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Jo Harrop in Gateshead (see below). Photo Ken Drew courtesy of Lance Liddle Wednesday 2 October – Pete Bernstein / Jim Mullen are at the 606 Wednesday 2 October – Alexander Hawkins / Marco Colonna are ...
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s new album celebrating the Max Roach centenary was reviewed by Mike Hobart in the Financial Times – read more Wednesday 25 September- Adrian ...
“You think you can outlast the E Street Band?!”, Bruce Springsteen asks incredulously, some three hours and five minutes into the first of two massive shows at Wembley Stadium. “We’ve been doing this ...
The World Premiere of a new work by Vince Mendoza (above) for Joshua Bell, Douglas Marriner and the Acad. of St Martin in the Fields just happens to be in Santa Barbara.. so local resident/ music ...
Wednesday 31 January – Sentient Beings – Faith Brackenbury , John O’Gallagher , Tony Bianco and John Pope are at Safehoust at The Rose Hill, Brighton Wednesday 31 January – Matti Klein Trio are at the ...
Proms 66 + 67: Rufus Wainwright – ‘Want Symphonic: Want One & Want Two’(Royal Albert Hall. 5 September 2023. Live review by AJ Dehany) The Royal Albert Hall is the only place […] LondonJazz is a ...
Julian Lage – Squint(Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) If your local jazz club had a huge whip-round or received a vast council grant (OK I’m dreaming), who would you want to see on the bands… ...
Rebecca Vasmant – With Love, From Glasgow (REBREC001 LP review by Adam Sieff) There have been a number of records released recently celebrating the jazz scenes which are being redefined by young ...
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, jazz composer, pianist and broadcaster Simon Lasky describes ten tracks by Pat Metheny. Simon writes: I got i… ...
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – Other Worlds (Greenleaf GRE-CD-1084. Album Review by Alison Bentley) Not footprints, but Sound Prints: this US quintet led by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas ...
Sebastian writes: A film which has picked up THIRTEEN different awards at film festivals, and which has very strong jazz connections is on release on digital platforms from today 5 April 2021. I ha… ...
Lorne Lofsky - This Song Is New (Modica Music. Album review by Denny Ilett) Canadian Lorne Lofsky (b.1954) is a name that guitarists of all persuasions, over the last four decades, have consistently ...