Yazz Ahmed, Arun Ghosh, Self Esteem (Sage Gateshead. BBC Proms. 21 July 2023. Review by AJ Dehany) Every year the BBC Proms is accused of watering itself down, a criticism predicated on […]
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 […]
Jazz musicians Cassie Kinoshi, Soweto Kinch, Yazz Ahmed and Tim Garland are among composers each receiving Paul Hamlyn awards of £25,000 with no strings attached. Peter Bacon reports: The Paul Hamlyn Foundation […]
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) […]
The planets align for a triple bill! – writes Tim Garland: I was all set to write this article solely about MAYDAY C4 – a hugely ambitious and worthy clutch of compelling talks […]
Two of the three Special Awards at the Ivors Composer Awards (formerly the British Composer Awards) on 1 December went to jazz musicians Yazz Ahmed (Award for Innovation) and Julian Joseph (Academy […]
Sammy Stein with Debbie Burke – Gender Disparity in UK Jazz- A Discussion (Amazon KDP, 212pp, 2020. Book review by Ros Rigby) The issue of gender balance in jazz has been a regular topic […]
Yazz Ahmed’s Polyhymnia (Sage Gateshead livestream 14 November 2020. Review by AJ Dehany) Polyhymnia is the Greek Muse of sacred poetry, hymn and dance, a deep thinker credited with inventing the lyre, […]
The EFG London Jazz Festival extensive programme of live concerts and special events will now be streamed online from venues across London. Many of the online events will be free to view […]
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. […]
Yazz Ahmed – Polyhymnia (RopeaDope Records. CD review by Paul Kelly) Much of jazz is about solo instrumental imagination and prowess around a number of standard theme. But a far smaller group […]
British-Bahraini trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer Yazz Ahmed is a musician who has carved out an inimitable musical path for herself. John Fordham speaks to her ahead of International Women’s Day about her […]
