UK Jazz News

October 7, 2022

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Manchester, 6 Nov.

The Saxophone Day at the RNCM in Manchester is the UK’s largest sax gathering. This year’s event, the 22nd edition, will be on Sunday 6 November. Saxophonists have their places of pilgrimage. Just as violinists might become obsessive about Cremona, [...]

Sunday 2 Oct. Day 4 Report

If you’re in Newcastle on a Sunday, you need to be at the Globe on Railway Street. Their Sunday night concerts boast some impressive programming. In spring 2022 Jazz North East presented a series including Joe McPhee and Steve Noble, [...]

Lit & Phil, Newcastle. Saturday, 1 Oct. Day 3 Report

A gig by Black Top is always a special event. That’s partly because this duo of Orphy Robinson and Pat Thomas don’t appear often enough, and partly because of their selection of special guests. This third member is always different, [...]

with the WDR Big Band & Mike Abene

Drum virtuoso Steve Gadd gets the surviving Gadd Gang back together on this session featuring big band takes on their soul-jazz-blues-pop classics repertoire. The results are a joyous celebration of top material, snappy arranging and wonderful musicianship. For anyone who’s [...]

Considering the vastness of the jazz universe, it would be all too easy to make the mistake of shouting too loud, fearful that your voice will not be heard otherwise. A shout into the wind. However, this little piece of [...]

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