The closing event of the Grand Union Orchestra’s week-long series of Windrush 75 events is the premiere of “Unforgotten Voyages” on Sunday 25 June at Hackney Empire. How do you tell the story of a truly momentous but misunderstood and [...]
Young German vocalist Miriam Ast – she studied at RAM in London – is accompanied by a pianist (Daniel Prandl) and a cellist (Jörg Brinkmann), original and unusual in itself. The repertoire of “Tales & Tongues” is equally original and [...]
Flight Call is a new vocal trio: Georgia Cécile, L.A. Daniels and Pete Horsfall. Their London debut is on 28 June at the 100 Club. Pete Horsfall is one of the driving forces behind Kansas Smitty’s and the whole early [...]
It is always a treat to hear a new album from Swiss-Albanian singer Elina Duni. Duni was born in Tirana, Albania, and has become known for her sensitive performance of traditional Albanian songs. Her earlier albums on ECM Records featured [...]
Mondays With Morgan is a column in UKJazz News written by Morgan Enos, a music journalist based in Hackensack, New Jersey. Therein, he dives deep into the jazz that moves him – his main focus being the scene in nearby [...]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a new series, started by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz musicians with children, those contemplating parenthood, and jazz industry figures who work with and hire musicians who [...]
