, then Newcastle 29 Sep-2 Oct) Peter Slavid writes: The Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (NFOJAIM) started in 2017, and after […]
Mike Soper – ‘Undoing’
Mike Soper – Undoing (Self-release on Bandcamp. Album review by Peter Slavid) Trumpeter Mike Soper graduated from Trinity College almost 10 years ago. Since then he has played in everything from the trad […]
Laura Jurd Ensemble at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Laura Jurd Ensemble (Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 1 May 2022. Review by Peter Slavid) Composer, keyboard player and most of all a sublime trumpet player, Laura Jurd is constantly experimenting […]
OK:KO – ‘Liesu’
OK:KO – Liesu (WeJazz Records. Album Review by Peter Slavid The jazz scene in Finland is a particularly interesting one at the moment. It has links to the local folk music, and […]
John Zorn’s ‘The Bagatelles’ at City University
John Zorn’s The Bagatelles (Performance Space, City, University of London. 11 April 2022. Review and top photo by Peter Slavid) The name of John Zorn tends to elicit extreme reactions from […]
Shirley Smart Trio at St. Mary’s Church, Perivale
Shirley Smart Trio (St. Mary’s Church, Perivale. 19 January 2022. Live Review by Peter Slavid) There are very few modern jazz venues in West London, so it was refreshing to find some […]
Robocobra Quartet + Archipelago at Kings Place (EFG LJF 2021)
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 […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music (October 1-3 2021 – Festival Round-Up by Peter Slavid) A weekend – and more – of top quality music with an attentive listening audience is […]
Luke Bainbridge – ‘Surface Tension’
Luke Bainbridge – Surface Tension (Self-released/Bandcamp link below – Album review by Peter Slavid) Surface Tension is really more of a project than a band. It was originally put together as a […]
De Beren Gieren – ‘Less Is Endless’
De Beren Gieren – Less Is Endless (Sdban Ultra. Album review by Peter Slavid) In Europe, in recent times, trios have often struggled to escape the dominating shadow of EST. But De […]
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2021 (30 Sep – 3 Oct)
After last year’s enforced cancellation, the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music is back, and for London residents with an adventurous bent, it’s definitely worth the three-hour train journey to see […]
