The great Peter King (1940-2020) passed away on 23 August, 2020, just a few days after his 80th birthday, To mark the first anniversary of his passing, drummer Stephen Keogh has organised […]
The Herts Jazz Festival returns in October, running from Friday 15 to Sunday 17. Preview by Peter Vacher: Oh, to be in Bishops Stortford at festival time. Well, that’s what it feels […]
Will Arnold-Forster has just been in touch about the resumption of Monday night gigs to restricted audiences at the Oxford Tavern in Kentish Town The programme for the first few weeks is […]
Tom Smith – Gecko (Digital download only. Basho Records SRCD58-2. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Tom Smith, jazz saxophonist? Perhaps like me you did a double take, wondering whether Scottish tenor saxophonist Tommy […]
“I want to try to take listeners on journeys they’ll remember,” says saxophonist and composer Tom Smith, whose debut album Gecko (Basho) has just been released. Profile by John Fordham: For a […]
Alex Hitchcock Quintet (Pizza Expresss Jazz Club, 3 July 2019. Review by Lauren Bush) Tenor saxophonist Alex Hitchcock and his quintet have just finished off a 10-stop tour at Pizza Express Jazz Club. Wednesday […]
