UK Jazz News

April 22, 2022

Pizza Express Dean Street, 29 April

One of the major jazz anniversaries of 2022 is the centenary of Toots Thielemans on Friday 29 April. LJN will be covering the big celebration of it in his native city, Brussels in the Bozar concert hall. The main London [...]

For the Centenary of Charles Mingus’ birth, UKJN asked saxophonist Chris Biscoe, who has run the Mingus Moves Sextet since 1995 (see details of three forthcoming gig dates below), to reflect on the great bassist/composer/bandleader: My choice of 10 tracks [...]

rec. 1957, expanded reissue

Friday 22 April 2022 marks the centenary of the birth of Charles Mingus, double bassist, composer, pianist, band leader, activist and one of the most important figures in jazz.  He and his music are not only key in developing the jazz tradition, [...]

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