
” This last couple of years have been amongst the most productive of my life. I’m thrilled to have been accepted by the New York City Jazz community…“, says Nottingham-born bassist Mark Lewandowski. […]
” This last couple of years have been amongst the most productive of my life. I’m thrilled to have been accepted by the New York City Jazz community…“, says Nottingham-born bassist Mark Lewandowski. […]
Sebastian attended jazzahead! 2023 in Bremen, and writes about the fair, reflects on the UK presence or lack of it, and reports on a few of the 36 showcases… A SUCCESSFUL JAZZAHEAD […]
Sebastian writes: “Jazz” in the BBC Proms press pack, released today, gives a total of eight wordsearch results… but they refer to only two events. One of them a late night double […]
Francesca Confortini is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger and educator. Born in Milan, she initially studied musical theatre, then moved to London to study first popular music at the Institute of Contemporary Music […]
Up-and-coming vocalist Immy Churchill is already in demand, having that natural-born ability to connect to the music and draw the audience in. Still undertaking jazz studies, the future looks set to be […]
Georgia Mancio and Dave Ohm have taken over the running of Hugh and Marion’s, Eltham Jazz Club, and have secured a stellar line up for their first gigs running Jan-Mar 2023. There […]
Trombonist/ improviser/ composer/ educator Raph Clarkson brings a higher purpose, a sense of positivity and deeply held ideals to everything he does. The new album by his group Dissolute Society is shaped […]
Jazz writer Philip Watson has described Marc Copland as “a roving ambassador for quietly intelligent, winningly complex and wholly engaging improvised music.” The Philadelphia-born pianist will release a new album on Monday […]
Our good friends at the Jazz Views website produce between 30 and 50 album reviews in a typical month, as well as interviews and features. 2022 is their tenth anniversary. Founder/Editor is […]
“Kevin Hays is a true original,” Brad Mehldau has written. “Everything he plays has a deep intelligence and swing.” The New York-born pianist, composer and singer-songwriter is a mainstay of the scene […]
At 91 years of age, David Forman has enjoyed an illustrious life. The former dentist and intrepid travel photographer is known on the UK jazz scene for his photographs of jazz musicians. […]
Ettore Fioravanti Opus Magnum – Attraverso Ogni Confini(Parco Della Musica Records MPR136CD. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) There is more than a hint of gentle self-mockery here. “Opus Magnum” is the slightly […]
“What’s not to love! These musicians are beautiful, creative people and their personality just flows out through the speakers,” writes pianist/composer Steve Baker of the experience of working with Laura Jurd, Mark […]
Hamilton de Holanda (Maison Symphonique de Montreal. 3 July 2022. Review by Sebastian Scotney) This is going to be more than a bit embarrassing. And I apologise to the critic in the […]
The Jazz Weekend of the Buxton International Festival 2022 will present something of a coup, the first appearance since 2015 of The Impossible Gentlemen, in what is described as a “2022 version” […]