Born in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, having grown up in Jordan, Tanzania, Oman and Lebanon, and spending much of his adult life in the United States, fretted/fretless guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen has lived a life soaking up the [...]
Trumpeter Kevin Davy interviewed saxophonist Ray Carless (1954-2022) by phone for Jazz London Radio (JLR) in October 2020. He kindly shares that interview, and has also written a tribute to him. SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW Kevin Davy interview 0:00 Intro by [...]
Mosaic Records is a Connecticut record company which reissues carefully curated sections of jazz history together with an informative illustrated booklet written by eminent jazz gurus, in limited edition black boxes most often covering the work of a single musician [...]
The fifth edition of Sounds Of Denmark, returning to the UK after a two-year hiatus, will run from 14-16 September 2022. Concerts will be at Turner Sims in Southampton and at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London. Sounds of Denmark [...]
Back in June, Sons of Kemet announced that, after more than ten years and four acclaimed albums, they would cease to be, at least for the foreseeable future. So it turned out that their Edinburgh International Festival show in Leith [...]
