A strict filming ban is in force at the normally laid-back Soho Theatre, so I won’t be revealing the shockingly delicious visual gag which opens this show, marking Meow Meow’s return to the stage where she made her London debut [...]
This has to be a first. I’ve never heard an artist explaining and developing an idea from his/her Ph.D thesis (*) live on the stage in front of a Ronnie Scott’s audience. Or indeed succeeding in doing it as well [...]
It’s always a joy to see the Australian trio, The Necks, in the intimate surroundings of Cafe Oto. It has been at Dalston’s Cafe Oto and at the Vortex, across the road, where the Necks put in the groundwork to [...]
As with a book, you can’t judge a jazz album by its cover. But when the artwork is as lovely as that adorning Sandra-Mae Lux’s Seasons In Jazz, you can’t help feeling we’re already halfway home… Sandra-Mae Lux is one [...]
“Maaarvellous, maaaarvellous”, was, reportedly, the sound of record producer John Hammond expressing pleasure. And, considering he was the architect of Mosaic’s latest issue, “maaarvellous, maaaarvellous” is a fair critical description. By the way, an apology: in my review of Mosaic’s [...]
The following is jazz journalist Morgan Enos’ review of the U.S. premiere of Carla Bley’s Escalator Over the Hill, at the New School in New York City, on May 2. Despite the event being more than a half-century in the [...]
The Euroradio Jazz Orchestra, produced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is currently celebrating its 60th birthday, with a programme culminating in concerts tonight, 12 May at the Cukrarna in Ljubljana (Jazz Ars All Stars) and on 13 May at the Kontesa [...]
Zhenya Strigalev, who is doing a great job with the Friday night gig at Ladbroke Hall, has posted this text to accompany the video above, which we have been enjoying…. “A new musical partnership between reedman Giacomo Smith and singer [...]
Love is a key theme for trumpeter Brandon Woody and his band Upendo’s impressive debut for Blue Note. Indeed, the band’s name is a word for love in Swahili. But the album is also a study in the power of [...]
Bass player Huw V Williams, originally hailing from rural North Wales, has collaborated with musicians in the field of jazz and improvised music including Jim Black, Huw Warren, Jeff Williams, Laura Jurd, Emma Frank and Ivo Neame. As well as [...]
Norwich Cathedral has dominated the centre of this fine city for over 925 years and in its time it’s played host to all manner of singers and musicians. On the opening night of the 2025 Norfolk and Norwich Festival the [...]
The Mack Avenue organisation’s acquisition of the rights to the legendary artists’ label Strata-East has already resulted in some fabulous recordings becoming available once again, on high quality vinyl as well as via digital files, compact disc and streaming. Even [...]
We have also covered: James Brandon Lewis – Byron Wallen (Jon Turney)Flight Call – Jazz Concert for Schools (John WatsonConservatoire Exchange Concert – Parabola Arts Centre Programme (Peter Slavid)Lady Nade sings Nina Simone – Kokoroko – Nubya Garcia (AJ Dehany) [...]
Can children as young as seven dig jazz? The Cheltenham Jazz Festival project Jazz Music For Schools proved that they definitely can. With a band named the Happy Vampers, and a sharply-focussed programme that engaged 1,400 children age seven to [...]
Polish-born violinist, singer and composer Agata Kubiak has been active on London’s jazz and contemporary classical scenes since she moved to the UK in 2007. Some of her activities during this time include: the release of her debut album, Polarity, [...]
They really are Hurricane Bells. Back in 2018 Peter Shenai cast five bronze bells based on 3-D shapes derived from the formation assumed by Hurricane Katrina as it approached New Orleans. Byron Wallen has built their tones into a large-scale [...]
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