BACKGROUND Jazz Midlands, the consortium of jazz promoters in the West Midlands established by Birmingham Jazz, has set up a Mentoring Scheme with the name Jazz Central in which young Birmingham-based musicians, selected through an open call, are commissioned to [...]
Eddie Sauter’s LP-length, seven-part suite Focus was completed and recorded in 1961 by a studio orchestra (built around the Beaux-Arts String Quartet) with strings, harp, percussion and improvisations by tenor saxophonist Stan Getz (1927-91). This extraordinary recording is one of [...]
The winner of the 2023 Musicians’ Company Tina May Young Jazz Artist Award was pianist Emile Hinton. The winner receives a medal, £1000 plus £600 for a winners gig in the coming year at Pizza Express, Dean St. The other [...]
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 [...]
Scottish keyboardist Peter Johnstone has picked a dream team of world class jazz talents for his upcoming tour and recording. Currently best known as the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s regular pianist, Peter Johnstone will be focusing on Hammond organ in [...]
“The band is sounding better than ever,” says Joe Pettitt, the ‘force of nature‘ who leads the Len Phillips Swing Orchestra. Known for their hit shows on Sky Arts, the Orchestra will be back at Cadogan Hall, Sunday 1 October [...]
“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 [...]
