UK Jazz News

July 10, 2022

opening Weekend Round-up.

Buxton International Festival is now in its 43rd year. Traditionally a platform for opera and literature, this year saw the premier of its first ever official jazz series. Most of the performances took place at the Palace Hotel, as well [...]

Palace Hotel Buxton. 9 July 2022

The Impossible Gentlemen‘s performance at Buxton Festival was their first live show together since their Let’s Get Deluxe tour in 2015 (review by Adrian Pallant). The band has, in previous years, featured Adam Nussbaum, Steve Swallow, Steve Rodby and Iain [...]

(1944-2022)

We are sad to hear of the death on 9 July of Barbara Thompson MBE. Here is the announcement from Barbara’s daughter Ana Gracey: “My mum had the most extraordinary spirit – she never gave up, however, her body finally [...]

Michel Donato et invités - Les 80 ans de Michel Donato. Gesù. 9 July

Maybe Benoit Rousseau’s picture from last night here captures the essence, the good humour of a universally popular figure in jazz in Canada. The blurb for this concert, on the last night of the Festival, explains the background: “Michel Donato [...]

Part 2

This festival excels in matching gigs with venues- it’s all part of the experience. In the open air amphitheatre at Bozen/Bolzano’s Parco Semirurali, it’s difficult to compete with the overwhelming mountain backdrop. In Honey Sparks in the Dark, (Jun 27) [...]

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