Feelings of loss and bereavement in many sections of our jazz community have been very widespread and palpable since the passing of Ray Carless on 10 August. We are informed that a Nine Night (*) is being held for him [...]
Joe Stilgoe walked onto the Snape Maltings concert hall stage sporting a dark blue shirt, waistcoat and floppy bow tie and a pair of spectacularly striped trousers. It was hard not to notice the ensemble, and after his opening number [...]
Here are three fine players relaxing into standards. Turn the clock back to 1995-2002 and the young Jorge Rossy was Brad Mehldau’s drummer, and since then has built an extensive back catalogue as a bandleader, sometimes on the drum kit, [...]
Take 6, Sheila Jordan and Steve Kuhn among headliners in the PizzaExpress Live line-up at EFG London Jazz Festival 2022, says a press release from Pizza Express Live announcing fifty shows across the group’s three London venues, published this morning. [...]
In the late eighties, there was a lot going on. Jazz was in rude health – everyone was arguing about what it should or shouldn’t be, and most of it sounded great. Mike Stern, Bob Berg and Brecker were still [...]
Whether it be the multi-venue extravaganza of the London Jazz Festival, or rushing between various stages at Love Supreme or Glastonbury, music festivals usually require a combination of considerable energy and careful planning to experience them as fully as possible. [...]
The 606 Club has just announced its EFG London Jazz Festival programme. FULL LIST OF ALL 12 SHOWS AT THE 606 CLUB Fri 11 9pm – Imaani & Special Guest: Joy Rose – vocal-led soul/groove band £20 – BOOKINGS Sat [...]
There’s a welcome early-evening breeze blowing across the River Alde, cooling audience and performers alike as Rosie Frater-Taylor and her band – bass guitarist Dave Edwards and drummer Tom Potter – take to Snape Maltings’s Dome Stage for a free [...]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series started by vocalist Nicky Schrire and this is the third interview. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry figures who [...]
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