The Royal Albert Hall has announced some of the line-up for the 2023 Guy Barker Big Band Christmas on Wednesday 20 December The least known name here is that of the vocal trio Flight Call (Georgia Cecile, L.A. Daniels & [...]
Since a really thoughtful overnight review was being exquisitely crafted last night by the man in the next seat, I am going to take the lazy way out, borrow from it and translate it… (Here is a LINK to Philippe [...]
This is why one goes to gigs, and in particular attends festivals: in the hope to see an encounter of musicians whose coruscating energy, deep chemistry and empathy, and palpably nascent friendship really deliver the goods. Nate Smith, who has [...]
A new Summer Camp aims to instil passion for jazz… Trumpeter Ryan Quigley and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s newly appointed Head of Jazz, Andrew Bain lead the team of tutors who are hosting a five-day jazz [...]
A brooding piano rumble, then a grooving, funky riff and the band surges in behind Zoe Rahman’s piano. Click play on the pianist’s new release Colour of Sound and the music declares itself boldly. Rahman is on imperious form on this recording and has [...]
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 [...]
‘We want people to come away feeling like they’ve connected with each other more.’ The Common Room(s) is offering a fresh approach to experiencing music and words. A series of eight events across the south east, supported by Arts Council [...]
“Mothers In Jazz” is a 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 are [...]
