Floating Points with Shabaka Hutchings – “Promises” (Hollywood Bowl. 20 September 2023. Live review by Dick Hovenga(*)) There are concerts that you will never forget, and for as long as you live. […]
London Brew – London Brew (Concord Jazz – 0088807245869. 2 CDs. Album review by Graham Spry) The album London Brew is the culmination of a project featuring leading London-based musicians responding to […]
Tom Skinner – Voices of Bishara (Brownswood Recordings BWOOD0257CD. Album review by Graham Spry) Drummer Tom Skinner has been a significant force in British jazz for over a decade. He first came […]
Sons of Kemet (Leith Theatre, 14 August 2022. Part of Edinburgh International Festival. Live Review by Patrick Hadfield) Back in June, Sons of Kemet announced that, after more than ten years and […]
Shabaka – Afrikan Culture (Impulse Records – digital release only. Review by Graham Spry) Whereas Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings) has been called the “young forefather” and the “figurehead” of a whole generation of […]
Alexander Hawkins Mirror Canon – Break A Vase (Intakt. CD374 CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Mirror Canon is the extension of Alexander Hawkins‘ trio with drummer Stephen Davis and bassist Neil Charles […]
Sons of Kemet – Black to The Future (Impulse Records. Album review by Graham Spry) Shabaka Hutchings stays true to the traditional practise of artists on Impulse Records, such as Charles Mingus, […]
David Burke – Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz(Desert Hearts. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Giant Steps presents short chapters on 25 musicians from the British Caribbean, African and Asian (including West Asia) […]
SEED Ensemble and Guests: Celebrating The Music of Pharoah Sanders (Barbican. 14 November 2020. EFG London Jazz Festival. Review from livestream by Tony Dudley-Evans) ‘Beauty’ and ‘simplicity’ were the two features that […]
Jazzfest Berlin was livestreamed from various venues across Berlin and New York, 5-8 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany: The 57th edition of Jazzfest Berlin was completely online via livestream and on […]
Downbeat’s “25 for the Future” feature, in its November 2020 issue, includes four UK artists plus two Europeans: Yazz Ahmed (photo above by Seb JJ Peters) Nubya Garcia Yussef Dayes Shabaka Hutchings. […]
Various artists – Blue Note Re:Imagined (Decca 890927. Review by John Bungey) Ah, Blue Note – hallowed home of hard bop, trove of smokin’ classics by Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard […]
The first two shows are announced for the 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival. Here is the full text of today’s press release from Serious EFG London Jazz Festival (Friday 13 – Sunday […]
Makaya McCraven – Universal Beings E&F Sides (International Anthem IARCEF22. Review by Graham Spry) From August 2017 to January 2018, Chicago-based drummer Makaya McCraven recorded four sessions in four cities which were […]
Peter Bacon reports: Shabaka Hutchings today (26 July) opens the ‘Apply to Play’ prize for grassroots artists who have the chance to showcase their talents at this year’s OneFest, which will be […]
