Germana Stella La Sorsa- Vapour (33 Jazz. Digital Only. Album review by Alison Bentley) The first thing you notice about this album is Germana Stella La Sorsa’s beautiful voice; next you focus […]
Germana Stella La Sorsa- ‘Vapour’
Germana Stella La Sorsa (‘Vapour’ Album Launch, Vortex, 30 April)
Germana Stella La Sorsa refers to herself as a jazz singer and storyteller. With her debut album Vapour, released on the 33Jazz Label, she explores the crossroads of many musical components, […]
Sam Leak: A Jazz Musician’s guide to the EFG London Jazz Festival 2021
Between 12 and 21 November 2021, the EFG London Jazz Festival will be presenting almost 400 concerts – an impressive feat indeed, but how on earth will you decide what to watch? […]
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 […]
Alex Western-King – ‘SideSlip’
Alex Western-King – SideSlip(Ubuntu Music UBU0086. Album review by Alison Bentley) How to combine your love of both bebop and free jazz? UK saxophonist Alex Western-King leads a talented young band in […]
Alex Western-King (debut album on Ubuntu Music ‘SideSlip’, release 25 June)
Saxophonist Alex Western-King’s debut album SideSlip is to be released later this month on Ubuntu Music. In this feature by John Bungey, the young band leader explains the life choices that sparked […]
Germana Stella La Sorsa (new album ‘Vapour’ on 33 Jazz Records – for autumn release)
Italian singer, composer and lyricist Germana Stella La Sorsa moved to London in 2017, and quickly made an impact on the London scene with her Jazz in Cinema project. Tony Kofi has […]
Sam Leak – Findings of the ‘Livestreaming Music’ survey – and a personal perspective
Sam Leak has been involved in a research project on livestreaming which has just produced its results. The project was a collaboration between Middlesex University and Kings College London. 1,484 people participated […]
Survey Launched on Livestreaming : livestreamingmusic.uk
Pianist Sam Leak is part of a research team investigating livestreaming. They are currently doing a survey, for which responses are invited (click on the image to participate): Since the onset of […]
Cambridge Jazz Festival 2020 has ended (Videos of Festival Online / Paintings/ Director’s Comments)
The 2020 Cambridge Jazz Festival had its closing events earlier this evening, 29 November. But there is a substantial selection available online on the festival’s YouTube channel until 5 January 2021, except […]
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 […]
Sam Leak (“Absolute Pitch: myths, misconceptions, and learnability” – Online Talks at Midday on 13-17 July)
Pianist/composer Sam Leak is doing five online talks next week Monday-Friday 13 – 17 July, each day at noon, each lasting around forty-five minutes, on the subject of the Cambridge University Ph.D. […]
Jazz in the time of coronavirus: a model for livestreaming gigs
When news came out that the UK was entering a lockdown to contain coronavirus, one of the many thoughts and concerns that hit the jazz community was ‘how are musicians and venues […]
